Subregional Energy Efficiency Manager

Subregional Energy Efficiency Manager (Remote)

The Subregional Energy Efficiency Manager (SEEM) plays a critical role in optimizing energy and water efficiency across Digital Realty data center operations within the subregion. Acting as the operational link between corporate sustainability strategy and site-level execution, this role drives measurable improvements in energy performance, supports cost-efficient energy planning, and ensures regulatory compliance while partnering closely with operations, engineering, finance, and customer-facing teams.

What you'll do

• Oversee and manage all aspects of subregional energy and water utility usage across data center operations.
• Lead the implementation of energy and water efficiency strategies, including initiatives to improve PUE and WUE.
• Track, forecast, and analyze energy usage, capacity, efficiency metrics, and costs from a post‑sales perspective, including scenario and sensitivity analyses.
• Monitor energy consumption data and implement global initiatives to reduce energy use and improve efficiency.
• Ensure accurate collection, validation, approval, and reporting of energy, capacity, metering, and PUE data in line with global standards.
• Partner with Site Operations, Engineering, DE&C, Solution Engineering, Finance, and Customer Success to support energy planning, billing, and customer usage insights.
• Serve as the primary operational point of contact for energy and infrastructure metering, including monitoring customer over consumption and escalation where required.
• Provide regular and on‑demand energy reporting, including monthly and annual summaries, and approve all energy and PUE reports.
• Support compliance with subregional and local energy regulations, ISO 50001 requirements, audits, and internal energy reviews.
• Lead energy efficiency projects through completion, manage external consultants where applicable, and stay current on industry best practices and emerging technologies.

What you'll need

• 7+ years of experience in mission‑critical mechanical and electrical environments, preferably within data centres, IT, or telecoms.
• Bachelor's degree in a technical or engineering discipline, with several years' experience in energy management, sustainability, or environmental engineering.
• Strong knowledge of data centre infrastructure, including UPS systems, generators, cooling systems, and energy metering concepts.
• Experience with energy monitoring, management, and reporting platforms, and the ability to interpret energy data accurately.
• Proven analytical skills with the ability to translate complex data into actionable operational and financial insights.
• Ability to read and work with electrical and mechanical diagrams.
• Demonstrated project management skills, including leading cross‑functional initiatives and managing change.
• Strong communication skills, including the ability to present technical and analytical information to diverse audiences.
• Leadership and people‑management capabilities, including coaching, development, and team collaboration (where applicable).
• A proactive, detail‑oriented, and results‑driven mindset with strong decision‑making and stakeholder‑management skills.

A bit about us

Digital Realty brings companies and data together by delivering the full spectrum of data center, colocation and interconnection solutions. Platform DIGITAL®, the company's global data center platform, provides customers with a secure data meeting place and a proven Pervasive Datacenter Architecture (PDx®) solution methodology for powering innovation and efficiently managing Data Gravity challenges. Digital Realty gives its customers access to the connected data communities that matter to them with a global data center footprint of 300+ facilities in 50+ metros across 25+ countries on six continents.

Required Skills

• Analytical Thinking
• Business Acumen
• Business Strategy
• Communication
• Courageous Conversation
• Data Center Management
• Driving Results (Individual or Team)
• Financial Planning
• Handling Conflict
• Influence & Negotiations
• Managing employee life cycle events
• Networking
• Operational Excellence
• Process Improvement
• Risk Management
• Sales Negotiation
• Stakeholder Alignment
• Team Leadership
• Understanding & Managing Self