Power Infrastructure Due Diligence Expert (Data Centre)

About the role

A leading consulting firm is supporting a client that is considering acquiring or securing land from a listed entity for a new data centre in Thailand. The client needs technical due diligence on the proposed power infrastructure and energisation plan to confirm feasibility and risks. This is an 8-week, remote assignment open to consultants based in Thailand or Indonesia.

Key responsibilities

• Review and assess the proposed power supply and energisation plan for the data centre site.
• Evaluate the feasibility of the power connection, including connection point, voltage level, transmission/distribution route and substation requirements.
• Validate evidence of power capacity and check whether the supply can meet the data centre's anticipated requirements.
• Assess the independence and redundancy of proposed power routes and supply arrangements.
• Challenge assumptions on power procurement, infrastructure construction, commissioning and energisation timelines.
• Identify technical, regulatory, utility-related and execution risks, using familiarity with Thailand's power sector and utility processes.
• Assess the credibility of the energisation timeline and its bottlenecks or dependencies.
• Deliver a power feasibility assessment, an annotated connection concept, an evidence-gap register and an assessment of the achievable energisation timeline.

Required profile

• Approximately 15+ years of experience in high-voltage substations, transmission/distribution connections, power infrastructure or utility-interface delivery.
• Strong experience in technical due diligence, feasibility assessments or infrastructure project evaluation.
• Direct Thailand project experience and familiarity with utility processes and local infrastructure requirements.
• Ability to review technical documentation, validate infrastructure plans and challenge assumptions.
• Experience with data centres or other power-intensive projects is highly relevant; a former utility engineer, owner's engineer or power infrastructure consultant is a strong fit.

Required skills

• Due diligence
• Data centre operations, audit and design
• Technical engineering
• Data centre management and construction