Operations Director (APAC)

Datalec Precision Installations Pte Ltd; Santo Niño 1st; On-site; PHP 900,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Datalec Precision Installations Pte Ltd is seeking an Operations Director (APAC) to lead regional project delivery for data centre initiatives. You will drive operations strategy, resource planning, and governance to ensure on-time, within-budget outcomes while safeguarding quality and safety standards.

You will mentor regional teams, optimise labour and materials, and coordinate with engineering, procurement, logistics, and HSE to deliver complex projects.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in operations, construction, engineering, data centres or a related industry.
• Demonstrated experience managing multiple projects and operational teams.
• Commercially aware with strong understanding of project delivery, scheduling and cost control.
• Experience working in a fast-paced, technically demanding environment.
• Strong HSE and quality awareness.
• Excellent communication and leadership skills, and the ability to drive performance.
• Customer focused and ability to build strong relationships with senior management and key stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Lead the day-to-day operational delivery of assigned data centre projects across the APAC region.
• Establish and implement delivery strategies that support business objectives and sustainable growth in collaboration with the Executive Vice President.
• Provide leadership, direction, mentoring and support to regional project delivery teams, fostering a culture of accountability, collaboration and operational excellence.
• Build, develop and retain a high-performing operations team through succession planning, performance management and leadership development.
• Ensure each project has the appropriate labour, materials, equipment and resources required to meet programme and delivery objectives.
• Coordinate activities between project management, engineering, procurement, logistics, HSE and site teams to ensure efficient project execution.
• Oversee the successful delivery of projects from bid stage through to completion and handover, ensuring contractual, programme, quality and customer requirements are achieved.
• Monitor operational and project performance against agreed KPIs, budgets and delivery milestones, implementing corrective actions where required.
• Ensure effective project controls including planning, budgeting, forecasting, change management, resource utilisation and cost control.
• Drive consistency, standardisation and continuous improvement of delivery processes, systems and operational practices across the region.
• Champion a proactive Health, Safety and Wellbeing culture, ensuring compliance with local legislation, client requirements, company policies and ISO management systems.
• Ensure governance, quality, environmental, information security and compliance requirements are embedded throughout project lifecycles.
• Work closely with HSE teams to support audits, inspections, incident investigations and the implementation of corrective and preventative actions.
• Manage the planning, procurement and availability of materials, tools, plant and equipment to ensure delivery programmes are maintained.
• Maintain effective control of operational assets and resources, optimising utilisation whilst minimising waste, damage and unnecessary expenditure.
• Manage subcontractor performance across all projects, ensuring compliance with programme, quality, health & safety, manpower and contractual requirements.
• Maintain overall accountability for project financial and commercial performance, including profitability, forecasting, contractual obligations, risk management and cash performance.
• Drive cost efficiency through effective management of manpower, productivity, variations, additional works and operational expenditure.
• Develop and maintain strong relationships with customers and key stakeholders, acting as the primary operational escalation point for delivery-related matters.
• Ensure risks and significant issues are identified, managed and escalated appropriately to protect business performance, reputation and client relationships.
• Represent the business, upholding our core values and behaviours with all internal and external customers, clients and third parties
• Maintain business and client confidentiality, adhering to applicable Data Protection regulations and Information Security Standards in line with company, and group policies and procedures.

Skills

Operations leadership

Data centre experience

Project delivery

HSE awareness

Leadership & communication

Stakeholder management

Education

Engineering/Construction/Business degree

Job description

Job Summary:

Datalec Precision Installations (DPI) is a leading provider of data centre design, supply, build, and managed services. We are committed to delivering seamless and integrated solutions for data centre operators worldwide. Our team is dedicated to maintaining high standards of service and excellence in every project we undertake.

We are seeking an Operations Director (APAC) to join our team. This role is responsible for leading and overseeing regional operational and project delivery activity across data centre projects, working closely with the Executive Vice President (APAC) to deliver operational excellence, customer satisfaction, profitability and sustainable business growth.

The role provides strategic and hands‑on leadership across project operations, manpower planning, subcontractor management, logistics, materials, HSE, quality, commercial control and customer interface, ensuring projects are delivered safely, on time, within budget and to the required quality standards. The Operations Director will ensure the APAC operational organisation is appropriately structured, resourced and managed to support current project commitments and future growth, while continuously improving processes, developing high-performing teams and strengthening client relationships.

Core Duties & Responsibilities

• Lead the day-to-day operational delivery of assigned data centre projects across the APAC region.
• Establish and implement delivery strategies that support business objectives and sustainable growth in collaboration with the Executive Vice President.
• Provide leadership, direction, mentoring and support to regional project delivery teams, fostering a culture of accountability, collaboration and operational excellence.
• Build, develop and retain a high-performing operations team through succession planning, performance management and leadership development.
• Ensure each project has the appropriate labour, materials, equipment and resources required to meet programme and delivery objectives.
• Coordinate activities between project management, engineering, procurement, logistics, HSE and site teams to ensure efficient project execution.
• Oversee the successful delivery of projects from bid stage through to completion and handover, ensuring contractual, programme, quality and customer requirements are achieved.
• Monitor operational and project performance against agreed KPIs, budgets and delivery milestones, implementing corrective actions where required.
• Ensure effective project controls including planning, budgeting, forecasting, change management, resource utilisation and cost control.
• Drive consistency, standardisation and continuous improvement of delivery processes, systems and operational practices across the region.
• Champion a proactive Health, Safety and Wellbeing culture, ensuring compliance with local legislation, client requirements, company policies and ISO management systems.
• Ensure governance, quality, environmental, information security and compliance requirements are embedded throughout project lifecycles.
• Work closely with HSE teams to support audits, inspections, incident investigations and the implementation of corrective and preventative actions.
• Manage the planning, procurement and availability of materials, tools, plant and equipment to ensure delivery programmes are maintained.
• Maintain effective control of operational assets and resources, optimising utilisation whilst minimising waste, damage and unnecessary expenditure.
• Manage subcontractor performance across all projects, ensuring compliance with programme, quality, health & safety, manpower and contractual requirements.
• Maintain overall accountability for project financial and commercial performance, including profitability, forecasting, contractual obligations, risk management and cash performance.
• Drive cost efficiency through effective management of manpower, productivity, variations, additional works and operational expenditure.
• Develop and maintain strong relationships with customers and key stakeholders, acting as the primary operational escalation point for delivery-related matters.
• Ensure risks and significant issues are identified, managed and escalated appropriately to protect business performance, reputation and client relationships.
• Represent the business, upholding our core values and behaviours with all internal and external customers, clients and third parties
• Maintain business and client confidentiality, adhering to applicable Data Protection regulations and Information Security Standards in line with company, and group policies and procedures.

Qualifications: Skills and Experience

• Extensive experiencein operations, construction, engineering, data centres or a related industry.
• Demonstrated experience managing multiple projects and operational teams.
• Commercially aware with strong understanding of project delivery, scheduling and cost control.
• Experience working in a fast-paced, technically demanding environment.
• Strong HSE and quality awareness.
• Excellent communication and leadership skills, and the ability to drive performance.
• Customer focused and ability to build strong relationships with senior management and key stakeholders.
• Degree/diploma in Engineering, Construction Management, Business, Operations or a related discipline is preferred.

Values & Behaviours:

DPI Values

Dedication Precision Integrity

Behaviours

• Inspiration - Has a clear vision of where to go and the ability to articulate it. Empowers people to implement our vision and strategy. Great communicator who captures the imagination, generating trust and commitment.
• Team Spirit - Thinks about "we" not "me"; we do this together. Brings purpose to the team to make it a cohesive unit. Knows when to seek help and when to give it. Prepared to take action to address issues for the good of the team and celebrate others' successes.
• Self-Awareness - Emotionally intelligent; has empathy for others and gets the best out of people by meeting them on their terms. Great at building rapport with colleagues and customers; knows that their behaviour impacts on the performance of others and adapts approach to achieve the best results.
• Achievement - Always striving to be the best and consistently delivers. High performer: bringing high energy, competence and making the right decisions to get things done.
• Tenacity - Relentless in the pursuit of their goals. Excellent at solving problems and overcoming obstacles; seeing the challenges before others see them and taking action, to avoid them becoming problems. Sees setbacks as opportunities and becomes stronger in adversity.
• Influence - Highly skilled at getting others committed to the goal. Confident, enthusiastic and encourages creativity. Understands the needs of stakeholders and as a result, engages them.

Our Vision

• To compete at the highest standards in data centre fit-out, MEP construction and managed services throughout Europe and beyond.

Our Mission

• Continue to develop and deliver products and services unparalleled in terms of quality.
• Retain our clients, broaden our breadth of service identifying closely with their changing requirements.
• Execute a robust H&S and Wellbeing strategy. Consider and implement wherever possible initiatives that relate to environmental improvements.

Our Strategy

• People - Build an organisation capable of managing the business we will become. Recruit and retain and develop the best industry professionals. Health, Safety and Wellbeing remain paramount, for our employees and clients.
• Products - must address an industry need. We must have differentiators such as assured quality, modularisation, and off-site construction techniques. Datalec’s commitment to quality is unsurpassed in the industry, we seek perfection. New products and services must be delivered to the same exacting standards.
• Purpose - relates both to our clients and our organisation. We need to understand both how to be able to confidently present our solutions and product strategy to the market. Separately, we create a working environment that promotes and rewards employees fairly, actively supporting a culture of transparency and mutual respect.