Project Director - Data Centres
Not disclosed
Salary
Not disclosed by employer
£53,400
Going rate
Skilled Worker going rate
This role may qualify for a Skilled Worker visa
SOC 1122 is an eligible occupation, but we are only 39% sure that is the right code. Spencer Ogden is a licensed sponsor, so if the code fits, the role should qualify. Check the occupation eligibility rules against what the job actually involves.
This could also be SOC 2455 (Construction project managers and related professionals) or SOC 2127 (Engineering project managers and project engineers). We read the code off the advert, so it is our best guess, not the employer's.
About the role
PROJECT DIRECTOR - DATA CENTRES
Location: London
About the opportunity
A leading global engineering, management and development consultancy is seeking an experienced Data Centre Projects Director to lead the successful delivery of major data centre developments across the UK and Europe.
The organisation operates internationally across multiple sectors, delivering complex engineering, infrastructure and development projects. Its Buildings business brings together engineering, design and project delivery expertise to create high-performing places and infrastructure.
Within its growing data centre portfolio, the business works across disciplines to help clients plan, design and deliver resilient, efficient and sustainable mission-critical facilities.
About the role
This is a senior Buildings leadership position with a clear focus on project outcomes, multidisciplinary coordination, client confidence and delivery excellence.
You will provide leadership from early planning and design through construction, commissioning and handover. Working with project managers, technical leads, clients, contractors and supply chain partners, you will establish robust governance, manage delivery risk and create the conditions for integrated teams to perform at their best.
Alongside leading strategically important commissions, you will help strengthen client relationships, support selected pursuits and build project delivery capability across the wider data centre portfolio.
Key responsibilities
- Lead the successful delivery of major data centre projects and programmes, with accountability for safety, quality, programme, commercial performance and client outcomes.
- Act as Project Director or Programme Director on strategically important commissions across the UK and Europe.
- Establish clear project governance, decision-making routes, reporting arrangements and assurance reviews.
Candidate specification
The successful candidate will ideally have:
- Significant experience leading the delivery of large, complex data centre, mission-critical, building or infrastructure projects.
- A strong track record as a Project Director, Programme Director, Project Executive or comparable senior delivery leader.
- Experience across multiple project stages, ideally including design, procurement, construction, commissioning and handover.
- Proven ability to lead multidisciplinary teams and coordinate complex interfaces in fast-paced delivery environments.
- Strong knowledge of project governance, programme management, project controls, risk management and commercial delivery.
Qualifications
- Degree or equivalent professional experience in engineering, construction, project management or a related discipline.
- Chartered status or membership of a relevant professional institution is preferred.
Additional information
The position is UK-based with opportunities to work across European projects. Candidates must have the existing right to work in the UK, as Skilled Worker visa sponsorship is not currently available for this position.
The organisation operates a flexible and hybrid working model, with arrangements designed around client, team and individual requirements.
A comprehensive benefits package is available, including:
- Competitive pension contributions
- Life assurance
- Income protection
- Private medical insurance
- Health and wellbeing support
- Flexible benefits
- Generous annual leave entitlement
- Enhanced family and carers leave
- Professional membership support
- Learning and development opportunities
- Employee ownership and performance-related reward
- Employee networks and community initiatives
The organisation is committed to equality, diversity and inclusion and encourages applications from candidates with diverse backgrounds and experiences.
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Where this offer sits in the market
Production managers and directors in construction (SOC 1122) · UK · ONS ASHE 2025 · basic pay · ~106k in sample- Middle half £42,380–68,692
- Median £54,808
- Going rate £53,400
- Threshold £41,700
- New entrant £37,400–48,100
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About sponsorship for this role
Does this job guarantee visa sponsorship?
Not necessarily. Spencer Ogden holds a sponsor licence, but sponsorship for a specific hire is always the employer's decision. Be upfront in your application that you'll require it.
What salary is needed for this role to be eligible?
The offer must clear both the general threshold and the SOC 1122 going rate of £53,400. New-entrant and shortage discounts can lower it.