Site Selection & Expansion Senior Manager
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About the Role
Syntys seeks a Senior Manager to lead site selection and expansion for hyperscale data centers across the MENA region. The role involves technical site assessments, utility engagement, permitting, and land acquisition.
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Responsibilities
- Identify, screen, and shortlist potential sites within assigned markets, including greenfield land identification, brownfield redevelopment, and existing facility due diligence
- Develop long term market expansion strategies based on hyperscaler demand, cloud availability zones, latency requirements, AI infrastructure growth and regional digital infrastructure strategies
- Identify greenfield, brownfield, powered shell and redevelopment opportunities suitable for hyperscale developments
- Develop and maintain an active land bank aligned with forecast demand and expansion roadmap
- Maintain relationships with developers, investment funds, industrial zones, government agencies and real estate partners to secure off market opportunities
- Carry out technical and commercial assessments of target sites covering zoning, environmental, access, and infrastructure readiness, and prepare findings for the VP’s go/no go decisions
- Score and rank shortlisted sites based on utility proximity, power and fiber availability, expansion potential, and regulatory ease, and present recommendations to the VP
- Prepare early modular/hybrid concept designs and tests fit for shortlisted sites in assigned markets, following the VP approved design playbook
- Run day to day coordination with government bodies, utility providers, and telecom operators within assigned markets to secure pre approvals, grid connections, and fiber access
- Build infrastructure feasibility reports and cost models for assigned sites for the VP and executive go/no go decisions
- Run negotiations with landowners, developers, and real estate agents on acquisitions, JV structures, or long term leases within assigned markets, bringing terms to the VP for approval
- Oversee due diligence and legal review for assigned markets in coordination with internal legal teams
Requirements
- Minimum 10+ years of progressive experience in site selection, infrastructure planning, and land development
- At least 3 years in a senior management role handling infrastructure and land strategy in data centers, industrial parks, or hyperscale environments
- Strong experience working with government bodies, utilities, telecom operators, and environmental agencies in the MENA region
- Experience engaging directly with transmission utilities, power authorities, and telecom providers
- Experience in permitting industrial or mission critical developments
- Proven track record in delivering land deals, utility enablement, and permitting in fast paced, growth driven environments
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Urban Planning, Real Estate, Architecture, or a related field
- Fluent in English
- Experience engaging directly with hyperscalers and wholesale clients is highly preferred
- Master's degree in Infrastructure Planning, Real Estate Development, MBA, or Engineering Management is preferred
- Arabic language capability is preferred
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Overview
- Syntys is a leading data center provider specializing in the design, construction, and management of data centers, catering to hyperscalers, AI infrastructure, and colocation wholesale providers across the MENA region.
- The Site Selection & Expansion Senior Manager is responsible for identifying, evaluating, securing, and enabling hyperscale ready data center sites across assigned markets within the MENA region.
- Reporting to the Vice President – Infrastructure & Site Selection, the role owns the complete technical site selection lifecycle, from market screening and site origination through technical due diligence, utility engagement, permitting strategy, infrastructure planning, land acquisition support, an
Role Accountabilities
- Identify, screen, and shortlist potential sites within assigned markets, including greenfield land identification, brownfield redevelopment, and existing facility due diligence.
- Develop long term market expansion strategies based on hyperscaler demand, cloud availability zones, latency requirements, AI infrastructure growth and regional digital infrastructure strategies.
- Identify greenfield, brownfield, powered shell and redevelopment opportunities suitable for hyperscale developments.
- Develop and maintain an active land bank aligned with forecast demand and expansion roadmap.
- Maintain relationships with developers, investment funds, industrial zones, government agencies and real estate partners to secure off market opportunities.
- Carry out technical and commercial assessments of target sites covering zoning, environmental, access, and infrastructure readiness, and prepare findings for the VP’s go/no go decisions.
- Score and rank shortlisted sites based on utility proximity, power and fiber availability, expansion potential, and regulatory ease, and present recommendations to the VP.
- Prepare early modular/hybrid concept designs and tests fit for shortlisted sites in assigned markets, following the VP approved design playbook.
- Run day to day coordination with government bodies, utility providers, and telecom operators within assigned markets to secure pre approvals, grid connections, and fiber access.
- Build infrastructure feasibility reports and cost models for assigned sites for the VP and executive go/no go decisions.
- Run negotiations with landowners, developers, and real estate agents on acquisitions, JV structures, or long term leases within assigned markets, bringing terms to the VP for approval.
- Oversee due diligence and legal review for assigned markets in coordination with internal legal teams.
Experience and Qualifications
- Minimum 10+ years of progressive experience in site selection, infrastructure planning, and land development.
- At least 3 years in a senior management role handling infrastructure and land strategy in data centers, industrial parks, or hyperscale environments.
- Strong experience working with government bodies, utilities, telecom operators, and environmental agencies in the MENA region.
- Experience engaging directly with transmission utilities, power authorities, and telecom providers.
- Experience in permitting industrial or mission critical developments.
- Proven track record in delivering land deals, utility enablement, and permitting in fast paced, growth driven environments.
- Experience engaging directly with hyperscalers and wholesale clients is highly preferred.
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Urban Planning, Real Estate, Architecture, or a related field.
- Master's degree in Infrastructure Planning, Real Estate Development, MBA, or Engineering Management is preferred.
- Fluent in English; Arabic language capability is preferred.
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