Senior Project Manager / Project Director – Data Centres

Brightsmith; Stockholms kommun; On-site; SEK 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Brightsmith is seeking an experienced Senior Project Manager / Project Director to lead the delivery of large-scale data centre developments in Sweden. You will oversee from pre-construction and design coordination through construction, commissioning and handover, ensuring delivery against programme, budget, quality and safety.

The role suits a senior construction professional with hyperscale data centre or mission-critical infrastructure experience, strong MEP knowledge, and the ability to

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a Senior Project Manager, Project Director or equivalent on large-scale construction projects.
• Direct experience delivering data centres or mission‑critical infrastructure is strongly preferred.
• Fluency in English and availability to work on-site in Sweden; Swedish language skills are a plus.

Responsibilities

• Lead client meetings, manage senior stakeholders and resolve complex project delivery issues.
• Drive testing, commissioning, integrated systems testing and final handover.

Job description

The Opportunity

We are seeking an experienced Senior Project Manager / Project Director to lead the delivery of large-scale data centre developments in Sweden.

This role will suit a senior construction professional with experience delivering hyperscale or colocation data centres, or similarly complex, MEP-intensive infrastructure projects. You will oversee project execution from pre-construction and design coordination through construction, commissioning and handover, ensuring delivery against programme, budget, quality and safety objectives.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead client meetings, manage senior stakeholders and resolve complex project delivery issues.
• Drive testing, commissioning, integrated systems testing and final handover.

Requirements

• Proven experience as a Senior Project Manager, Project Director or equivalent on large-scale construction projects.
• Direct experience delivering data centres or mission‑critical infrastructure is strongly preferred.
• Strong understanding of MEP systems, construction sequencing and critical infrastructure interfaces.
• Experience managing significant project budgets, multidisciplinary teams and multiple contractors.
• Strong commercial, contractual and stakeholder management capabilities.
• Fluency in English and availability to work on‑site in Sweden
• Swedish speaker (considered a plus)

Experience with hyperscale data centres, colocation campuses or phased, multi-building developments would be particularly relevant.