Hyperscale Data Center Delivery Director

Nscale; Oslo; On-site; NOK 1,500,000 - 2,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Nscale is seeking a Project Director to lead the execution of hyperscale data centre construction projects across Europe, based in Norway (Narvik). You will own the delivery of major capital schemes, ensuring alignment with scope, governance, and technical expectations, while protecting investment and driving value.

In this senior, hands‑on leadership role you will collaborate with internal teams and external partners to drive delivery certainty, manage cost and schedule, and uphold

Qualifications

• 12+ years of experience delivering major construction projects, ideally hyperscale data centres or large infrastructure.
• Degree‑qualified in a related discipline.
• Proven track record delivering design‑and‑build or EPC projects from concept through commissioning.
• Deep understanding of multidisciplinary design coordination, construction, MEP systems, and data centre requirements.
• Strong grasp of cost control, scheduling, risk management, and stakeholder governance.
• Excellent communicator and negotiator capable of influencing at senior levels.
• Fluent in English; Norwegian advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership and oversight across the delivery of large‑scale data centre projects, through to completion and operations handover.
• Shape and manage delivery strategies that align programme outcomes with commercial, technical, and operational objectives.
• Act as the delivery representative, coordinating internal functions and external partners across multiple jurisdictions.
• Maintain oversight of cost, schedule, risk, and performance, supporting informed decision‑making and governance.
• Support key commercial, procurement, and contracting activities to enable successful project outcomes.
• Ensure projects are delivered in line with standards, regulatory requirements, and ESG commitments.
• Build strong relationships across the supply chain and authorities to support timely delivery.
• Contribute to continuous improvement across delivery models and ways of working as the company scales.

Skills

Project leadership

Stakeholder management

Cost control

Scheduling

Risk management

Multidisciplinary coordination

Communication

Negotiation

English fluency

Norwegian language advantage

Education

Degree in related discipline

Job description

Nscale is seeking a Project Director to lead the execution of hyperscale data centre construction projects across Europe, based in Norway (Narvik). You will own the delivery of major capital schemes, ensuring alignment with scope, governance, and technical expectations, while protecting investment and driving value.

In this senior, hands‑on leadership role you will collaborate with internal teams and external partners to drive delivery certainty, manage cost and schedule, and uphold