Project Director - Data Centre Construction (m/f/d)

Overview We are a global construction consultancy delivering trusted strategic advisory services and management support to some of the world’s most powerful and prestigious companies.

Our German team of highly skilled experts work in exciting, innovative sectors, delivering major projects that have a meaningful impact in the advancement of new technologies, improving healthcare services, and contributing to the development of a more sustainable built environment. With rapid growth plans underway across Europe, we have German offices in Frankfurt and Berlin.

We are actively recruiting a team of professional, driven experts to join Linesight and help us deliver outstanding projects for our clients. Frankfurt has established itself as one of the biggest data centre hubs in Europe, offering excellent connectivity for hyperscale and colocation data centre providers, and is continuing to attract major global investment.

As a Project Director (m/f/d) at Linesight , you will work with highly experienced, culturally diverse, and talented teams nurturing a strong social dynamic and a shared sense of achievement. You will gain vast industry experience that will open doors for you, extend your skillset and expand your perspective.

The Opportunity In this role you will:

• Coordinate multiple data centre campus development projects from Due Diligence and Master Planning through to execution, delivery & CA
• Develop Project Execution Plans that are aligned with client requirements and including communication plans and key events
• Ensure client satisfaction at every stage of the project, ensuring that key actions are taken to resolve issues as required
• Be an advocate for elevating our project management capabilities through standardization and automation across Linesight Data Centre projects
• Coach, mentor and train the wider team on continuous improvement techniques and standard methods for reporting results
• Be accountable for robust project governance and ensure that risks are reviewed on an ongoing basis and mitigating measures implemented where required
• Assist in the preparation of RFP & SOW documentation for the key project stakeholders
• Drive the development and management of Program Level reporting on project statuses relating to Schedule, Budget, Safety and Project Risk
• Drive Company Standards uniformly as it regards to Project & Program Delivery by all project participants on all projects
• Support bidding on new service requests, attending and leading engaging presentations to prospective new clients
• Assist with the recruitment process to deliver commissions and grow the business in line with the regional plan

We would love to hear from you if you:

• Have grown your experience in data centre construction/project management +8 years with increasing levels of leadership and people management
• Have a degree or comparable experience in Construction Management, Quantity Surveying or another construction related discipline
• Have experience in Hyperscale Data Center or large scale industrial/mission critical experience
• Have a passion for building your global team and developing and encouraging your employees through mentoring, coaching, and training on new techniques
• Thrive on building strong relationships with your team and clients through a shared purpose and sense of openness and fun
• Fluent in German, at least at B2 level
• Have the right to work in Germany

About Us Linesight is a highly successful global project and cost management consultancy that keeps clients coming back. And for that we have our people to thank. You see we’re not like the others. We’re different. Unique. It’s our fresh thinking and focus on what matters that has led to our evolving. We are on a journey working in some of the most exciting innovative sectors with some of the world’s most prestigious companies delivering major projects that deliver a more sustainable built environment.  We have an open culture and a flat structure where you can expect to be treated with genuine care, respect, and empathy. With Linesight , you can truly discover the power of team !

Diversity, inclusion and accessibility

Linesight is committed to transparent, equal opportunity employment practices. We are building a diverse and inclusive organisation, accessible to all, based on having a safe culture which enables all our people to be their true selves. We are a people business, and we understand that the more inclusive we are, the happier our people and better our work will be. We will ensure that individuals with disability are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the application or recruitment process and are accommodated in the workplace. If you require assistance or accommodation of any kind, please mention this in your application, we would love to hear from you !