Project Director Capital Infrastructure Projects

Regional & SubRegional Leadership

• Lead and oversee sub regional Operations project teams across EMEA, including Africa;
• Set clear regional direction, standards, and priorities while enabling effective local execution;
• Act as senior escalation point for high risk or operationally sensitive projects;
• Maximize project management efficiency using available systems and technologies;
• Provide guidance and support to junior team members as needed;
• Conduct health checks on programmes or projects as required;
• Provide support to less experienced team members as needed.

Capital & Energy Project Delivery (Live Sites)

• Deliver the EMEA internal CapEx portfolio, including lifecycle replacement, resilience upgrades, capacity optimisation, regulatory works, and energy efficiency initiatives;
• Ensure all projects are delivered safely, on time, within approved budgets, and without impact to live operations or customer availability;
• Drive standardisation and best practice in livesite project delivery across the region.

Energy Efficiency

• Lead energy efficiency and sustainabilitydriven capital projects in partnership with Operations, Engineering, and Sustainability teams;
• Ensure robust commissioning, measurement, and validation of energy outcomes;
• Embed energy efficiency considerations into all relevant capital planning.

Investment Governance & Financial Management

• Work closely with Portfolio Management and Finance to develop business cases and support project approval and investment governance;
• Own regional CapEx planning, forecasting, budget control, and variance management;
• Ensure consistent financial governance and reporting across subregions.

Operational Risk, Change & Safety

• Embed strong operational risk management, change control, commissioning, and handover disciplines;
• Champion a strong safety culture and ensure compliance with all EHS, CDM (where applicable), and local regulatory requirements;
• Coordinate closely with Operations leadership on outages, maintenance windows, and risk mitigation.

People & Capability

• Develop and mentor subregional Operations project leaders and teams;
• Build succession and capability across the EMEA Operations projects organisation;
• Foster a culture of ownership, accountability, and continuous improvement.

What you’ll need

• Minimum of 5 years’ experience in a role as a Project Manager in technical/data center environments, ideally in a management role;
• Educated to a technical degree at Bachelor or equivalent;
• Proven experience in managing complex projects, preferably in technical/data center environments;
• Good overall knowledge of electrical and mechanical systems in an industrial or Data Center setting;
• Relevant Project Management certifications are required;
• Proven track record of high-quality Project Management Skills;
• Managing "operational" staff: defining work plans, outcomes, supervising quality execution (Expert, 3+ years);
• Electrical and/or mechanical and infrastructure knowledge on high-available data center or other industry architectures;
• Skilled in supplier management in connection with expansion projects (Skilled);
• Skilled in large-scale technical infrastructure systems, preferably in Data Center technology (Skilled).