Project Director - Data Center

Turner & Townsend; Singapore; On-site; SGD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Turner & Townsend is seeking an experienced Data Centre Project Leader in Singapore to drive delivery across complex facilities. You will define strategies, oversee budgets, schedules and teams, and coordinate with clients, consultants, and contractors to ensure alignment with business goals.

The role requires a minimum of 15 years in data centre or mission-critical project environments, with strong planning, safety, and quality management skills.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree or professional qualification in Engineering or related discipline.
• PMP or PRINCE2 certification is advantageous.
• Minimum 15 years of experience in Data Centre or mission-critical facilities.
• Proven track record leading large-scale Data Centre projects.
• Experience managing multidisciplinary teams and stakeholders.
• Strong planning, construction management, testing + commissioning, handover.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership and direction for Data Centre projects.
• Define strategies, execution plans, governance, and delivery methods.
• Lead project teams, contractors, consultants, vendors, and stakeholders.
• Ensure alignment of project objectives with business needs.
• Oversee schedules, budgets, resources, and progress tracking.
• Manage risks, issues, and change control.
• Conduct executive-level reviews and status reporting.
• Maintain strong relationships with clients and authorities.
• Monitor financial performance and contract administration.
• Ensure compliance with safety, quality, and regulatory standards.
• Mentor and develop project management and engineering teams.

Skills

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Project management

Budget control

Risk management

Quality & HSE

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Professional Qualification

PMP

PRINCE2

Tools

PMP

PRINCE2

Job 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: www.turnerandtownsend.com

Job Description

• Provide overall leadership and direction for Data Centre projects.
• Define project strategies, execution plans, governance structures, and delivery methodologies.
• Lead and coordinate project teams, contractors, consultants, vendors, and stakeholders.
• Ensure alignment between project objectives and business requirements.

Project Planning & Delivery

• Oversee project schedules, budgets, resource allocation, and progress tracking.
• Ensure project milestones are achieved according to contractual requirements.
• Manage project risks, issues, and change control processes.
• Monitor project performance and implement corrective actions where necessary.

Stakeholder Management

• Act as the primary interface with clients, senior management, and key stakeholders.
• Conduct executive-level project reviews and status reporting.
• Foster strong working relationships with clients, consultants, authorities, and contractors.

Commercial Management

• Manage project financial performance and budget control.
• Review contract administration, variations, claims, and procurement activities.
• Ensure commercial risks are properly assessed and mitigated.

Quality, Safety & Compliance

• Ensure compliance with all applicable statutory, regulatory, and industry standards.
• Drive a strong safety culture and ensure adherence to HSE requirements.
• Oversee quality assurance, quality control, testing, commissioning, and project handover activities.

Team Management

• Lead, mentor, and develop project management and engineering teams.
• Promote a collaborative and high-performance project environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree, Professional Qualification, or equivalent in Engineering, Construction Management, Project Management, Building Services, or a related discipline.
• Relevant professional certifications such as PMP, PRINCE2, PE, or equivalent will be an added advantage.
• Minimum 15years of relevant experiencein Data Centre, mission-critical facilities, construction, engineering, or infrastructure projects.
• Proven track record in leading large-scale Data Centre projects from inception through completion.
• Experience managing multidisciplinary teams, contractors, consultants, and stakeholders.
• Strong experience in project planning, construction management, testing & commissioning, and project handover.

Additional Information

Our inspired people share our vision and mission. We provide a great place to work, where each person has the opportunity and voice to affect change.

We want our people to succeed both in work and life. To support this we promote a healthy, productive and flexible working environment that respects work-life balance.

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.

Join our social media conversations for more information about Turner & Townsend and our exciting future projects:

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 of Turner & 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.

By clicking the link above or any third-party link within this posting, you are leaving this site and going to a third-party website where the third-party website's terms and privacy policy apply