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Data Centre Project Director – Soben (part of Accenture)
Your growth is central to our success. At Soben (part of Accenture), we are committed to helping you build a career you’re proud of by providing training, mentoring, and opportunities to take on new challenges. We encourage you to be curious, take ownership of your development, and explore opportunities within our business.
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About the Opportunity
We are seeking a Data Centre Project Director to join our London-based data centre team and lead the delivery of some of the most complex and high-profile, mission-critical projects in the sector.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead (from inception to commissioning) large-scale, campus-style data centre construction programmes for prominent technology clients across Europe.
- Be accountable for multi-phase programme performance, ensuring alignment with organisational governance, client goals, and consistent, high-quality delivery across cost, schedule, quality, and risk.
- Own executive-level client relationships, deploying best practices to maximise value, outcomes, and stakeholder engagement.
- Establish programme governance, reporting, and risk management structures to drive clarity, control, and informed decision-making.
- Oversee commercial strategy, including procurement, cost management, and contract administration.
- Provide strategic oversight of commissioning, Integrated Systems Testing (IST), and operational readiness, ensuring performance and uptime meet demanding requirements.
- Lead on-site and virtual engagement during critical project phases.
- Drive innovation, sustainability, and emerging technology adoption to enhance programme outcomes.
- Support strategic pursuits, proposals, and business development to grow client relationships.
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Key Responsibilities (Expanded)
Programme Leadership & Delivery
- Lead multi-phase, high-impact, campus-scale data centre programmes (from early strategy through to energisation and operation).
- Ensure alignment with internal governance frameworks while delivering full lifecycle value, particularly in AI and cloud infrastructure projects.
- Accountable for programme performance—cost, schedule, risk, and quality—across all deliverables.
Client & Stakeholder Engagement
- Manage high-level client relationships, aligning complex programmes to client objectives.
- Deploy best practices in consultative selling, value-driven engagement, and escalation strategies.
Commercial & Operational Oversight
- Define commercial strategy, including procurement, contractor engagements, and contract administration.
- Oversee commissioning and IST processes, ensuring adherence to Level 1–5 commissioning and data centre standards.
Innovation & Sustainability
- Champion innovative design, delivery methodologies, and sustainability approaches.
- Support the adoption of emerging technologies to enhance project outcomes.
Team & Business Development
- Lead multidisciplinary teams globally, fostering accountability, trust, and excellence.
- Contribute to business development and strategic pursuits to expand client relationships.
Skills, Knowledge & Experience
Essential Requirements
- Extensive experience delivering large-scale, multi-phase, mission-critical data centre programmes (under live/operational constraints).
- Proven £250m+–£1bn+ programme management track record.
- Strong understanding of data centre design principles, including multi-drop distribution, redundancy strategies (N+X), power/cooling systems (MEP).
- Experience overseeing full commissioning arcs (Level 1-5), IST planning, and load testing.
- Proven commercial acumen with expertise in contract strategy, procurement, and cost management.
- Experience with major contract forms (NEC, JCT, FIDIC) and ** Eusmodes’ negotiation frameworks**.
- Ability to engage, influence, and drive outcomes with executive-level stakeholders.
- Degree-qualified in a relevant field, with MRICS (Membership of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors) or equivalent preferred.
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Desirable Outputs
- Experience managing campus-scale developments in high-density or multi-ground source environments.
- Knowledge of global construction standards, health and safety compliance (e.g., local DVEC requirements).
- Ability to articulate technical deliverables across diverse stakeholders.
- Experience adopting lean methodologies, digital tools, and hybrid project delivery.
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