Technical Project & Development Services Director; EMEA Data Centers

Position: Technical Project & Development Services Director (EMEA Data Centers)
Location: Greater London

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** Technical Director, EMEA Data Centers
** Project & Development Services (PDS)
** Reporting Structure
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* Reports to:

** EMEA Head of Data Centers
** Matrix reporting line:
** EMEA Head of Operations, PDS & Tetris
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* Location:

** London (preferred)
** Direct reports:
** None but strong matrix on technical oversight of in country delivery teams
** Collaborates With
*** EMEA Head of Data Centers (strategic direction, commercial ownership, client relationships)
* EMEA Head of Operations, PDS & Tetris (delivery governance, resourcing, operational standards)
* Country PDS Directors and market leadership teams
* Client technical, engineering, and procurement leads across hyperscale and colocation accounts
* MEP, commissioning, and specialist engineering partners
* Ingenious platform and digital delivery teams
* HSSE, Risk, and Legal functions
** Role Overview
** The Technical Director, EMEA Data Centers is the senior technical authority for data center project delivery across the region, responsible for ensuring that every hyperscale, colocation, and enterprise data center engagement is delivered to a consistently high technical standard, on programme, and in line with client and regulatory requirements. The role provides hands-on technical leadership across live projects while building the technical capability, standards, and governance that underpin PDS's data center practice in EMEA.

Working in close partnership with the EMEA Head of Data Centers on strategy and client relationships, and with the EMEA Head of Operations on delivery governance and resourcing, the Technical Director ensures technical excellence is embedded consistently across markets.
** 1.*
* ** Technical Leadership & Standards
*** Own and continuously develop PDS's EMEA data center technical delivery framework, covering design review, commissioning, and handover standards
* Act as the senior technical escalation point for complex engineering, MEP, and construction issues across the regional project portfolio
* Set and enforce minimum technical governance standards for all data center projects, including design stage gates and quality assurance protocols
* Represent PDS in technical forums, industry bodies, and standards groups relevant to hyperscale and colocation infrastructure
** 2.*
* ** Project Delivery Excellence
*** Provide direct technical oversight on the region's most complex or highest-value data center projects, from feasibility through to commissioning and energization
* Partner with Project Directors to identify and resolve programme, cost, and technical risk before it impacts delivery
* Drive consistent application of project controls, risk registers, and technical documentation across all markets
* Support recovery planning and remediation on any project falling outside agreed technical or programme tolerances
** 3.*
* ** Client & Stakeholder Engagement
*** Build and maintain trusted technical relationships with client engineering, construction, and operations leadership at key hyperscale and colocation accounts
* Support the EMEA Head of Data Centers in technical input to pursuits, proposals, and framework negotiations
* Lead technical due diligence and lessons-learned reviews with clients following project completion
** 4.*
* ** Sector & Technical Expertise
*** Maintain deep, current expertise in hyperscale and…