Global Director of Engineering - Data Centre Strategy

JDL Recruitment; Greater London; Sur place; GBP 150 000 - 210 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

JDL Recruitment is supporting a growing data centre platform by appointing a Global Director of Engineering to shape its global engineering strategy, drive standardisation and build the capability to support international expansion.

This is a senior leadership opportunity for a forward-thinking engineering professional who can look beyond individual projects, anticipate future customer and technology requirements, and align engineering decisions with the wider commercial strategy.

Qualifications

• Significant senior engineering leadership experience in hyperscale, colocation or mission-critical infrastructure.
• Strong data centre design, commissioning and operational understanding across multiple disciplines.
• Proven track record developing engineering standards and governance across projects and geographies.
• Experience building and leading global engineering teams in high-growth environments.

Responsabilités

• Lead and develop a global engineering organisation spanning multiple disciplines.
• Own and evolve the Global Reference Design to meet future requirements.
• Drive global engineering standards, governance and repeatable design solutions.
• Balance technical performance with CAPEX, time to market and total cost of ownership.
• Lead engineering assessments of prospective development sites for feasibility and capacity.
• Oversee design reviews and deviations from global standards across the portfolio.
• Provide senior technical leadership through design, procurement, construction and commissioning.
• Partner with Commercial and Sales teams to support customer engagement and technical due diligence.

Connaissances

Senior leadership

Data centre design

Multidisciplinary teams

Global strategy

Stakeholder management

International travel

Governance standards

Description du poste

JDL Recruitment is supporting a growing data centre platform by appointing a Global Director of Engineering to shape its global engineering strategy, drive standardisation and build the capability to support international expansion.

This is a senior leadership opportunity for a forward-thinking engineering professional who can look beyond individual projects, anticipate future customer and technology requirements, and align engineering decisions with the wider commercial strategy.