Associate Director – Data Centers

Overview

As Associate Director in our Data Centre team, you will lead large-scale ground-up data centre projects across Europe, from inception to commissioning. You’ll shape project objectives, governance, and delivery, guiding cross-functional teams for top-tier clients. You’ll drive performance through KPIs, risk and change control, and proactive client interfacing. This role offers impact in a growth-focused firm with an entrepreneurial culture and a focus on delivering client outcomes at scale.

Responsibilities

• Advise at strategic project conception to align with client objectives
• Set success criteria covering time, cost, technical and performance targets
• Plan and manage quality, safety, health and environment measures
• Establish project governance, processes and systems
• Produce detailed project plans and manage procurement of resources
• Lead cross-functional project team facilitation
• Monitor performance using KPIs and drive improvements
• Oversee change control, finances, and information flow to the client
• Generate formal progress reports and maintain client/consultant interfaces
• Interface with client and other consultants at all project stages

Key requirements

• Construction consultancy experience (preferred)
• Professionally qualified in construction, project management, engineering or architecture
• Chartered status or on path to achieving it
• Strong understanding of full project life cycle from conception to post-project review
• Excellent knowledge of main project management concepts, tools and techniques
• Design, management or construction experience in general construction (residential, office, fit-outs, health & education)
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

• Strong communication skills
• Leadership of cross-functional teams
• Strategic thinking and stakeholder engagement
• Project management concepts, tools and techniques
• Performance management and KPI use
• Change control process

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