HR Director (Data Centres)

NES Fircroft; Madrid; On-site; EUR 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

NES Fircroft in Madrid, Spain, is seeking an experienced HR Director to establish and lead the people function for a growing digital infrastructure and engineering organisation.

You will shape culture, organisational structure and long-term talent strategy while partnering with executive leadership on workforce planning and growth initiatives. This Madrid-based role offers international exposure within a rapidly expanding company.

Qualifications

• Significant senior HR leadership experience.
• Strong background in talent acquisition, organisational development and employee engagement.
• Experience supporting growth-focused organisations.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Experience in engineering, infrastructure, technology, construction or related industries is advantageous.
• Fluent English required.

Responsibilities

• Lead HR strategy and organisational development initiatives.
• Support workforce planning and business growth across multiple functions.
• Drive recruitment and talent acquisition activities.
• Develop compensation, benefits and performance management frameworks.
• Support employee engagement, leadership development and retention initiatives.
• Ensure HR compliance, governance and best practices.
• Partner closely with executive leadership and senior stakeholders.

Skills

HR leadership

Talent acquisition

Org development

Employee engagement

Stakeholder management

Engineering sector

Job description

Opportunity: HR Director

Sector: Data Centres | Mission-critical

Location: Madrid, Spain

NES Fircroft is supporting a rapidly growing international infrastructure developer that is expanding its European operations and building a high-performing leadership team in Spain.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced HR Director to establish and lead the people function across a growing organisation delivering major digital infrastructure and engineering projects.

This is a rare opportunity to join a business during a critical growth phase and play a key role in shaping its culture, organisational structure and long-term talent strategy.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead HR strategy and organisational development initiatives.
• Support workforce planning and business growth across multiple functions.
• Drive recruitment and talent acquisition activities.
• Develop compensation, benefits and performance management frameworks.
• Support employee engagement, leadership development and retention initiatives.
• Ensure HR compliance, governance and best practices.
• Partner closely with executive leadership and senior stakeholders.

Requirements

• Significant experience in a senior HR leadership position.
• Strong background in talent acquisition, organisational development and employee engagement.
• Experience supporting growth-focused organisations.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Experience within engineering, infrastructure, technology, construction or related industries is advantageous.
• Fluent English required.

What's on Offer

• Opportunity to build and shape the HR function.
• Exposure to major infrastructure and technology projects.
• Direct interaction with executive leadership.
• Long-term career growth within a rapidly expanding organisation.
• Madrid-based role with international exposure.

With over 90 years' combined experience, NES Fircroft (NES) is proud to be the world's leading engineering staffing provider spanning the Oil & Gas, Power & Renewables, Chemicals, Construction & Infrastructure, Life Sciences, Mining andManufacturingsectors worldwide. With more than 80 offices in 45 countries, we are able to provide our clients with the engineering and technical expertise they need, wherever and whenever it is needed. We offer contractors far more than a traditional recruitment service, supporting with everything from securing visas and work permits, to providing market-leading benefits packages and accommodation, ensuring they are safely and compliantly able to support our clients.