Projects Design Director – Data Centre’s
The company
DataX Connect have partnered with a leading Engineering, Design and Project Management Consultancy in their search for a Projects Director to lead and grow their data centre portfolio in the UK and Europe.
You will be managing a team of Design Engineers and Project Managers, delivering large design management programmes on DC’s across the UK and Europe.
The role:
* Overseeing the successful delivery of multiple Data Centre projects from initiation to completion, ensuring adherence to timelines, budgets, and quality standards.
* Developing and implementing project management methodologies, processes, and tools to optimise project delivery and ensure consistency across the portfolio.
* Providing guidance and support to ensure project success.
* Ensuring decisions are made in a timely manner with due consideration to risk and uncertainty.
* Collaborating with internal stakeholders, including architects, engineers, and sub consultants, to ensure effective project coordination and communication.
* Developing and maintaining strong client relationships - acting as the main point of contact for clients throughout the project lifecycle.
* Identifying and pursuing new business opportunities within the Data Centre sector, including expanding existing client relationships and establishing partnerships with new clients.
* Conducting market research and analysis to stay abreast of industry trends, emerging technologies, and the competitive landscape.
* Preparation and delivery of presentations to clients, stakeholders, and senior management to communicate project status, key milestones, and business development strategies.
* Monitoring project performance metrics, identifying areas for improvement, and implementing corrective actions as necessary.
You will have:
* Extensive experience in managing and delivering Data Centre projects alongside project management and people management experience.
* Strong leadership and management skills to enable you to be a proactive part of the Mission Critical management team working alongside and providing support to the wider team in the development of overall objectives.
* Strong commercial acumen with the ability to influence strategic decision-making within the business and make commercial decisions within defined parameters (delivers to agreed project scope, time, cost and quality).
* Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to work with complex technical topics and to adapt your style to suit different audiences.
* Extensive experience of relevant tender processes with the ability to understand the brief and demonstrate our professional capability.
* The ability to engage with key stakeholders to gain commitment and to influence the acceptance of innovative ideas and concepts in respect of change plans.
* Excellent client relationship skills with the ability to gain insight beyond a customer’s immediate need to identify opportunities that benefit the customer through meaningful and productive relationships.
* The ability to work across multi-discipline environments primarily within UK business, and also other Sweco business Regions, and generate business from leads.
* Experience of delivering across a multi-site organisation.
* Chartered membership of a relevant professional institution eg Project Management, MEP, Civils or Structures.
Why apply?
* A chance to lead and grow and team of high performing design and project management specialists.
* Offers genuine workplace flexibility.
* Excellent career development opportunities.
* Opportunity to work for a company that operates globally.