Land Development Manager – Data Center Projects

At Boslan, part of Accenture, we are a benchmark in Engineering and Consulting services, providing specialized support in the comprehensive management and development of projects. We are a multidisciplinary team with a strong service-oriented mindset, fostering close collaboration both within our projects and with our clients.

Since our foundation in 2000, we have continuously grown and expanded our reach. Today, we are involved in engineering and consulting projects across the globe, delivering expertise and innovative solutions in diverse industries and markets.

We are seeking an experienced Land Development Manager to join our team and support the development of complex data center projects in Spain.

This is an exciting opportunity for a development professional with strong expertise in real estate planning, zoning and permitting, who is looking to contribute to high-impact infrastructure projects within a dynamic and international environment.

The successful candidate will lead and coordinate land development activities, working closely with multidisciplinary teams and external stakeholders to deliver construction-ready sites.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead land development activities across multiple data center projects.
• Drive zoning, planning, permitting and site development processes through to construction-ready status.
• Coordinate with Acquisition, Construction, Engineering & Design, Utilities, Fiber, Environmental, Water, Power, Procurement and Legal teams.
• Develop and maintain permitting schedules, ensuring coordination of project interdependencies and milestones.
• Establish effective collaboration with local, regional and national authorities in Spain.
• Develop and support strategic development plans and regional strategies.
• Prepare project status reports, schedule updates, risk assessments, business cases and executive presentations.
• Manage Architect/Engineer (AE) scopes of work and proposals.
• Support funding control and expenditure management.
• Identify project challenges and implement practical solutions to ensure successful delivery.
• Promote effective development practices and cross-functional collaboration across projects.

Candidates based in Madrid or Zaragoza

Requirements

• 5–10 years of experience in project management and/or program management.
• Strong knowledge of real estate planning and development, including zoning, permitting, planning permissions, utility delivery and off-site infrastructure upgrade agreements.
• Demonstrated knowledge of zoning and permitting processes for complex real estate developments in Spain (mandatory).
• Fluent Spanish and business-level English.
• Based in Spain, preferably in Madrid or Zaragoza.
• Experience working in fast-paced environments and collaborating with multidisciplinary teams.
• Strong stakeholder engagement skills and experience working with Spanish public administrations.
• Ability to develop and manage permitting schedules and understand project interdependencies.
• Excellent organizational, communication and analytical skills.
• Experience preparing strategic plans, executive presentations and comprehensive project documentation.

Desirable Experience

• Previous experience in data center development or other complex infrastructure projects.
• Knowledge of accelerated permitting programmes, such as PIGA.
• Experience in regional development strategies and large-scale real estate projects.
• Experience managing consultant scopes, proposals and expenditure.

What We Offer

• Permanent, full-time employment.
• Hybrid working model.
• The opportunity to work on complex and strategic data center development projects.
• A dynamic, multidisciplinary and international working environment.
• Professional development opportunities within the data center and infrastructure sector.
• Collaboration with experienced professionals across multiple technical and business disciplines.

Location

Madrid, Spain.

About Accenture

Accenture is a leading global professional services company that helps the world’s leading businesses, governments and other organizations build their digital core, optimize their operations, accelerate revenue growth and enhance citizen services—creating tangible value at speed and scale. We are a talent- and innovation-led company with approximately 791,000 people serving clients in more than 120 countries. Technology is at the core of change today, and we are one of the world’s leaders in helping drive that change, with strong ecosystem relationships. We combine our strength in technology and leadership in cloud, data and AI with unmatched industry experience, functional expertise and global delivery capability. Our broad range of services, solutions and assets across Strategy & Consulting, Technology, Operations, Industry X and Song, together with our culture of shared success and commitment to creating 360° value, enable us to help our clients reinvent and build trusted, lasting relationships. We measure our success by the 360° value we create for our clients, each other, our shareholders, partners and communities.

Visit us atwww.accenture.com

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