Director - Techno Commercial Development

- Highly experienced hands-on project management professional with at last 15 years of work experience, with a substantial part of those years in the data centre space.

- The candidate must have developed, designed, contracted and built numerous hyperscale data centres and have preferably also experience in the operations of data centers.

- The Techno-Commercial Director will be in charge for the techno-commercial aspects of the development and construction of data centers, including conceptual design, technical configuration, techno-commercial aspects of procurement, appointment and management of technical consultants and generally of all techno-commercial aspects required to take a project from inception to start of construction. The Techno-Commercial Director will build and manage a team and will work in close cooperation with the business/project development, sales, and finance teams.

- The Techno-Commercial Director will report to the Chief Technology Officer.

The Techno-Commercial Director will have the following experience:

- At least 15 years of work experience with a substantial part of those years in the data center space

- Full delivery experience with regards to core and shell data centres

- Experience in designing, contracting, building and delivering large scale hyperscale data centres

- Techno-commercial experience in procurement for data centers

- Experience in operation of data centers is preferable

- Experience in new build from concept to delivery, brownfield and greenfield site;

- Experience preferably with a consultant and a data center operator with exposure to hyperscalers

- Come from a solid Mechanical, Electrical or building service/design background

- Strong business acumen and budgeting and cost management experience

- Strong experience in interacting with stakeholders, particularly with hypersaler customers

- Ability to build and lead a team

- Ability to work in a start-up; driven character.