Senior Project Director, Data Centres The opportunity Data centres are among the fastest-growing sectors in Australian construction, and this is a chance to lead a major build program at the centre of it. A global project management consultancy is looking for a Senior Project Director to oversee a portfolio of data centre projects for one of Australia’s leading data centre operators.

This is a senior, high-visibility role. You’ll be the key day-to-day client interface for the program, accountable for delivering multiple mission-critical projects to time, cost, quality and safety targets, while leading a multi-disciplinary team of Project Directors, Senior Project Managers, Project Managers and Coordinators.

About the role You’ll provide leadership and direction across the full project lifecycle: initiation, planning and design, procurement, construction and handover. Reporting to the Account Lead, you will:

Lead delivery across a portfolio of major data centre developments, with overall accountability for programme, cost, risk, quality and safety

Act as the senior client-facing lead, building trusted relationships with executive stakeholders and program sponsors

Lead procurement strategy, tendering and contract negotiation for major packages, including long lead equipment

Oversee contract administration, variations and claims, protecting the commercial interests of both the client and the business

Drive value engineering, buildability reviews and critical review of design and documentation

Navigate planning pathways, authority approvals and utility connections

Chair PCG and senior stakeholder meetings, and ensure accurate, timely reporting to the client and leadership

Set the safety culture on site and in design, and lead the implementation of HSE systems

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develop and structure a high-performing delivery team

Contribute to business development, including EOIs, pricing submissions and thought leadership

About you You’re an experienced data centre or mission-critical delivery leader who is as comfortable in a boardroom as on site. You’ll bring:

12+ years in data centre or mission-critical construction project management

Proven experience as a Project Director or Construction Director within a PMC, EPCM, Construction Management or General Contractor environment

A track record of leading major projects and programmes end-to-end, ideally including hyperscale or mission-critical data centre developments in Australia

Robust commercial acumen and contract administration experience across the full pre-contract and post-contract lifecycle

In-depth knowledge of construction methods, building codes, regulations and safety standards on complex, large-scale projects

Proficiency in budgets, forecasting, cash flow and change order assessment, plus project controls tools such as Primavera P6 and Microsoft Project

A solid understanding of different delivery methods (Project Management, Construction Management, Managing Contractor, Lump Sum, D&C;)

Excellent leadership, communication and stakeholder management skills

A degree in Construction Management, Engineering or a related discipline (PMP or PRINCE2 highly regarded)

Experience working for Principal Contractors or in client-side project management is also highly regarded.

Why join?

Lead a flagship program on a strong, long-term pipeline of work

Executive-level client exposure and real influence over how the program is delivered

Work on projects at national scale in a sector with sustained growth

The backing, systems and global network of a leading consultancy

A leadership role with scope to shape the team and grow the account

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