EMEA Data Centre Tech Director - Construction

Hamilton Barnes Associates Limited; United Kingdom; Sur place; GBP 170 000 - 200 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Enhanced pension contributions

Family health, dental, and eye cover

Résumé du poste

Hamilton Barnes Associates Limited is seeking a Technical Director to own construction quality and technical delivery across the UK and Europe for data centre projects. You will act as the client's technical authority on live and upcoming sites, coordinating across multiple teams and interfaces.

You will lead QA/QC across civil, structural, architectural, and MEP systems, drive early risk identification, and oversee commissioning readiness to ensure proper handover documentation.

Qualifications

• Full RIBA Stage 1–7 design experience on data centre projects.
• Experience on the developer or contractor side (not consultancy).
• Engineering degree; electrical background preferred.
• Willingness to travel up to 70%.

Responsabilités

• Act as the technical authority during construction, leading reviews of design deliverables, RFIs, and submittals to ensure delivery matches the Basis of Design and contractual requirements.
• Own QA/QC frameworks across civil, structural, architectural, and MEP/controls systems, driving early risk identification and root cause analysis on non-conformances.
• Provide deep technical oversight of mission-critical MEP systems (power, cooling, life safety, BMS), ensuring proper integration to hit resiliency and redundancy targets.
• Serve as the primary technical interface with designers, general contractors, trade contractors, and AHJs, supporting project directors on key technical decisions and escalations.
• Own technical readiness for Levels 1–5 commissioning, IST, and final acceptance, ensuring as-built documentation and O&M data meet company standards for handover.
• Drive standardisation, value engineering, and continuous improvement across the EMEA construction portfolio.

Connaissances

RIBA design

Regional travel

Project oversight

Formation

Engineering degree

Electrical background

Description du poste

Hamilton Barnes Associates Limited is seeking a Technical Director to own construction quality and technical delivery across the UK and Europe for data centre projects. You will act as the client's technical authority on live and upcoming sites, coordinating across multiple teams and interfaces.

You will lead QA/QC across civil, structural, architectural, and MEP systems, drive early risk identification, and oversee commissioning readiness to ensure proper handover documentation.