Project Director, Data Centres
Posted 1 day 12 hours ago by Mint Selection
London, UK (predominantly office-based, with travel to UK and European sites)
Competitive base salary, strong annual bonus and significant long-term incentive
Our client owns and operates energy infrastructure, and is building a data centre business on the land, grid access and planning consents it already holds. Locating data centres where the power and grid capacity already sit is one of the faster routes to meeting AI-driven demand. They are appointing a Project Director to own the first build-out and to create the function that delivers every project after it.
The CompanyOur client is a developer, owner and operator with a substantial operational portfolio and a development pipeline across the UK and Europe. The first data centre is an investment in the high hundreds of millions, with later projects expected to be larger. They are in advanced discussions with leading AI and data centre operators and UK government. The delivery model is still open, whether joint venture, principal contractor or partnership, so you will help shape it, reporting to the CEO.
Key Responsibilities- Own the first data centre build-out from advanced development to handover or operation, accountable for safety, programme, cost and quality.
- Select the delivery model and set the commercial, contractual and procurement strategy.
- Represent the business with JV partners, customers, contractors and stakeholders, and report progress and risk to the CEO.
- Build the data centre delivery function and scale it as the portfolio grows.
- A record of delivering complex projects worth hundreds of millions of pounds and upwards, ideally combining principal contractor delivery with later client-side or JV oversight.
- Background in data centres, battery energy storage and grid infrastructure, power generation, offshore wind onshore works, pharma and life sciences, mission critical, semiconductor fabs, gigafactories, advanced manufacturing or process industries - Open to different relevant backgrounds.
- Knowledge of the UK contractor base and global supply chain, with strong commercial acuity.
- A credible senior leader who builds teams and works autonomously. Strong candidates who miss some criteria are encouraged to apply.
- Competitive base salary and strong annual bonus.
- Significant long-term incentive.
- Comprehensive benefits package.
- A platform-building role, with a route to Managing Director of the data centre business or a wider group delivery remit.
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