Project Director - Data Center Construction

Turner & Townsend; Greater London; Vor Ort; GBP 90.000 - 140.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Turner & Townsend is recruiting a Project Director to join our Data Centre team in the United Kingdom. You will lead large-scale data centre projects through feasibility, design, construction and completion, working with a professional team and key clients.

This client-facing role requires extensive hyperscale project experience, governance, and senior stakeholder management, delivering strategies, budgets and progress reporting for a £1 billion plus programme.

Qualifikationen

• Minimum 12 years’ experience in large-scale construction and data centre projects.
• Member of a chartered institute (e.g., RICS / CIOB) is desirable but not essential.
• Extensive knowledge of data centre sector themes, project lifecycle and business case approvals.
• Track record delivering hyperscale data centre projects from inception to completion.
• Client-facing experience at all levels and ability to lead strategic commissions.

Aufgaben

• Leading and managing large-scale and complex data centre projects in the real estate sector, from feasibility, design, construction and completion.
• Developing and implementing project strategies, plans and large-scale budgets on complex construction projects.
• Establishing and maintaining effective processes and systems to be utilised throughout the project.
• Monitoring and reporting on project progress and other performance indicators.
• Managing and mitigating risks and issues.
• Preparing and delivering written project communication materials.
• Preparing and presenting formal project progress and other reports.
• Managing and coordinating the client, contractors and designers.
• Attending and chairing meetings and drafting minutes, etc.
• Developing and delivering presentation materials for client pitches and updating key information into the Turner & Townsend internal database.

Jobbeschreibung

Project Director - Data Center Construction

• Full-time

Turner & Townsend is a global professional services company with over22,000 peoplein more than 62 countries.

Working with our clients across real estate, infrastructure,energyand natural resources, we transform together delivering outcomes that improve people’s lives. Working in partnership makes it possible to deliver the world’s most impactful projects andprogrammesas we turn challenge into opportunity and complexity into success.

Our capabilities includeprogramme, project, cost, asset and commercial management, controls and performance, procurement and supply chain, net zero and digital solutions.

We are majority-owned by CBRE Group, Inc., the world’s largest commercial real estateservicesand investment firm, with our partners holding a significant minority interest. Turner & Townsend and CBRE work together to provide clients with the premierprogramme, project and cost management offering in markets around the world.

Turner & Townsend is currently recruiting for a Project Director to join our Data Centre team.

With a market leading client base and the opportunity to take the lead on strategic commissions and high-profile projects, this is an exciting time to join the business unit and grow a career with Turner & Townsend.

This role is client facing, working within a professional and ambitious team, where you will receive excellent support. We have brought our brightest minds together to respond to our client’s Project and Programme management objectives working on a hyperscale project of £1 billion plus.

Responsibilities

• Leading and managing large-scale and complex data centre projects in the real estate sector, from feasibility, design, construction and completion
• Developing and implementing project strategies, plans and large scale budgets on complex construction projects
• Establishing and maintaining effective processes and systems to be utilised throughout the project
• Monitoring and reporting on project progress and other performance indicators
• Managing and mitigating risks and issues
• Preparing and delivering written project communication materials
• Preparing and presenting formal project progress and other reports
• Managing and coordinating the client, contractors and designers
• Attending and chairing meetings and drafting minutes, etc
• Other responsibilities, to include:
  • Developing and delivering presentation materials for client pitches, etc
  • Managing and updating key information into the Turner & Townsend internal database
  • Providing thought leadership and insights on the latest trends and innovations in the Data Centre real estate sector

• Minimum 12 years’ experience
• Member of a chartered institute e.g., RICS / CIOB although not essential
• Good knowledge of construction industry and Data Centre sector themes
• Good knowledge of project lifecycle and business case approvals process
• Track record of delivering the construction of hyperscale Data Centre projects from inception to completion
• What experience we are looking for:
  • Extensive knowledge of and experience in large scale Data Centre projects in the real estate sector
  • Experience of master planning/strategic estate development and capital project planning for business case compilation is desirable.
  • Demonstrable experience in client-facing roles at all levels

Our inspired people share our vision and mission. We provide a great place to work, where each person has the opportunity and voice to affect change.

We want our people to succeed both in work and life. To support this we promote a healthy, productive and flexible working environment that respects work-life balance.

Turner & Townsend is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees and actively encourage applications from all sectors of the community.

SOX control responsibilities may be part of this role, which are to be adhered to where applicable.