Nishith J. Joshi
Mumbai
Summary
Results-driven professional with over 20 years of experience in land acquisition, facilitating development through regulatory and statutory approvals. Expertise in conducting thorough due diligence prior to project initiation and securing suitable land for development of Data Centres; completing the DC with active coordination with civil, architectural, MEP consultants overlooking the entire execution.
Overview
29
29
years of professional experience
Work History
Real Estate & Data Centre Specialist
Yotta Data Services Private Limited
Mumbai
10.2020 - Current
- Successfully executed procurement documentation and registered agreements for 20 acres in Greater Noida and approx 30 acres in Panvel, ensuring full compliance with due diligence and local land acquisition laws. Managed post-construction compliance for seamless project execution.
- Stamp duty exemptions, Director of Industries approvals taken during high value land purchases.
- Secured all pre-construction approvals, including Environmental Clearances (EC), fire safety and building permits, making the project shovel-ready.
- Oversaw construction timelines, ensuring seamless coordination between the civil teams, contractors, and the DC project team for early site access.
- Managed end-to-end information flow and timeline monitoring for the hyperscale handover of the first two floors, followed by the full building delivery in Greater Noida.
- Acted as the Single Point of Contact (SPOC) for hyperscale clients, leading Built-to-Suit Data Centre pitches and collaborating on strategy, planning, and design integration for Civil, MEP, HVAC, fibre, and power connectivity.
- Conducted feasibility studies for over 600 MW of hyperscale data center capacity, evaluating land continuity, power availability, and supporting civil infrastructure.
- Partnered with a client’s design team to develop an 80 MW data center project in Mumbai, providing both land and a fully designed, built-to-specification facility featuring liquid and air-cooled infrastructure.
- Catering to Built to suit RFPs of enterprise & Edge data center clients right from proposal till final award.
- Led land acquisition and establishment of satellite receiving stations across India for a hyperscale client.
- Active participation to implement better PUE and diversity in an existing 40 MW Enterprise Data Centre building as well overlooking the approvals required to run a Data Centre.
Founder
Spartan Projects
01.2006 - 09.2020
- Liaison with various Government offices & agencies.
- Procurement of Land done for clients with necessary documentation, approvals and registration
- Being an effective link between the planners and the regulatory authorities for successful execution of building permissions
- Overseeing NA approvals comprising permissions from PWD (Roadways), Irrigation (Water), MSEB (Electrical), Environmental Clearance for Buildings (for projects over 20,000 sq mtrs), Town Planning, Health Dept, Forest permissions (where applicable), finally culminating into Collector approval for NA and permission to construct
- Obtaining permission to construct on Forest land from a gamut of authorities including local Forest Office, DFO, CCF, Office of Principal Chief Conservator of Forest(HOFF) State Government, Forest Office Central Government, Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change (Mantralaya)
- Managing approvals on a parallel basis from the Revenue authorities starting from the Talati Office, BDO, Circle Office, Tehsildar, SDO, Collector Office
- Worked for Government organizations offering Consultancy for Inter-Ministerial approvals e.g. Electrification of Elephanta Caves Project on Gharapuri Island
- Liaisoning & Real Estate Consultancy
Managing Director
Sribiotech Lanka Pvt Ltd
01.2002 - 01.2006
- Greenfield project – Established the first bio fertilizer project in Srilanka; project value of 4 crores.
- Set up the factory, local distribution network spanning tea-plantation companies to vegetable growers; appointment of scientists and managers; facilitating research and managing overall operations.
- Set up a subsidiary for trade in micronutrients – Sri Bio Agro Products, which catered to procurement of commodities from India, Malaysia and Australia and sales in the local market i.e. Sri Lanka.
- These operations were in India and Sri Lanka; managed the dual location business for 4 years before handing it over to the local management.
Partner
Strand Gebber
01.1997 - 01.2002
- Provided manufacturing facilities to BLUE STAR LTD, for Dampers and HVAC related Louvers, Grilles and Diffusers.
- We received the award for being the single largest manufacturers and suppliers to BLUE STAR LTD for all their projects in India, for 3 consecutive years.
- Operated through a network of 6 factories (owned as well as on job work basis).
General Manager
Binny Petrochemicals
01.1996 - 01.1997
- Procurement of base oils, handling key tasks from purchase of raw materials (base oils) to selling of the final products (spray oil, cutting tool oil, industrial oil, etc.), supervising the manufacturing operations and overseeing the workers on the shop floor.
Education
CDCP - Certified Data Centre Professional
01.2023
CDCS - Certified Data Centre Specialist
01.2023
Post Graduate Diploma - Project Management for Construction
NICMAR
Pune01.2022
Advance Graphology course -
01.2019
Advance Pranic Healer -
01.2000
Diploma - Machine Tool Maintenance
Father Agnel Polytechnic
Vashi01.1995
Skills
- Effective communication
- Problem-solving abilities
- Interpersonal skills
Languages
English
First Language
Hindi
Proficient (C2)
C2
Marathi
Proficient (C2)
C2
Gujarati
Proficient (C2)
C2
Expertise
- Understanding in depth local land laws to establish legal, financial, ground level due diligence before the procurement of land for Data centers.
- Internal budget approvals before establishing a Data center park or building with per MW costing which includes land, civil, MEP, and ancillary costs.
- Active coordination with local landowners & IPCs to shortlist and finalize the land for Data Centers.
- In depth study of state wise DC policies to be implemented before the selection of Land for Data center.
- Understanding AutoCAD building plans.
- Understanding Environmental Norms State and center wise for Data Center Buildings
- Understanding DBRs required for Architectural, Structural, MEPs, HVAC and BMS systems for design of Data center building.
- Active coordination with external consultants for Environmental Permissions, building permissions, internal & external design teams to establish the Design Basis Reports.
- Dedication to seeing a project through to the end; managing activities across all participating functional areas from procurement of land till construction & delivery of Data Centre building.
- Crisp communication and presentation skills.
- Good negotiation skills; ability to build consensus.
- Monitoring and reporting project status, executing and updating management plans as necessary, resolving and documenting issues.
Hobbies & Interests
- Graphology
- Gaming
- Spiritual endeavours (Reading & working with an NGO)
- Pranic Healing - Advanced Healer
Timeline
Real Estate & Data Centre Specialist
Yotta Data Services Private Limited
10.2020 - Current
Founder
Spartan Projects
01.2006 - 09.2020
Managing Director
Sribiotech Lanka Pvt Ltd
01.2002 - 01.2006
Partner
Strand Gebber
01.1997 - 01.2002
General Manager
Binny Petrochemicals
01.1996 - 01.1997
CDCP - Certified Data Centre Professional
CDCS - Certified Data Centre Specialist
Post Graduate Diploma - Project Management for Construction
NICMAR
Advance Graphology course -
Advance Pranic Healer -
Diploma - Machine Tool Maintenance
Father Agnel Polytechnic
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