Project Director

PROJECT DIRECTOR – MISSION CRITICAL DATA CENTER DELIVERYLeadership role | Full lifecycle delivery authorityA national builder entering its first large-scale mission-critical facility is seeking a Project Director to take full accountability for delivery of a newly initiated data center program currently in early construction phase.This is a first-of-kind regional delivery for the organization, with shell and core works underway and rapid transition into MEP installation, systems integration, and commissioning preparation.The environment is not legacy-structured. Systems, sequencing discipline, and delivery controls are actively being built as the job progresses.This role requires an operator who can impose structure, drive clarity, and maintain execution control in a fast-evolving, multi-trade environment where complexity is increasing daily.Core AccountabilityYou will own end-to-end project outcomes, including:Full schedule and cost delivery from active construction through commissioning and turnoverEstablishment and enforcement of critical path discipline across civil, structural, and MEP worksLeadership of site execution strategy across all trade packagesRisk ownership across sequencing, procurement timing, and field productivity constraintsCommercial control including change governance and subcontractor alignmentCoordination of commissioning strategy and readiness progressionInterface with client and executive stakeholders with clear, structured reporting cadenceYou are not managing individual trades—you are controlling the system of delivery.What This Project DemandsThis is a high-pressure transition environment:Structural works underway; MEP mobilization acceleratingTrade stacking increasing rapidly across constrained work areasCommissioning requirements driving earlier-than-normal coordination disciplineFirst-time regional execution model for the contractorSuccess depends on your ability to bring order, sequencing logic, and decision velocity into an environment that is still forming its delivery rhythm.Candidate ProfileWe are looking for a delivery-focused Project Director who has operated in:Data centers, advanced industrial, healthcare, or similarly systems-dense environmentsFast-track construction with aggressive sequencing constraintsMulti-subcontractor environments requiring strong field organisation and efficiencyYou will bring:Proven control of large-scale, MEP-heavy programs through completionStrong understanding of construction sequencing under spatial and schedule constraintsDemonstrated ability to lead without reliance on established internal playbooksStrong commercial awareness and change disciplineExperience driving projects through commissioning and structured turnoverClear, decisive leadership style under pressureWhy This Role ExistsThis role is not maintenance—it is foundation setting.You will be establishing the delivery standard for future regional programs and shaping how mission-critical projects are executed going forward.