Start: ASAP
Contract: Full-Time / Permanent
Travel: Domestic & Select International
About Rubix
At Rubix, we design and deliver end-to-end AI data center infrastructure — from site origination and development through to long-term operations. We partner with customers to scale AI with speed, efficiency, and sustainability, backed by secured land, power access, and accelerated delivery models. Rubix is part of the Submer Group, delivering the infrastructure and platforms AI runs on.
What Impact You Will Have
The Director, Land Acquisition & Energy (EMEA) plays a foundational role in enabling Rubix’s strategy, owning the origination of land and power infrastructure required to deploy high-density AI data centers across EMEA
This role is not just transactional—it is strategic and programmatic, ensuring that land and energy decisions are aligned with long-term platform scalability, operational efficiency, and speed to deployment.
You will directly influence where and how Rubix builds its infrastructure footprint, acting as the critical link between site origination, energy strategy, and project execution.
What You’ll Do
Integrated Land & Power Strategy
- Define and execute a region-wide land and energy origination strategy aligned with the expansion roadmap
- Identify priority markets based on power availability, latency requirements, customer demand, and scalability
- Ensure all site origination decisions support long-term operational performance and lifecycle efficiency
Power Strategy & Utility Engagement
- Lead engagement with utilities, Independent System Operators (ISOs), and energy providers across EMEA
- Secure scalable, reliable, and cost-effective power capacity for high-density AI workloads
- Negotiate interconnection agreements, capacity reservations, tariffs, and infrastructure contributions
- Develop forward-looking energy strategies, including renewable integration, PPAs, and redundancy planning
- Align power delivery timelines with project execution schedules
Site Identification & Land Acquisition
- Build and manage a strategic pipeline of land opportunities across EMEA markets
- Identify sites aligned with technical requirements (size, zoning, connectivity, environmental constraints, proximity to power)
- Lead commercial structuring of land deals (purchase, lease, options, JV structures where relevant)
- Establish and maintain relationships with landowners, developers, brokers, and public sector stakeholders
- Oversee full due diligence process (legal, environmental, technical, and infrastructure readiness)
Regulatory & Permitting Strategy
- Navigate complex, multi-jurisdictional planning and permitting environments
- Partner with local authorities to accelerate entitlement timelines and de-risk projects
- Ensure alignment between land strategy and regulatory frameworks across EMEA
- Structure projects to optimize speed-to-build while maintaining compliance
Commercial & Technical Feasibility
- Lead early-stage feasibility assessments including:
- Land pricing and acquisition structures
- Grid connection costs and timelines
- Infrastructure and substation investment requirements
- Partner closely with engineering, design, and construction teams to validate site viability within the model
- Provide key inputs into investment cases, capital allocation, and project prioritization
Stakeholder & Market Leadership
- Act as a senior external representative of Rubix across real estate, energy, and infrastructure ecosystems
- Build long-term partnerships across priority markets to create proprietary deal flow and early access opportunities
- Represent Rubix in negotiations, industry forums, and strategic discussions
- Work cross-functionally with leadership, Finance, Legal, and Executive teams
What You’ll Need
- 10+ years of experience in infrastructure development, real estate, energy, or large-scale industrial projects
- Proven experience securing both land and power for data centers, logistics, renewables, or major infrastructure developments
- Strong understanding of European planning, permitting, and energy frameworks across multiple jurisdictions
- Deep experience working with utilities and navigating grid connection processes
- Commercial and technical understanding of:
- Power delivery and substation infrastructure
- Land acquisition structures and risk mitigation
- Early-stage project development economics
- Experience operating in a project-driven, build-led, or vertically integrated environment (EPC, or developer-operator models)
- Ability to operate at both strategic and execution levels in a fast-scaling business
What We Offer
- Direct impact on the company’s ability to scale AI infrastructure globally
- Exposure to complex, high-value infrastructure projects at the intersection of energy, real estate, and technology
- A fast-growing, entrepreneurial environment with real ownership and autonomy
Rubix offers competitive compensation including base pay, performance incentives, and benefits.
Our job titles may span more than one job level. The actual base pay is dependent on a number of factors, such as transferable skills, location, work experience, business needs and market demands.
Our inclusive responsibility
Rubix is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, veteran status, or any other protected category under applicable law.
