Project Director

JDL Recruitment are delighted to be partnering with an exciting Data Centre Developer who are looking for a Project Director to join the team in Frankfurt, Germany.

This is a local position, offering a basic salary, bonus, shares and company car. No accommodation or rotation.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership and strategic direction for data center projects.
• Oversee the entire project life cycle, from tendering to commissioning, ensuring alignment with industry best practices.
• Actively engage in negotiations, driving the technical aspects and coordinating discussions with subject matter experts, leading to lease signatures.
• Ensure a seamless transition from commercialization to project delivery, maintaining a positive and collaborative relationship with clients throughout the entire project life cycle.
• Regularly communicate project updates, milestones, and key decisions to clients, ensuring transparency and alignment of expectations.
• Collaborate with internal teams and external stakeholders to develop comprehensive project plans, including final design review, tendering, construction, and commissioning processes.
• Manage project budgets, resources, and timelines effectively.
• Establish and implement thorough project controls to ensure early identification of potential issues, providing the greatest chance for effective mitigation.
• Develop robust risk mitigation strategies, collaborating with internal and external stakeholders to address challenges promptly.
• Maintain a keen focus on risk management during the commissioning phase, ensuring all potential challenges are anticipated and addressed in a timely manner.
• Ensure compliance with obligations of both the general contractor and the lease agreements, understanding their implications for project management.
• Strategically manage claims and disputes within FIDIC-based contractual relationships, or similar, collaborating with legal teams to achieve fair and timely resolutions, while maintaining a focus on change order management.
• Effectively oversee change order management, addressing modifications initiated by the end-user and managing responses from general contractors.
• Assemble and lead a newly hired project team while integrating existing team members into the project structure.

Requirements

• 10 years experience in project management, with a focus in data centre projects;
• Proven track record of successfully delivering large-scale projects on time and within budget;
• Strong leadership, decision making, and team-building skills;
• Excellent communication and negotiation skills.