Senior Director, Energy & Infrastructure Policy– Europe

Senior Director Energy & Infrastructure Policy Europe

Tract is part of Tract Capital Management; a global investment platform focused on strategic digital infrastructure. Together with its sister company Fleet Data Centers Tract forms part of an integrated model that aligns land power and digital infrastructure delivery to enable the next generation of hyperscale and AI campuses.

This position is remote with flexibility to be based in Berlin another major German city Amsterdam London or Madrid.

Position Overview

Tract is in search of a German fluent Senior Director Energy & Infrastructure Policy to join our European team reporting directly to the Vice President Energy Strategy & Origination (Europe). This senior role will lead Tracts policy engagement focused on energy and utilities-while also monitoring and influencing the broader policy landscape affecting digital and AI infrastructure.

The position will focus on establishing and managing relationships with governments regulators and utilities to enable grid access transmission capacity and regulatory alignment for Tracts investments while maintaining visibility on adjacent policy frameworks such as the UKs AI Growth Zones the EU AI Action Plan and national data-center or industrial-strategy initiatives.

As a senior member of the Energy Strategy & Origination organization the role works closely with the Origination Strategy land strategy and deal teams ensuring that energy infrastructure and policy pathways are fully integrated into Tracts market development and project delivery efforts. The successful candidate will combine deep understanding of European energy systems and regulation with fluency in digital-infrastructure policy and the ability to position Tract as a credible partner to both energy and technology policymakers.

Responsibilities

• Lead Tracts engagement strategy with governments regulators and utilities to secure grid access pathways and supportive policy conditions for large-scale data center development.
• Monitor and analyze evolving datacenter digital-infrastructure and AI policy frameworks in Europe and the UKsuch as the DSIT AI Growth Zones the EU AI Action Plan and national industrial-strategy initiativesand assess their implications for Tracts investments.
• Build and manage networks across ministries regulators and transmission operators facilitating senior Tract participation in high-level meetings workshops and consultations.
• Anticipate and interpret policy developments affecting power availability transmission reform permitting and the broader digital-infrastructure ecosystem.
• Develop and maintain active relationships with BNetzA BMWK TSOs (50Hertz Amprion TenneT TransnetBW) Ofgem National Grid ESO Nordic TSOs and relevant ministries and trade associations.
• Represent Tract in consultations and policy dialogues ensuring alignment between regulatory and infrastructure developments and Tracts strategic priorities.
• Partner with the land strategy and deal teams to integrate energy policy and regulatory pathways into site acquisition permitting and project development.
• Collaborate with the Origination Strategy team to translate regulatory and policy insight into clear business implications reporting and executive materials.
• Deliver structured outputs including consultation calendars regulatory and policy impact briefs stakeholder engagement plans and market-intelligence packs.
• Coordinate with internal and external advisors to ensure consistent and proactive participation in regulatory and policy processes.

• Track and deliver KPIs including:

• • Regulatory and policy milestones achieved (consultations legislative inputs hearings).
  • Power access pathways identified and advanced with utilities/TSOs.
  • Stakeholder-engagement cadence (meetings workshops consultations).
  • Timely delivery of impact notes and policy updates to leadership.

Experience

• 12 years of experience in the energy utilities or infrastructure sector with a strong focus on regulation transmission or large-load development.
• Demonstrated experience engaging with government regulatory and policy bodies to enable infrastructure investment.
• Native or fluent German speaker with excellent English; additional European languages a plus.
• Established relationships with German ministries regulators and TSOs with capacity to extend this network across Europe.
• Background may include one or more of the following:

• • Energy OEMs or industrials (e.g. GE Siemens ABB...) in policy regulatory or market-development functions.

• • Renewable developers or utilities (e.g. RWE Vattenfall Ørsted Iberdrola Statkraft) involved in transmission permitting or market strategy.
  • Datacenter or hyperscaler energy teams with regulatory and utility interface responsibility.
  • Energy or digital-policy roles combining government-affairs and commercial execution.

• Familiarity with EU and UK energy and digital-infrastructure regulation permitting frameworks and transmission-planning processes.
• Ability to synthesize regulatory commercial and policy inputs into actionable recommendations for senior decision-makers.

Required Traits and Skills

• Responsible ethical and collaborative mindset with strong ownership.
• Detail-oriented and precise capable of operating to private-equity standards.
• Strategic thinker who can connect policy and regulatory frameworks with commercial impact.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills; able to build credibility and facilitate senior-leadership engagement.
• Self-starter who thrives in ambiguity manages multiple priorities and drives progress independently.
• Culturally agile able to work within a U.S.-headquartered investment platform while engaging effectively with European institutions.
• Curious adaptable and pragmatic in navigating both energy and digital-infrastructure policy landscapes.

Location and Travel

• This is a remote position where candidates can work from Germany (ideally Berlin) London Madrid or Amsterdam. Other capital cities in Europe will be considered. Regular travel (2530%) will be required throughout Europe to Germany Brussels London Nordic capitals and to Tracts Denver headquarters

Tract Employment

Tract employees enjoy a competitive compensation and benefits package.

NOTE: This job description is not intended to be all-inclusive. Employees may perform other related duties to meet the organizations ongoing needs.

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