Head of Data Centre UK/I - #2162700

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PDS Head of Data Centres UK&I (P5 Senior Director)

About JLL

For over 200 years, JLL (NYSE: JLL), a leading global commercial real estate and investment management company, has helped clients buy, build, occupy, manage and invest in a variety of commercial, industrial, hotel, residential and retail properties. We bring the power of a global platform combined with local expertise. Driven by our purpose to shape the future of real estate for a better world, we help our clients, people and communities SEE A BRIGHTER WAY. JLL is the brand name, and a registered trademark, of Jones Lang LaSalle Incorporated. For further information, visit jll.com.

OneJLL is JLL’s global operating model and cultural framework designed to unify the firm’s services, teams, and technologies under a single, integrated client delivery platform. In UK&I OneJLL enables seamless collaboration across service lines — including Project & Development Services, Consulting, Capital Markets, Leasing, Facilities Management, and Property Asset Management — to deliver holistic, client-centric real estate solutions.

JLL REMS – Real Estate Management Services

JLL REMS partners with leading organizations across industry sectors, creating environments that achieve a more humancentric, resilient, and responsible approach to shaping a better world of work. With more than 89,000 specialists globally, the team enables clients to enhance the performance of their real estate portfolios and people to realize their ambitions for a more sustainable built environment. Through technology enabled solutions, REMS creates safe and inspiring spaces around the world for people to collaborate, innovate, and drive meaningful change anywhere that work is performed. JLL manages over 1.6 billion square feet of real estate and has averted more than 112,700 metric tons of CO2 emissions by advising clients on renewable energy projects. Primary service offerings include facilities management, sustainability initiatives, project & development services, transactions management, occupancy planning, property management and lease administration. Our vast multi-year relationships span clients across all industries including technology, industrial, financial services, public institutions, life sciences, and healthcare.?In PDS, we operate across diverse sectors, service investor and occupier clients and provide comprehensive services across the Development, Design and Construction Management value chain. ?We have 10,000+ people globally and operate 65 design studios.

About PDS (Project and Development Services)

JLL is a world class real estate development partner for our investor and corporate clients. Our services affect how millions of people live, work, and play every day. It is our responsibility to nurture the impact we can have on all projects and bring value into every detail. From development advisory to project and cost management, from program management to engineering design, smart building and sustainability, from fit-out to asset repositioning and major base-build schemes, our services span every dimension across all asset types, sectors and regions.

JLL's PDS team comprises 8,900 project managers, engineers, designers and architects across 50 countries and is actively managing 35,000+ projects. Join the PDS UK&I team to expect more and achieve more. There's room for you to design and build your career within the PDS community and the wider JLL ecosystem.

Job Description

As the PDS Head of Data Centres UK&I you will be responsible for:

Strategy:

• Develop and own a comprehensive growth strategy for the Data Centres market across UK&I

• Identify and prioritize target client segments including hyperscalers, colocation providers, enterprise occupiers, investors and developers

• Define market entry strategies for emerging DC sub-sectors (edge computing, AI infrastructure, modular solutions)

• Set ambitious yet achievable revenue and profitability targets aligned with UK&I business objectives

• Establish strategic partnerships with key industry players, technology providers and specialist consultants

• Monitor market trends, competitor activity and regulatory developments to inform strategic direction