Role: European Project Director / Business Unit Lead (MEP – Data Centres) Location: Frankfurt, Germany
Employment Type: Permanent
Salary: €150,000 – €160,000 + package
Rotation: Available for non-local candidates
This is a rare opportunity to step into a business-critical leadership role, heading up the European function for a growing international MEP contractor in the data centre space.
You’ll be responsible for building, shaping and leading the delivery capability across Europe, starting with a major Frankfurt data centre project but with a clear mandate to expand beyond a single scheme.
This is not just project delivery – this is owning a region.
What you’ll be doing
Leading the European delivery function for data centre projects, starting in Frankfurt
Taking ownership of both project delivery and commercial performance across the region
Acting as the senior interface with clients, helping to win and grow accounts
Building and structuring teams across Project Management, Commercial and Site Delivery
Driving standards, processes and consistency across European projects
Overseeing large-scale MEP packages while maintaining a strategic view across multiple projects
Supporting pre-construction, bid strategy and client engagement
Managing senior stakeholders internally and externally
Playing a key role in scaling the business across Europe
What you’ll need
Background as a Senior Project Manager / Project Director / Contracts Manager within MEP or mission-critical environments
Strong experience delivering data centre or large-scale MEP projects
Commercially astute – comfortable owning P&L, contracts, and margin
Experience managing teams, not just projects
Ability to operate across delivery + business growth
Comfortable in a fast-growth environment where structure isn’t fully built yet
Strong client-facing capability, ideally with experience helping win or expand work