Project Director - Data Center

Turner & Townsend Plc.; Saudi Arabia; On-site; SAR 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Project Director to oversee complex data center projects. This role involves managing multi-disciplinary engineering teams, ensuring projects are delivered on time and within budget. You will leverage your extensive experience in program and project management to navigate the challenges of data center construction. The ideal candidate will have a strong technical background, excellent communication skills, and the ability to foster relationships with various stakeholders. Join a forward-thinking company committed to delivering impactful projects that improve lives.

Qualifications

• 20 years of experience in program management and technical teams.
• Experience in managing data center construction and delivery.

Responsibilities

• Lead complex engineering projects and manage project schedules.
• Deliver data center facilities from start to commissioning.

Skills

Program Management

Project Management

Engineering

Vendor Management

Risk Management

Communication Skills

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Technical Field

Master's Degree in Engineering or Construction Management

Tools

Project Management Software

Job description

# Project Director - Data Center

Full-time Department: Real estate
## Company Description
Turner & Townsend is a global professional services company with over 22,000 people in more than 60 countries. Working with our clients across real estate, infrastructure, energy and 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 and programmes as we turn challenge into opportunity and complexity into success.
Our capabilities include programme, 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 estate services and investment firm, with our partners holding a significant minority interest. Turner & Townsend and CBRE work together to provide clients with the premier programme, project and cost management offering in markets around the world. Please visit our website:*
## Job Description
As a Project Director, you lead complex, multi-disciplinary engineering projects using your engineering expertise. You plan requirements with our customers through the entire project lifecycle. This includes managing project schedules, identifying risks and clearly communicating them to project stakeholders.
Using your extensive technical and leadership expertise, you manage projects of various size and scope, identifying future opportunities, improving processes and driving the technical directions of your programs.

Responsibilities

Manage technical projects in a rapidly changing industry of data centers at multiple scales Deliver data center facility from start to commissioning and understand the nuances and risks that will need to be managed. Manage a large, site-wide data center construction and delivery organization, managing scopes related to construction projects or capital improvement projects. Manage and coordinate the needs of multiple partner teams, while managing changes and maintaining a focus on keeping the project on schedule, budget, quality, and safety. Establish and maintain various delivery models and global relationships with multiple vendors
## Qualifications
Bachelor's degree in a technical field, or equivalent practical experience. 20 years of experience in program management. Experience with technical teams, project management, engineering, and construction of data centers / mission critical / high risk facilities. Experience with data center equipment/environments (e.g., civil/structural, electrical switchgear, generators, chillers, security monitoring). Ability to communicate in English fluently to support vendor and contractor management in this region; Arabic is an added advantage.

Preferred qualifications:

Master's degree in Architectural, Electrical, Mechanical or Industrial Engineering, Construction Management, or related technical field. Certification in Construction manager, Project Management Professional (PMP) is a plus Experience in requirements gathering, resource organization, task prioritization, and scheduling and achieving objectives within set goals. Experience managing vendor relationships and an understanding of standard practices in the design and construction industry, and pursuit of industry leading practices. Knowledge of fast track design build processes.
## Additional Information

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.

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It is strictly against Turner & Townsend policy for candidates to pay any fee in relation to our recruitment process. No recruitment agency working with Turner & Townsend will ask candidates to pay a fee at any time.

Any unsolicited resumes/CVs submitted through our website or to Turner & Townsend personal e-mail accounts, are considered property ofTurner & Townsend and arenot subject to payment of agency fees. In order to be an authorised Recruitment Agency/Search Firm for Turner & Townsend, there must be a formal written agreement in place and the agency must be invited, by the Recruitment Team,to submit candidates for review.

Project Director - Data Center
Al Khobar Saudi Arabia* Full-time