Associate Director - Utilities

Associate Director / Director – Utilities (Germany)

Location: Berlin or Frankfurt

Salary: Up to €110,000 + package

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Associate Director or Director to lead a high-performing Utilities team within a fast-growing, specialist consultancy operating at the forefront of major infrastructure and mission-critical development.

This role offers the chance to play a pivotal part in unlocking the land potential for the development of data centre projects through ensuring adequate power connection / supply.

The Role

You will take a leadership position across both front-end advisory and delivery, driving utilities strategy and execution on a range of major infrastructure projects. A key aspect of the role involves unlocking land potential, particularly where utilities constraints or capacity challenges impact development viability.

• Projects will include:Substations (HV/MV)
• High Voltage (HV) cabling
• Solar farms and renewable energy schemes
• Gas turbines and small-scale power generation
• Utilities infrastructure supporting data centre developments

You will be responsible for managing multidisciplinary teams, engaging with stakeholders, and ensuring projects are delivered from feasibility through to completion.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the Utilities function across Germany, providing both strategic direction and technical oversight
• Advise clients on utilities strategy, feasibility, and infrastructure planning
• Drive delivery of complex utilities projects from inception through to completion
• Identify and resolve utilities constraints to unlock development opportunities
• Build and maintain strong client relationships across the data centre and infrastructure sectors
• Support business growth through team development and project acquisition

About You

• Extensive experience delivering major utilities or energy infrastructure projects
• Strong technical understanding of HV infrastructure, substations, or power generation
• Proven track record across full project lifecycle (feasibility to delivery)
• Experience working on data centre or mission-critical projects is highly desirable
• Strong leadership and stakeholder management skills
• Ability to operate at both strategic and delivery levels
• Fluent English required; German language skills are advantageous

What's on Offer

• Salary up to €110,000 (dependent on experience)
• Opportunity to lead and shape a growing utilities team
• Exposure to high-profile, complex infrastructure and data centre projects
• Flexible location: Berlin or Frankfurt
• Clear pathway for career progression at a senior leadership level

If you are looking to take the next step into a strategic leadership role while remaining close to project delivery, this is a unique opportunity to make a significant impact in a rapidly evolving sector.

Standort

Capstone Recruitment UK, Berlin