Manager, Development Entitlements / Due Diligence

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Location : Boston, MA; Dallas, TX; Ashburn, VA

The Manager, Development Entitlements / Due Diligence – Americas will lead all pre‑development technical due diligence efforts across the Americas region. This newly created role will sit within the Design, Engineering & Construction (DEC) organization and play a critical part in the early evaluation of potential data center developments. The successful candidate will work closely with internal stakeholders, such as Acquisitions, Legal, and Development, as well as external consultants to ensure comprehensive assessment of potential sites and accurate development scheduling.

What You’ll Do

• Lead and coordinate internal and consultant partner due diligence activities for potential site acquisitions in the AMER region.
• Assist the Acquisitions team by providing technical input for both existing and new market evaluations.
• Review seller‑provided materials and documentation for accuracy, completeness, and development viability.
• Focus on the review of 3 primary topics : Geotechnical Investigations, Environmental Site Assessments and Identification of Zoning and Entitlements processes needed for the construction of new data centers.
• Collaborate with the DE&C pre‑construction team to develop the scope of work associated with due diligence findings.
• Coordinate and direct land use attorneys, civil engineers, environmental firms, and other consultants to assess project risks and permit timelines.
• Coordinate and direct services from third‑party environmental and geotechnical consultants to ensure timely and accurate reporting.
• Collaborate with internal teams (Design, Construction, Development, Legal, etc.) to synthesize inputs and establish a complete development schedule for each potential site.
• Ensure due diligence deliverables align with internal development standards and project objectives.
• Present findings, risks, and recommendations to senior leadership to inform acquisition decisions. Use Due Diligence Trackers and Gantt charts.

What You’ll Need

Preferred Qualifications

A Bit About Us

Digital Realty brings companies and data together by delivering the full spectrum of data center, colocation and interconnection solutions. PlatformDIGITAL®, the company’s global data center platform, provides customers with a secure data meeting place and a proven Pervasive Datacenter Architecture (PDx®) solution methodology for powering innovation and efficiently managing Data Gravity challenges. Digital Realty gives its customers access to the connected data communities that matter to them with a global data center footprint of 300+ facilities in 50+ metros across 25+ countries on six continents.

What We Can Offer You

Our rapidly evolving business sector offers the opportunity to be part of a courageous and passionate team who work together to understand and meet the changing needs of our global customers. Join us and you’ll be part of a supportive and inclusive environment where you can bring your whole self to work. As part of our team, you’ll get to work with people from different business areas, challenge the way we do things and put your ideas into action. We’ll also give you plenty of development opportunities so you can build a rewarding and successful career with us.

Health and Safety

Safety isn't just a priority here at Digital; it's critical to everything we do. Safeguarding lives, protecting assets, and securing data aren't just ideals – they're essential pillars of our commitment to excellence for our people, our partners and our customers. We have a culture of care where every member of Team Digital embraces a relentless pursuit of working safely across Digital Realty. Together we are Safely Powering Progress.

Our Compensation Philosophy

Digital Realty offers its employees a highly competitive compensation package, excellent benefits, and an environment that recognizes and rewards your contributions. Central to our compensation philosophy is rewarding employees for achieving the values and objectives aligned to the company's overall goals and values.

Compensation range : $110K - $160K annually. This compensation range represents the Company’s good faith belief as to what it will pay as a base salary for this position at the time of this posting.

Benefits : For this role, benefits include medical, dental, vision, life and AD&D insurance, 401k match, disability benefits, wellness and education benefits, employee stock purchase plan, paid time off, holidays, and more.

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