Division Head - Data Center

Confidential; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 1,000,000 - 2,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Confidential in Saudi Arabia seeks an experienced Division Manager to lead and grow its Data Center business, focusing on hyperscale and mission-critical projects. You will own the complete business cycle—from client relationships and tendering to delivery, profitability, and long-term growth.

You will build a high-performance leadership team across BD, tendering, engineering, procurement, operations, and commercial functions, driving P&L, budgets, and strategic partnerships with hyperscalers

Qualifications

• Senior executive / CEO / Business Unit Head / Managing Director experience in data center or mission-critical org.
• Strong experience in hyperscale data centers, cloud data centers or colocation facilities.
• Proven ability to win data center projects through client relationships, tendering and negotiations.
• Practical experience overseeing full project execution from award to testing and handover.
• Knowledge of data center systems: electrical power, substations, cooling, HVAC, BMS/DCIM, ICT/ELV, life-safety.
• Experience managing large project values, P&L, revenue growth, budgets and profitability.
• Executive network with hyperscalers, cloud providers, colocation operators, developers and vendors.

Responsibilities

• Develop and lead the Data Center strategy, growth plan, and market expansion.
• Build relationships with hyperscale clients, cloud providers, and key stakeholders.
• Lead business development to identify opportunities, meet clients, and win projects.
• Oversee tendering: bid strategy, requirements, proposals, pricing, risk, negotiations, award.
• Ensure delivery of EPC/Design-Build projects from design to handover.
• Lead delivery teams to ensure safety, quality, cost control and profitability.
• Own P&L, revenue targets, budgets, forecasting and cash flow.
• Build a strong leadership team across BD, tendering, engineering, procurement, ops, and commercial.
• Identify new markets, partnerships, JV opportunities, and new services.
• Represent the company in client meetings, events, and high-level discussions.

Job description

We are looking for an experienced Division Manager to lead and grow our Data Center business, with strong focus on winning and delivering hyperscale and mission-critical Data Center projects.

The Division Manager will be responsible for the complete business cycle—from building client relationships and winning tenders to ensuring successful project execution, handover, profitability, and long-term growth.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and lead the company’s Data Center business strategy, growth plan, and market expansion.
• Build strong relationships with hyperscale clients, cloud providers, colocation companies, consultants, developers, and key industry stakeholders.
• Lead business development activities to identify opportunities, secure meetings, develop partnerships, and win new Data Center projects.
• Oversee tendering activities including bid strategy, client requirements, technical and commercial proposals, pricing, risk review, value engineering, negotiations, and contract award.
• Ensure the company can successfully execute awarded Data Center EPC / Design-Build projects from design, procurement, construction, testing & commissioning through to final handover.
• Lead project delivery teams to ensure safety, quality, cost control, schedule compliance, client satisfaction, and project profitability.
• Take full ownership of P&L, revenue targets, budgets, forecasting, cash flow, and overall business performance.
• Build and manage a strong leadership team across business development, tendering, engineering, procurement, operations, project delivery, and commercial functions.
• Identify new markets, strategic partnerships, JV opportunities, acquisitions, and new service offerings within the Data Center sector.
• Represent the company in client meetings, industry events, conferences, and high-level business discussions.

Required Experience

• Senior executive / CEO / Business Unit Head / Managing Director experience within a Data Center, mission-critical, EPC, Design-Build, MEP, or construction organization.
• Strong experience in hyperscale Data Centers, cloud Data Centers, colocation facilities, or other mission-critical infrastructure projects.
• Proven ability to win Data Center projects through client relationships, tendering, bidding, commercial negotiations, and contract closure.
• Practical experience overseeing full project execution—not only sales or tendering—from project award until testing, commissioning, and handover.
• Strong understanding of Data Center systems such as electrical power, substations, backup power, cooling, HVAC, BMS/DCIM, ICT/ELV, fire and life-safety systems.
• Experience managing large project values, P&L, revenue growth, budgets, and profitability.
• Established executive-level network with hyperscalers, cloud providers, colocation operators, developers, consultants, and major vendors.