Project Director, Data Centre Construction
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About This Role
Company Description
Turner & Townsend is a global professional services company with over 22,000 people in more than 60 countries. Working with our clients across real estate, infrastructure, energy and natural resources, we transform together delivering outcomes that improve people's lives.
Our capabilities include programme, project, cost, asset and commercial management, controls and performance, procurement and supply chain, net zero and digital solutions.
Turner & Townsend are leaders in professional services to the data centre sector globally. Please visit us at www.turnerandtownsend.com
Job Description
We are currently seeking a Project Director within the data centre team. This is a key leadership position within our team operationally reporting to the Turner & Townsend Global Account Lead for this specific Data Centre client and functionally, leading a multi-disciplinary team integrated within, and reporting to, the client’s regional leadership.
The Project Director will act as the key, day to day client interface, ensuring that our client objectives are not only met, but exceeded wherever possible and that projects are delivered to time and cost targets and the appropriate high level of quality, sustainability, and safety standards.
You will lead a multi-disciplinary team and drive performance through design development, permitting and approvals, procurement and ultimately construction.
Key Attributes and Duties:
The individual in this role should have both a strong pre contract and post contract, full life cycle delivery background. You will show excellent management and interpersonal skills, have an engaging approach and possess a very strong core technical skillset with an understanding of construction, an appreciation of commercial and have contractual awareness.
As the Project Director you will oversee, manage and lead a team providing the following services:
●Overall Project Management ●Project Controls ●Preconstruction Activities ●Environmental, Health & Safety Activities ●Construction Management ●Quality Management ●Commercial Management ●Claims Management ●Procurement ●Project Execution Support ●Project Close-out ●Warranty Management.
Qualifications
Extensive experience delivering major projects and programmes
Experience to include Project Director, Construction Director within a PMC, EPCM, Construction Management Environment or as a General Contractor
Experienced with requirements of Quality, Health & Safety on a construction site
Understanding of project controls methodology, able to develop and manage a construction schedule/ programme and direct others in the use of P6
Data Centre experience would be preferred, but is not essential
Proactive, meticulous, self-motivated and hands-on team player
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills essential, ability to communicate well with clients and senior management
Additional Information
Our inspired people share our vision and mission. We provide a great place to work, where each person has the opportunity and voice to affect change.
We want our people to succeed both in work and life. To support this we promote a healthy, productive and flexible working environment that respects work-life balance.
Turner & Townsend is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees and actively encourage applications from all sectors of the community.
Please find out more about us at www.turnerandtownsend.com/
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