Engineering & Design Director
Madrid, Spain | Permanent
Iberia is one of the most active data centre markets in Europe right now, and the developers winning here are the ones with serious engineering leadership behind their pipeline.
We are partnering with a leading data centre developer on a priority search for an Engineering & Design Director to take full ownership of design and delivery across a hyperscale and colocation portfolio. This is a director level mandate with genuine autonomy, real influence, and a clear remit to shape the function as the business scales across Europe.
What you will own
End to end leadership across the project lifecycle:
* Land assessment and site selection, with power already secured
* Full data centre design, aligned to commercial strategy
* Project budgets, programme and delivery milestones
* Supplier selection and management across the lifecycle
* Design package handover to construction, with ongoing support through the build
* Commissioning and final handover to the client
What you bring
* A proven track record of designing and delivering hyperscale and colocation data centres
* Strong engineering foundations in electrical, mechanical or building services
* Experience owning budgets, programmes and supplier ecosystems on large scale builds
* Commercial mindset, with the credibility to influence finance, construction and executive stakeholders
* European delivery experience, with Iberian market knowledge a strong advantage
* Fluent English essential, Spanish a real plus given the Madrid base
What is on offer
* A senior leadership role with real autonomy from day one
* A live pipeline of high profile hyperscale and colocation projects
* A competitive package that reflects the seniority of the role
* The opportunity to build and shape the function inside a developer with serious growth ambitions
Next steps
This is a confidential, priority search. Shortlists are being built now. If this sounds like you, or someone in your network, please apply with an up to date CV