Hyperscale Data Center Project Director

Airtrunk; New South Wales; On-site; AUD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

AirTrunk is seeking a Project Director to lead the program management team as we expand our data centre buildouts across the APAC region. You will work closely with the Development team and partners to define scope, designs, and seamless execution of office and data hall fit outs, while ensuring safety, quality, and on-time delivery.

You will oversee preflight and inflight construction activities, manage budgets and contracts, and coordinate with general contractors, suppliers, and internal

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical/electrical/civil/structural engineering or related field.
• 15+ years of large-scale construction experience.
• Experience with data centre operators or hyperscale cloud providers in APAC.
• Flexible, forward-thinking with a get-things-done attitude.

Responsibilities

• Project manage preflight and inflight construction activities for new builds and fit outs.
• Provide leadership for AirTrunk’s project management teams.
• Oversee time and cost for client proposals and contracts.
• Manage project programme to meet milestones and contractual timelines.
• Act as main contact for development items or issues for business and customers.
• Coordinate with General Contractor and suppliers on a weekly basis.
• Influence internal stakeholders to achieve development objectives via PMO.
• Manage project risk end-to-end with mitigations and external partnerships.
• Review constructability of electrical/mechanical designs for data centres.
• Build and manage project scope, equipment needs and proposals.
• Liaise with project team to resolve risk and issues promptly.
• Oversee cost reporting, cash flows and cost-to-complete reviews.
• Review vendor claims and time-related invoices with Contracts Manager.
• Own and run reporting to management, the board and external parties.
• Handover completed projects to operations and support teams.
• Ensure access for customers and contractors during construction.

Skills

15+ years construction experience

APAC data centre experience

flexible and forward-thinking

results-focused

nimble and egoless

Education

Bachelor’s degree in mechanical/electrical/civil/structural engineering

Project/construction management degree

Job description

AirTrunk is seeking a Project Director to lead the program management team as we expand our data centre buildouts across the APAC region. You will work closely with the Development team and partners to define scope, designs, and seamless execution of office and data hall fit outs, while ensuring safety, quality, and on-time delivery.

You will oversee preflight and inflight construction activities, manage budgets and contracts, and coordinate with general contractors, suppliers, and internal