Project Director - Data Center

Turner & Townsend; Eastern Province; On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Project Director to lead complex engineering projects in the data center sector. This role involves managing the entire project lifecycle, from planning requirements with customers to overseeing project schedules and risk management. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in program management and a strong technical background, ensuring successful project delivery while maintaining quality and safety standards. Join a forward-thinking company that values innovation and excellence in a rapidly evolving industry.

Qualifications

• 20 years of experience in program management and engineering.
• Experience with data centers and high-risk facilities.

Responsibilities

• Manage technical projects in data centers at multiple scales.
• Deliver data center facilities from start to commissioning.

Skills

Project Management

Engineering Expertise

Vendor Management

Risk Management

Communication Skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in a technical field

Master's degree in Engineering or related field

Tools

Project Management Software

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

Desired Candidate Profile

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.

Company Industry

• Construction
• Civil Engineering

Department / Functional Area

• Projects

Keywords

• Project Director - Data Center

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