Project Director
JacksonGrant is partnering with a rapidly expanding international infrastructure developer within the mission-critical and data centre sector. Due to continued growth across the region, our client is seeking an experienced Project Director to lead the delivery of large-scale data centre and critical infrastructure construction projects.
This position will oversee the full project lifecycle from planning through execution, commissioning, and final handover, ensuring projects are delivered safely, on time, within budget, and to the highest operational standards.
Responsibilities
This position will oversee the full project lifecycle from planning through execution, commissioning, and final handover, ensuring projects are delivered safely, on time, within budget, and to the highest operational standards.
Responsibilities
- Lead the overall delivery of large-scale mission-critical construction projects from pre-construction through handover
- Manage project schedules, budgets, resources, contractors, consultants, and procurement activities
- Oversee construction execution, commissioning, quality assurance, and compliance with regulatory and safety standards
- Coordinate closely with architects, engineers, subcontractors, and client stakeholders throughout the project lifecycle
- Monitor project financials including cost control, forecasting, contract management, and change orders
- Lead risk management activities and implement mitigation strategies to minimise project delays and operational impacts
- Drive contractor performance, vendor management, and procurement processes to ensure project quality and delivery objectives are achieved
- Provide regular project reporting, stakeholder communication, and executive-level updates
- Lead and mentor multidisciplinary project teams, fostering a collaborative and high-performance culture
- Ensure successful operational readiness, testing, commissioning, and final project handover
- Bachelor’s Degree in Construction Management, Civil, Mechanical, Electrical Engineering, or related discipline
- Minimum 15 years of construction project management experience with progressively senior leadership responsibility
- At least 5 years of experience delivering large-scale data centre, mission-critical, or complex infrastructure projects
- Strong understanding of construction management, project controls, commissioning, safety standards, and regulatory compliance
- Proven experience managing large multidisciplinary teams, contractors, consultants, and external stakeholders
- Strong commercial and financial management capability including budgeting, forecasting, contracts, and procurement
- Proficiency with Primavera, Procore, Microsoft Project, and related project management tools
- Excellent leadership, communication, negotiation, and stakeholder management skills
- Professional certifications such as PMP or CCM would be advantageous
- Fluent English communication skills
- Experience within hyperscale data centres, semiconductor, pharmaceutical, advanced manufacturing, or mission-critical environments
- Exposure to multinational construction projects and regional APAC project delivery
- Strong understanding of high-availability infrastructure and operational readiness environments
- Demonstrated ability to lead complex projects within fast-paced, high-growth organisations
