Cushman & Wakefield

Job Title

Project Director / Project Lead – Data Center

Job Description Summary

Lead the end-to-end delivery of complex MEP works for a hyperscale data center — driving technical excellence, financial performance, and operational success across all project phases.

Job Description

About the Role:

• Oversee complete MEP project lifecycle — design, tender, procurement, construction, and commissioning — ensuring alignment with client goals and safety standards.
• Lead cross-functional teams and vendors to deliver projects on time, on budget, and within scope, ensuring quality and compliance at every stage.
• Serve as the primary client interface, providing strategic direction, issue resolution, and consistent stakeholder communication.
• Manage project finances including budgeting, forecasting, and cost control in collaboration with commercial and finance teams.
• Champion HSSE, innovation, and continuous improvement while developing team capability and promoting operational excellence.

About You:

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering, Project Management, or a related discipline.
• Minimum 12 years’ experience in delivering large-scale MEP or mission-critical infrastructure projects.
• Strong technical expertise across HVAC, electrical, plumbing, fire protection, and control systems.
• Proven leadership in managing multidisciplinary teams and complex stakeholder relationships.
• Skilled in financial management, contract administration, and project governance frameworks.

Why join Cushman & Wakefield?

As one of the leading global real estate services firms transforming the way people work, shop and live working at Cushman & Wakefield means you will benefit from;

• Being part of a growing global company;
• Career development and a promote from within culture;
• An organisation committed to Diversity and Inclusion

We're committed to providing work-life balance for our people in an inclusive, rewarding environment.

We achieve this by providing a flexible and agile work environment by focusing on technology and autonomy to help our people achieve their career ambitions. We focus on career progression and foster a promotion from within culture, leveraging global opportunities to ensure we retain our top talent. We encourage continuous learning and development opportunities to develop personal, professional and technical capabilities, and we reward with a comprehensive employee benefits program.

We have a vision of the future, where people simply belong.

That's why we support and celebrate inclusive causes, not just on days of recognition throughout the year, but every day. We embrace diversity across race, colour, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or persons with disabilities or protected veteran status.

We ensure DEI is part of our DNA as a global community - it means we go way beyond than just talking about it - we live it. If you want to live it too, join us.

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