[Hiring] Data Center Site Selection Expert @Waterplan

Role Description

Are you passionate about making a significant impact on one of our generation's most pressing environmental challenges? Do you have the expertise to look at a parcel of land in Germany, Ireland or Iberia and know — before anyone else does — what will kill the project? Join us in creating and leading a new category in the Climate Tech industry.

Qualifications

• Expertise in data center site selection.
• Strong technical judgment and regional depth.
• Ability to work under tight deadlines.

Requirements

• Review AI-generated SDCs and screening reports for European Data Centers sites before delivery — typically 1–2 hours per site, inside the 12-hour window.
• Validate site-specificity: every key finding must be true for this parcel — this municipality, this utility, this grid node — not generic to the country or region.
• Verify the power picture: grid operator identification (TSO/DSO), connection context, and known constraint zones.
• Verify permitting and legal: zoning, environmental permitting pathways, the authority landscape, and realistic timelines for that jurisdiction.
• Red-team the Top 5 risks. Try to break them, and flag anything overstated, understated or missing — community sentiment, flight paths, wetlands, protected areas.
• Correct scores with a one-line justification each. These corrections train the engine.
• Flag better local data sources when you know them: registries, cadastres, grid maps, local media.
• Contribute your expert read to the internal self-review when a client challenges an assessment.

Benefits

• Opportunity to work in a pioneering Climate Tech startup.
• Impactful role in addressing environmental challenges.
• Flexible working days with a commitment to a 12-hour turnaround.