Director of Design & Construction

Director / VP Design & Construction
📍 UK (preferred) / Netherlands / Belgium / Spain

An established and fast-growing digital infrastructure platform, is seeking a senior Director / VP of Design & Construction to lead the end-to-end delivery of hyperscale and large enterprise data centre developments across Europe.

This is a pivotal leadership role with full ownership of both design and construction, overseeing projects from greenfield origination through to turnkey delivery.

The Role

• Full P&L responsibility across a portfolio of major data centre developments
• Lead both design and construction functions, ensuring seamless execution from concept to completion
• Oversee the delivery of hyperscale and large enterprise data centres (turnkey builds)
• Manage and develop a team of ~10 (direct and indirect reports)
• Act as the most senior figure across construction and engineering, with full accountability for delivery outcomes
• Drive best-in-class standards across programme, cost, quality, and safety

The Candidate

• Proven experience leading both design and construction on large-scale infrastructure or data centre projects
• Strong background in greenfield project delivery
• Track record of delivering complex, mission-critical assets (data centre experience highly preferred)
• Comfortable operating with full commercial accountability and senior stakeholder exposure
• Leadership style that is collaborative, grounded, and pragmatic
• Based in (or willing to be based in) the UK or key European markets

If you're interested in leading high-profile data centre developments with full ownership across design and delivery, this is a rare opportunity to step into a top-tier leadership role in a rapidly expanding sector.