Business Unit Lead (Electrical Bias)

TGS International Group; Frankfurt; Sur place; EUR 120 000 - 180 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Single accommodation provided

Daily living allowance

Flights provided

Rotation package for site-based roles

Résumé du poste

TGS International Group seeks two seasoned Business Unit Leads to drive data centre and mission-critical project delivery across Germany and Finland. You will steer strategy, performance, and client relationships while managing cross-disciplinary teams in complex environments.

Senior leaders with a strong electrical engineering background and proven operations leadership will guide safety, quality, and financial success across multiple sites and programmes.

Qualifications

• Strong electrical engineering background with leadership in M&E construction.
• Proven operations leadership across multiple projects and business units.
• Experience delivering data centre or mission-critical facilities.
• Ability to manage multi-project portfolios and client relationships.
• Strong commercial awareness and financial oversight.
• Experience leading cross-disciplinary teams across locations.
• Strategic planning, tendering, and business development experience.

Responsabilités

• Lead business unit strategy and delivery culture.
• Oversee project management, construction, design and commissioning.
• Monitor performance, identify risks and drive improvement.
• Resource planning and mobilising new projects.
• Maintain safety, quality, programme and commercial objectives.
• Develop client relationships and manage stakeholder engagements.
• Promote collaboration across engineering, construction and commissioning teams.
• Ensure governance, compliance and reporting standards.

Connaissances

Electrical Eng

Ops Leadership

Data Centre Experience

Multi-Project Mgmt

Commercial Acumen

Senior Leadership

Strategic Management

Stakeholder Mgmt

International Delivery

Tendering & BD

Team Leadership

Description du poste

Business Unit Lead – Data Centres & Mission‑Critical Projects

Location: Germany or Finland (Europe)

Positions Available: 2

Employment Type: Permanent, Full-time

Package and Benefits

• Single accommodation provided
• Daily living allowance
• Flights provided
• Rotation package for site-based roles, where applicable

About the Role

We are working on behalf of a leading European M&E design and build contractor to appoint two experienced Business Unit Leads to support major data centre and mission‑critical construction programmes across Germany and Finland.

This is a senior leadership opportunity for individuals with a strong electrical engineering background and proven operations leadership experience. The successful candidates will provide strategic, commercial and operational direction across complex project portfolios, ensuring high standards of safety, quality, programme delivery and financial performance.

The role will involve leading multidisciplinary teams, strengthening client relationships, overseeing operational performance and supporting the continued growth of the business across technically demanding construction environments.

Key Responsibilities

Strategic and Operational Leadership

Lead business unit strategy, operational performance and delivery culture.

Translate business objectives into operational plans, ensuring delivery against agreed targets.

Provide senior oversight across project management, construction, commercial, design and commissioning functions.

Monitor performance across multiple projects, identifying risks, resolving challenges and driving continuous improvement.

Support resource planning and the mobilisation of new projects and programmes.

Project and Programme Delivery

Oversee the successful delivery of major data centre and mission‑critical projects.

Ensure projects meet safety, quality, programme and commercial objectives.

Review project progress, programme performance, risks, change management and procurement activities.

Work closely with project leadership teams to resolve operational challenges and maintain delivery standards.

Ensure effective coordination between engineering, construction, design and commissioning teams.

Commercial and Financial Management

Take responsibility for business unit performance against commercial and financial objectives.

Provide oversight of budgets, forecasts, resource allocation and project performance.

Support tender reviews, project bids and commercial decision‑making.

Identify opportunities to improve operational efficiency, profitability and project outcomes.

Ensure appropriate commercial controls and reporting processes are maintained.

Business Development and Client Relationships

Build and maintain strong relationships with clients, consultants, suppliers and strategic partners.

Represent the business at senior client meetings and key stakeholder engagements.

Support business development, pursuit strategy and tendering activities.

Identify opportunities to strengthen existing relationships and support future project growth.

Maintain a strong focus on client satisfaction, service quality and long‑term partnerships.

Leadership and Team Development

Lead and develop senior teams across multiple disciplines and project locations.

Establish clear expectations, accountability and performance standards.

Support succession planning, talent development and the strengthening of leadership capability.

Promote collaboration, communication and a consistent delivery culture across the business unit.

Encourage professional development and continuous improvement throughout the organisation.

Governance, Compliance and Continuous Improvement

Ensure appropriate governance, compliance and reporting standards are embedded across projects.

Maintain a strong focus on health and safety, quality assurance and operational risk management.

Review delivery processes and implement improvements where required.

Ensure lessons learned are captured and applied across the project portfolio.

Promote consistent standards and effective operational controls across all activities.

Candidate Requirements

The successful candidates will demonstrate a combination of technical engineering expertise, operational leadership and commercial awareness.

• Electrical Engineering Background: A strong professional background in electrical engineering, ideally within M&E construction, data centres or other mission‑critical environments.
• Operations Leadership Experience: Proven experience leading operations, business units or multiple projects within an engineering or technically complex construction business.
• Data Centre or Mission‑Critical Experience: A strong understanding of the demands associated with data centre delivery or other technically complex construction programmes.
• Multi‑Project Management: Demonstrable experience overseeing multiple projects, teams or operational functions simultaneously.
• Commercial Acumen: Experience managing commercial performance, budgets, contracts, resources and client relationships.
• Senior Team Leadership: The ability to lead multidisciplinary teams across project delivery, construction, design, commercial and commissioning functions.
• Strategic and Operational Management: The ability to translate business strategy into operational performance while maintaining safety, quality, programme and financial objectives.
• Stakeholder Management: Excellent communication, negotiation and relationship‑building skills, with the confidence to engage with senior clients and strategic partners.
• Leadership Approach: A strategic, decisive and hands‑on leadership style suited to a high‑growth, international project environment.
• Previous experience in a Business Unit Lead, Operations Director, Business Unit Director or equivalent senior operational leadership position.
• Experience supporting the growth of a business unit within an M&E design and build contractor.
• Experience with international project delivery or teams operating across multiple locations.
• Involvement in tendering, business development, resource mobilisation and strategic project planning.