Data Centres

We understand that data centres sit at the intersection of real estate, engineering, energy and technology, and our approach reflects that complexity.

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Synchronicity's data centre practice draws on more than twenty years of real estate recruitment experience, applied to one of the fastest growing and most technically demanding sectors in the market. As hyperscale and colocation demand continues to reshape the built environment, we partner with developers, investors, operators and advisors to find the specialist talent capable of navigating power, planning, construction and capital markets challenges unique to this sector.

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Demand for data centre capacity is growing faster than the market can supply experienced people to deliver it. Candidates with direct sector experience are scarce and closely guarded by their current employers, so attracting the best rarely means fishing in the same small pool as everyone else. Our broader background across real estate, construction, engineering and corporate advisory means we can identify and, most importantly, attract best in class candidates in complementary sectors, professionals whose skills transfer readily into data centres, and make the case for why the move is the right one for their career.

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We are broad in our coverage but typical clients include;

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• Data centre developers and operators

• Hyperscale, neocloud and colocation providers

• Investors and fund managers

• Real estate and technical advisory firms

• Project management and cost consultancies

• Engineering and construction specialists

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Our methodology is applicable across the full spectrum of roles, but we are typically engaged at a mid to senior level, from technical and valuation specialists through to boardroom and leadership hires spanning project management and quantity surveying, construction, development, capital markets and business development.

 

In a sector that is this fast moving, a track record can be a misnomer; many of the challenges clients face today (power constraints, grid connection delays, sustainability demands, AI driven capacity growth) haven't been solved before by anyone.  So, we look beyond who a candidate has worked for and focus on how they think: their judgement, adaptability and capacity to solve problems nobody has faced yet. That's what we hire for, and it's reflected in the calibre of placements we've made into some of the sector's most respected advisory and delivery firms globally.

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