Technical Director – Data Centre

About the role

The Technical Director – Data Centre is the senior technical authority for multidisciplinary engineering services on data centre projects across the Middle East. You will lead technical excellence, design quality, and innovation from concept through delivery.

Key responsibilities

• Provide strategic technical direction for hyperscale, colocation, enterprise and edge data centre developments.
• Review and approve engineering strategies, design philosophies and technical solutions.
• Lead resolution of complex technical challenges, constructability issues and multidisciplinary coordination.
• Ensure designs meet resilience, reliability, maintainability, energy efficiency and operational flexibility targets.
• Support projects through design reviews, assurance gates and independent technical audits.
• Maintain compliance with quality management processes, technical governance frameworks and OCRA requirements.
• Act as technical signatory for major deliverables and capture lessons learned for future projects.

Required profile

• Extensive experience in data centre engineering and delivery of large‑scale projects.
• Proven ability to lead multidisciplinary teams and influence senior stakeholders.
• Strong understanding of international standards, local regulations and client requirements.
• Demonstrated track record of technical governance, risk mitigation and innovation.

Required skills