About this role
Key Responsibilities
- Provide executive leadership and strategic direction for data center construction projects.
- Oversee the complete construction lifecycle from pre-construction, design coordination, procurement, construction, testing and commissioning through final handover.
- Establish project execution strategies, construction methodologies, schedules, budgets, and delivery plans.
- Lead and manage construction management teams, project managers, construction managers, engineers, supervisors, and support functions.
- Coordinate multiple contractors, subcontractors, consultants, suppliers, and specialist vendors.
- Ensure construction activities are executed in accordance with approved drawings, specifications, contracts, method statements, and project requirements.
- Monitor overall project progress, critical milestones, schedule performance, and construction productivity.
- Identify project risks, constraints, and potential delays and implement mitigation and recovery strategies.
- Ensure effective coordination between civil, structural, architectural, MEP, ELV, security, and specialist data center systems.
- Oversee the installation and integration of critical infrastructure, including electrical, mechanical, cooling, UPS, generators, switchgear, BMS, EPMS, fire protection, and telecommunications systems.
- Ensure effective coordination of long-lead equipment procurement and delivery with the construction schedule.
- Review and approve construction plans, programs, logistics strategies, and major project deliverables.
- Work closely with commissioning teams to ensure systems are ready for testing, integrated systems testing (IST), and final client acceptance.
- Oversee quality management and ensure compliance with project specifications, industry standards, and client requirements.
- Ensure all construction activities comply with health, safety, environmental, and regulatory requirements.
- Monitor project financial performance, including budgets, variations, claims, forecasts, and cost-control measures.
- Participate in commercial negotiations and support the management of contractor and subcontractor contracts.
- Lead project meetings with clients, consultants, contractors, and senior stakeholders.
- Provide regular executive-level reports covering project progress, schedule, cost, risks, quality, safety, and key decisions.
- Manage stakeholder expectations and maintain strong relationships with clients and project partners.
- Ensure construction documentation, as-built drawings, testing records, O&M manuals, and handover documentation are completed and properly controlled.
- Drive continuous improvement, standardization, and lessons learned across data center construction projects.