Project Director

About DayOne Data Centers

DayOne Data Centers is a Singapore-headquartered global digital infrastructure platform that develops and operates next-generation data centers across Asia Pacific and Europe. Trusted by leading hyperscalers and businesses, the company engineers, builds, and operates high-capacity, AI-ready campuses with speed, scale, and reliability.

Role Overview

The Project Director is responsible for leading the full lifecycle delivery of DayOne’s data centre developments in Brazil, ensuring projects are executed safely, on schedule, within budget, and to the highest technical and compliance standards. This role provides strategic leadership, technical oversight, and operational execution across design, permitting, procurement, construction, commissioning, and stakeholder engagement.

Key Responsibilities

• Strategic Leadership & Governance
• Lead the overall programme for Brazil's data centre developments.
• Establish governance structures, KPIs, and executive reporting.
• Proactively manage regulatory, design, cost, and schedule risks.
• Project Delivery & Execution
• Define and manage project scope, schedules, budgets, and resource plans.
• Guide delivery from feasibility to operational handover.
• Ensure statutory approvals and compliance with local regulations.
• Maintain control over quality, schedule, cost, and change management.
• Technical Excellence
• Oversee architectural, structural, MEP, civil and mission-critical engineering systems.
• Lead design reviews, resilience planning, and sustainability optimisation.
• Drive value engineering and lifecycle cost improvements.
• Ensure commissioning frameworks meet Tier standards.
• Contractor, Consultant & Vendor Management
• Select and manage EPCs, QS firms, consultants and specialist vendors.
• Build relationships with Spanish authorities, energy suppliers and telecom partners.
• Oversee contractor QA/QC, H&S, environmental and labour compliance.
• Ensure accountability for delivery excellence.
• PMO & Portfolio Oversight
• Manage reporting cadence, dashboards, risks, and programme controls.
• Champion improvements in planning tools, methodologies, and digital workflows.
• Share best practices across LATAM project teams.
• Commercial, Financial & Executive Support
• Lead forecasting, cashflow planning, procurement, and claims management.
• Build business cases and strategic recommendations for senior leadership.
• Maintain oversight of budget, contingency, and contractual obligations.

Candidate Profile

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Civil, Construction Engineering, Architecture, or related discipline.
• 10-15+ years experience in large-scale construction; mission-critical preferred.
• Strong understanding of local statutory processes and regulations.
• Proven leadership of multidisciplinary engineering and construction teams.
• Excellent communication, negotiation, and stakeholder management.
• Ability to travel regionally/internationally.

DayOne is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

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