Project Director – Data Centre & Infrastructure

Accenture PLC; Singapore; On-site; SGD 320,000 - 420,000; Full time

Job summary

Accenture is seeking an experienced Project Director to lead the end-to-end delivery of large-scale hyperscale and colocation data centre programmes in Singapore and across the APAC region. This senior leadership role will act as the client-side delivery lead or Owner’s Representative, uniting multidisciplinary teams to deliver complex infrastructure safely, commercially, and predictably.

The role spans from master planning through handover, with governance over PMO, risk, and cost controls and

Qualifications

• Approximately 30 years of relevant project delivery experience.
• Experience delivering 100 MW+ hyperscale data centre programmes in Singapore or APAC.
• Chartered Engineer (CEng) or equivalent professional accreditation.
• Master’s degree in Construction Management or related discipline.
• Deep technical understanding of ACMV, BMS, generators, chillers, switchgear and transformers.
• Strong commercial leadership including major capex control, variation and claims governance.
• Ability to lead complex programmes with multidisciplinary stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end delivery of hyperscale data centre campuses in Singapore and APAC.
• Establish PMO frameworks, stage-gate controls, programme reporting and risk management.
• Direct teams and coordinate with clients, consultants, contractors and authorities.
• Drive schedule recovery, cost controls and milestone acceleration.
• Ensure compliance with CORENET X, Green Mark and fire-safety requirements.

Skills

Senior project leadership

Stakeholder coordination

Risk management

Commercial governance

Education

Chartered Engineer (CEng) or equivalent

Master’s degree in Construction Management or related discipline

CDCP / PMP / PRINCE2

Tools

CORENET X

Green Mark

Job description

About the Role

We are seeking an experienced Project Director to lead the end-to-end delivery of large-scale hyperscale and colocation data centre programmes in Singapore and across the region. This senior leadership role will act as the client-side delivery lead or Owner’s Representative, bringing together multidisciplinary teams to deliver complex, mission-critical infrastructure safely, commercially, and predictably. The role spans the full project lifecycle, from master planning and pre-construction through MEP fit-out, testing and commissioning, and operational handover.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead delivery of hyperscale data centre campuses at 100 MW+ scale, covering civil and structural works, MEP, fit-out, testing and commissioning, and handover.
• Establish and govern PMO frameworks, stage-gate controls, programme reporting, risk management, and delivery disciplines across multi-tower programmes.
• Manage major capital portfolios of up to US$2 billion, with accountability for commercial controls, variations, claims management, and cost outcomes.
• Direct integrated project teams of approximately 10-20 staff, coordinating delivery environments with peak site workforces of up to 1,000 personnel.
• Lead long-lead MEP procurement strategies and supply-chain risk mitigation for critical data centre equipment.
• Coordinate effectively across clients, consultants, contractors, data centre operations teams, supply-chain partners, and Singapore statutory authorities.
• Drive programme recovery, schedule optimisation, and milestone acceleration where delivery is tracking against baseline commitments.
• Maintain robust governance and alignment with applicable Singapore requirements, including CORENET X, Green Mark, and fire-safety requirements.

Required Qualifications

• Extensive senior project leadership experience across developer, consultancy, Owner’s Representative, or comparable client-side delivery environments, with approximately 30 years of relevant project delivery experience.
• Demonstrated experience delivering 100 MW+ hyperscale data centre programmes in Singapore or the wider APAC region.
• Chartered Engineer (CEng) or equivalent recognised professional accreditation.
• Master’s degree in Construction Management or a closely related discipline.
• Deep technical understanding of mission-critical MEP systems, including ACMV, BMS, generators, chillers, switchgear, and transformers.
• Strong commercial leadership experience, including major capital expenditure control, variation management, claims management, and commercial governance.
• Demonstrated ability to lead complex programmes involving multidisciplinary stakeholders, contractors, consultants, and operations teams.

Preferred Qualifications

• Professional certification such as CDCP, PMP, and/or PRINCE2.
• Experience establishing or leading PMO governance across large, multi-tower data centre programmes.
• Experience with programme recovery, critical-path management, and acceleration of complex mission-critical infrastructure projects.

About Accenture

Accenture is a leading global professional services company that helps the world’s leading businesses, governments and other organizations build their digital core, optimize their operations, accelerate revenue growth and enhance citizen services—creating tangible value at speed and scale. We are a talent-and innovation-led company with approximately 791,000 people serving clients in more than 120 countries. Technology is at the core of change today, and we are one of the world’s leaders in helping drive that change, with strong ecosystem relationships. We combine our strength in technology and leadership in cloud, data and AI with unmatched industry experience, functional expertise and global delivery capability. Our broad range of services, solutions and assets across Strategy & Consulting, Technology, Operations, Industry X and Song, together with our culture of shared success and commitment to creating 360° value, enable us to help our clients reinvent and build trusted, lasting relationships. We measure our success by the 360° value we create for our clients, each other, our shareholders, partners and communities.

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