Project Director

We are seeking an exceptional Data Centre Project Director to lead the successful delivery of large-scale, mission-critical data centre projects for some of the world’s most demanding clients. You’ll be joining Soben at a pivotal stage of our global growth journey. As a senior leader within our business, you will play a critical role in driving strategic client relationships, leading high-performing project teams, and delivering complex hyperscale and colocation developments from inception through to completion. This role will require regular travel to Norway to support project delivery, client engagement, and on-site leadership of project teams.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the end-to-end delivery of major data centre programmes, ensuring commercial, technical, and operational excellence.
• Act as the primary senior point of contact for clients, building trusted, long-term partnerships.
• Provide strategic oversight of procurement, cost management, contract administration, and risk management.
• Drive project governance, reporting, and performance management across multiple workstreams.
• Lead and mentor multidisciplinary teams, fostering a culture of accountability and high performance.
• Provide on-site leadership during key project phases, including regular travel to Norway.
• Oversee the development and implementation of commercial strategies aligned with client objectives.
• Identify, manage, and mitigate programme and commercial risks.
• Challenge design and construction methodologies to deliver value engineering and innovation opportunities.
• Ensure robust cost control, forecasting, and financial reporting across complex capital programmes.
• Support contract negotiations and dispute resolution where required.
• Contribute to business development activities, including proposals, client presentations, and market engagement.
• Champion sustainability, digital innovation, and emerging technologies within the data centre environment.
• Uphold Soben’s Leadership Principles in all client and internal engagements.

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

• Significant experience delivering large-scale, mission-critical data centre or hyperscale infrastructure projects.
• Proven track record in leading complex construction programmes (£100m+ value).
• Strong commercial acumen with deep expertise in cost management, procurement, and contract strategy.
• Experience operating at senior stakeholder level, managing C-suite and executive client relationships.
• Strong leadership capability with experience managing high-performing, geographically diverse teams.
• Excellent understanding of data centre design, construction methodologies, phasing, commissioning, and operational constraints.
• Comfortable with international travel, including regular travel to Norway.
• Experience in NEC, JCT, FIDIC or other major contract forms.
• Strategic thinker with the ability to translate vision into executable delivery plans.
• Strong negotiation, influencing, and conflict resolution skills.
• Outstanding communication skills — both written and verbal.
• Degree qualified in Quantity Surveying, Construction Management, Engineering, or related discipline (MRICS or equivalent preferred).

Benefits

We’re on a mission to rewrite the rules. We’re a diverse team of professionals who consider our work a vocation, not just a job. This sense of purpose and affinity for what we do is what fuels our ambition, driving us to keep learning and seeking new challenges. Inclusion is at the heart of our company’s culture. We’re proud of our unique personality, and we know that our diverse team brings a wealth of perspectives that enrich our work.

Grow with us

Our people are our greatest asset, so you’ll get ongoing training and personal development to help you flourish, building a long-term and successful career with us. We’re small but mighty – you’ll have opportunities to progress quickly and be trusted with responsibilities you could only dream of in a larger organization, including the chance to work on some of the industry’s most exciting projects.

What you’ll get in return

Soben’s start-up mentality means every person has the autonomy to make a difference within a fast-paced dynamic organization. As well as market-leading pay and conditions, we provide an environment where everyone can flourish. We value work-life balance. Flexible schedules and remote work opportunities give you the opportunity to thrive at work and in your personal life.

Our Leadership Principles

Soben’s Leadership Principles are at the heart of our culture. They guide how we engage with each other and with our clients, and how we help our talented employees flourish in their careers.

• We always deliver on our promises, no matter how small.
• We are driven to solve our clients’ problems as if paying our rent or mortgage depends on it.
• We have a bias for action. Actions make things happen.
• We employ the best people who are ambitious, hardworking, humble, and open to feedback. We empower them to “proceed until apprehended.”
• We have a business owner mentality to cost management.
• We are open, honest, and direct in our communications.
• We have a growth mindset.
• We reinvest our profits to create a sustainable business for the long term.

About us

Soben offers something different: world-class construction consultancy, paired with hands-on commercial experience. We increase certainty in our clients’ investments through cost, schedule, risk, and project management. With a track record of successfully delivering major construction projects, we pride ourselves on going the extra mile. And we always deliver on our promises. An obsessive commitment to excellence and forensic attention to detail are the cornerstones of our culture. They’re how we help our clients deliver on time, on budget and with certainty, every time.