Project Director
Full TimeJob Overview
About the opportunity
We are seeking an exceptional Data Centre Project Director to lead the successful delivery of large-scale, mission-critical data centre projects for some of the world’s most demanding clients.
We are seeking an exceptional Data Centre Project Director to lead the successful delivery of large-scale, mission-critical data centre projects for some of the world’s most demanding clients.
You’ll be joining Soben at a pivotal stage of our global growth journey. As a senior leader within our business, you will play a critical role in driving strategic client relationships, leading high-performing project teams, and delivering complex hyperscale and colocation developments from inception through to completion.
This role will require regular travel to Norway to support project delivery, client engagement, and on-site leadership of project teams.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead the end-to-end delivery of major data centre programmes, ensuring commercial, technical, and operational excellence
- Act as the primary senior point of contact for clients, building trusted, long-term partnerships
- Provide strategic oversight of procurement, cost management, contract administration, and risk management
- Drive project governance, reporting, and performance management across multiple workstreams
- Lead and mentor multidisciplinary teams, fostering a culture of accountability and high performance
- Provide on-site leadership during key project phases, including regular travel to Norway
- Oversee the development and implementation of commercial strategies aligned with client objectives
- Identify, manage, and mitigate programme and commercial risks
- Challenge design and construction methodologies to deliver value engineering and innovation opportunities
- Ensure robust cost control, forecasting, and financial reporting across complex capital programmes
- Support contract negotiations and dispute resolution where required
- Contribute to business development activities, including proposals, client presentations, and market engagement
- Champion sustainability, digital innovation, and emerging technologies within the data centre environment
- Uphold Soben’s Leadership Principles in all client and internal engagements
Skills, Knowledge and Expertise
- Significant experience delivering large-scale, mission-critical data centre or hyperscale infrastructure projects
- Proven track record in leading complex construction programmes (£100m+ value)
- Strong commercial acumen with deep expertise in cost management, procurement, and contract strategy
- Experience operating at senior stakeholder level, managing C-suite and executive client relationships
- Strong leadership capability with experience managing high-performing, geographically diverse teams
- Excellent understanding of data centre design, construction methodologies, phasing, commissioning, and operational constraints
- Comfortable with international travel, including regular travel to Norway
- Experience in NEC, JCT, FIDIC or other major contract forms
- Strategic thinker with the ability to translate vision into executable delivery plans
- Strong negotiation, influencing, and conflict resolution skills
- Outstanding communication skills — both written and verbal
- Degree qualified in Quantity Surveying, Construction Management, Engineering, or related discipline (MRICS or equivalent preferred