Delivery Manager - Data Centres (AI Focused)

About Kao Data

Kao Data leads the industry, pioneering the development and operation of data centres engineered for AI and advanced computing. With a hyperscale-inspired and industrial scale platform, we provide secure, scalable, and sustainable environments for customer compute.

We run some of the largest and most secure data centres in the world – designed and run to world class standards. When you work at Kao Data, you’re joining a company that doesn’t settle for anything less. Our team members build critical data centres, produce breathtaking renewable energy, and connect communities for better lives.

The Role

We are seeking a Delivery Manager to own the creation and co-ordination of high specification new builds and refits, ensuring smooth handover and launch into Operations.

The ideal candidate will:

• Partner with the Operations team to execute new deployments and maintain the trust of stakeholders and customers, ensuring business continuity and growth.
• Install and commission new facilities across Kao Data’s data centre sites.
• Communicate clearly with external teams and attract top proposals and contractors.
• Manage the full project lifecycle, from inception to transition and learning, ensuring the highest quality standards are met throughout.

There’s exciting growth opportunity for the right delivery manager to help keep pushing the pace of industry innovation.

About The Role (Key Responsibilities)

The Delivery Manager will oversight end-to-end project delivery, ensuring alignment with programme, cost, and quality objectives. Responsibilities include:

• End-to-End Delivery: Manage multiple data centre projects, maintaining updated budgets, schedules, and status reports.
• Executive Reporting: Create weekly/monthly updates for executive reviews, presenting information clearly to support decision-making.
• Cross-Team Collaboration: Work with stakeholders, operations, design, and construction teams to develop and maintain capital replacement programmes.
• Project Planning & Execution:
  • Implement multi-phased development plans to meet time, budget, and quality standards.
  • Manage workstreams (SMEs) and dependencies in project planning.
• Cost & Budget Management: Track project budgets vs. spend, collate scope documents for external professional services.
• Provider Management: Lead, monitor, and manage design, construction, and commissioning teams. Facilitate procurement and cost estimates.
• Meetings & Coordination:
  • Chair weekly internal meetings (design/construction) reviewing progress.
  • Attend project coordination meetings with consultants, contractors, and teams.
• Compliance & Points of Escalation: Ensure environmental/sustainability goals are met; manage change control processes; lead deployment testing/acceptance, and transition to Operations.
• Governance & Compliance: Ensure IMS (Integrated Management System) compliance aligns with EHS, security, and quality standards.
• Procurement Support: As needed, assist in RFP/RFI responses, focusing on procurement, scheduling, and cost optimization.
• Stakeholder Coordination: Manage site access, security, and submittals.
• Risk & Continuous Improvement: Learn from lessons beyond individual projects, apply insights to other olien-apl administrative dronesg processes and policies.