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About the Role
A leading EPC contractor seeks an experienced Project Director to lead hyperscale and large-scale colocation data centre developments across Qatar and the MENA region.
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Responsibilities
- Provide overall leadership and accountability for the successful delivery of large scale data centre projects
- Manage multidisciplinary project teams across construction, engineering, commercial, planning, procurement, commissioning, and HSE functions
- Lead project execution strategies to ensure delivery against programme, budget, quality, and client expectations
- Oversee project planning, resource allocation, risk management, and delivery performance
- Manage client relationships and act as the primary point of contact for project stakeholders
- Coordinate with consultants, subcontractors, OEMs, utility providers, and authorities to ensure seamless project delivery
- Drive construction excellence, safety performance, and quality assurance throughout the project lifecycle
- Lead commercial management activities including change control, contract administration, claims management, and cost control
- Monitor project progress and implement corrective actions to mitigate schedule and delivery risks
- Oversee commissioning, testing, integrated systems validation, and final handover activities
- Support business growth through client engagement, project pursuits, and strategic delivery initiatives
Requirements
- Degree qualified in Engineering, Construction Management, Project Management, or related discipline
- 15+ years of experience delivering large scale construction, mission critical, or data centre projects
- Proven track record leading delivery of hyperscale data centres, major infrastructure projects, or complex EPC developments
- Strong understanding of project execution, construction methodologies, commercial management, and stakeholder engagement
- Experience managing multidisciplinary teams and multiple project workstreams
- Demonstrated success in delivering projects safely, on schedule, and within budget
- Strong leadership, communication, and client facing skills
- Middle East experience preferred
- Experience working with hyperscale clients including AWS, Microsoft, Google, Meta, Oracle, or major colocation operators is highly advantageous
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Overview
- An exceptional opportunity has arisen with a leading EPC contractor delivering some of the Middle East's most significant digital infrastructure projects.
- We are seeking an experienced Project Director – Delivery to lead the successful execution of hyperscale and large scale colocation data centre developments across Qatar and the wider MENA region.
- This is a pivotal leadership role responsible for overseeing the end to end delivery of complex mission critical projects, ensuring safety, quality, programme, commercial performance, and client satisfaction from project award through to commissioning and handover.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide overall leadership and accountability for the successful delivery of large scale data centre projects
- Manage multidisciplinary project teams across construction, engineering, commercial, planning, procurement, commissioning, and HSE functions
- Lead project execution strategies to ensure delivery against programme, budget, quality, and client expectations
- Oversee project planning, resource allocation, risk management, and delivery performance
- Manage client relationships and act as the primary point of contact for project stakeholders
- Coordinate with consultants, subcontractors, OEMs, utility providers, and authorities to ensure seamless project delivery
- Drive construction excellence, safety performance, and quality assurance throughout the project lifecycle
- Lead commercial management activities including change control, contract administration, claims management, and cost control
- Monitor project progress and implement corrective actions to mitigate schedule and delivery risks
- Oversee commissioning, testing, integrated systems validation, and final handover activities
- Support business growth through client engagement, project pursuits, and strategic delivery initiatives
Requirements
- Degree qualified in Engineering, Construction Management, Project Management, or a related discipline
- 15+ years of experience delivering large scale construction, mission critical, or data centre projects
- Proven track record leading the delivery of hyperscale data centres, major infrastructure projects, or complex EPC developments
- Strong understanding of project execution, construction methodologies, commercial management, and stakeholder engagement
- Experience managing multidisciplinary teams and multiple project workstreams
- Demonstrated success in delivering projects safely, on schedule, and within budget
- Strong leadership, communication, and client facing skills
- Middle East experience preferred
- Experience working with hyperscale clients including AWS, Microsoft, Google, Meta, Oracle, or major colocation operators is highly advantageous
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