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Core Competencies
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Demonstrates extensive executive leadership in overseeing complex capital projects, with a strong focus on strategic delivery, budget management, and stakeholder engagement. Possesses a solid engineering background and expertise in contract negotiation and administration within the data centre and infrastructure sectors.
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Executive LeadershipCapital Budget ManagementContract NegotiationProject AssuranceStakeholder Management
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Hard Skills
Engineering DegreeProject DeliveryContract AdministrationRisk ManagementForecastingConstruction MethodologiesHigh-Voltage Power InfrastructureData Centre DevelopmentEPC Contractor ExperienceCommercial Risk Management
Soft Skills
Exceptional CommunicationNegotiation SkillsMulticultural LeadershipStakeholder EngagementMentoring
Certifications & Qualifications
Chartered EngineerMBA or Comparable QualificationProject Management Qualifications
Industry Keywords
FIDICNECMission-Critical ProjectsColocationHyperscaleEnvironmental ApprovalsEU/Nordic MarketsIndustrial ProjectsCommercial ProjectsInfrastructure Projects
About the role
Key responsibilities & impact- Provide executive leadership, strategic oversight and independent delivery assurance across Verne’s data centre development and construction portfolio
- Own executive-level oversight of portfolio delivery against approved investment, schedule, safety, quality and operational objectives
- Translate development strategy into portfolio priorities, governance requirements, execution plans and performance expectations
- Maintain an integrated view of schedules, milestones, capital commitments, forecast expenditure, resourcing and cross-project dependencies
- Advise the CDO on capital allocation, investment prioritisation, strategic delivery choices and executive interventions
- Independently test budgets, cost-to-complete estimates, critical paths, schedule forecasts, risk allowances and milestone confidence
- Challenge Project Directors and delivery partners on assumptions, progress evidence, recovery plans and reported outcomes
- Commission or lead assurance and stage-gate reviews, ensuring findings have owners and corrective actions
- Lead, mentor and assess Project Directors across jurisdictions, establishing delegated authorities and escalation thresholds
- Oversee capital budgets, commitments, contingencies, forecasts, procurement, contracting strategies, major awards, negotiations, claims and disputes
- Provide executive oversight of FIDIC, NEC and bespoke contract strategy, negotiation, award and administration
- Apply engineering expertise to challenge design choices, construction methodologies, technical interfaces and execution assumptions
- Oversee electrical and mechanical infrastructure, utility connections, commissioning and handover interfaces
- Represent Verne with major contractors, engineering partners, utility providers, government bodies and regulators
- Establish portfolio risk management, stage-gate controls, executive escalation processes, and health, safety, environmental and quality standards
Requirements
What you’ll need- Minimum 25 years’ progressive experience in engineering, construction and delivery of major industrial, commercial or infrastructure capital projects
- Substantial executive or regional leadership experience overseeing multiple large, technically complex projects and senior Project Directors, preferably internationally
- Demonstrated command of capital budgets, contracting, procurement, commercial risk, forecasting and project assurance
- Proven contractual and commercial acumen, including hands-on senior-level experience of contract negotiations and administration
- Familiarity with FIDIC, NEC and bespoke construction and commercial contracts
- Strong engineering background and credibility to independently challenge senior technical and construction professionals
- Proven ability to identify delivery problems early, test optimistic forecasts and communicate difficult conclusions at executive or board level
- Exceptional communication, negotiation, stakeholder management and multicultural leadership skills
- Willingness to travel extensively
- Engineering degree in electrical, mechanical, civil, structural or related discipline
- MBA or comparable postgraduate business/management qualification
- Data centre, hyperscale, colocation or other mission-critical project delivery experience, or comparable experience in energy, semiconductors, pharmaceuticals or advanced manufacturing
- Knowledge of high-voltage power infrastructure, grid connections, utilities, planning, building permitting and environmental approvals in EU/Nordic markets
- Chartered Engineer or equivalent accreditation; additional project, programme or commercial management qualifications
- Experience with international EPC contractors, standardised designs, modularisation and capital delivery improvement
Benefits
Comp & perks- Frequent travel to Europe / Nordics
- Executive leadership opportunity across Europe and the Nordics