Construction Director

About the role

We're looking for experienced and driven Construction Directors to lead and oversee end-to-end construction delivery across Nscale's European Data Centre projects, including a major contribution to the Stargate programme and other flagship Nscale developments. Reporting to the Head of Construction, this role will be a cornerstone of Nscale's regional leadership team - responsible for ensuring world-class project execution. The Construction Director is responsible for leading, overseeing, and managing all construction activities across their regional projects (UK & Europe, Nordics or Portugal). This role oversees contractor performance and ensures projects are delivered safely, on time, within budget, and to the required quality standards. You will be expected to maintain a strong on-site presence, regularly visiting project locations to provide leadership, resolve issues, ensure compliance, and support smooth project delivery.

Responsibilities

• Construction Leadership
• Lead the full lifecycle of construction delivery across Nscale's European data centre projects - from planning, through execution, commissioning, and handover.
• Maintain a strong, regular presence on-site to ensure progress, quality, safety, and compliance across all workstreams.
• Provide oversight and direction to general contractors, trades, and internal teams to deliver AI-optimised, mission-critical infrastructure.
• Regional Delivery Strategy
• Shape and drive Nscale's regional construction strategy, ensuring alignment with company growth targets, project pipeline, and evolving AI infrastructure requirements.
• Implement consistent construction methodologies, reporting standards, and delivery frameworks across all European jurisdictions.
• Team Building & Leadership
• Help build, scale, and lead a high-performing regional construction team, fostering close collaboration with development, design, cost, GPU deployment, and operations.
• Coach and mentor site teams to deliver with pace, precision, and technical excellence.
• Project Oversight & Execution
• Oversee delivery of major programmes such as Stargate, ensuring schedule, budget, safety, and quality targets are met or exceeded.
• Conduct frequent site inspections to validate progress, identify risks, and drive rapid issue resolution.
• Coordinate contractors and internal stakeholders to ensure seamless integration of MEP systems, structural works, commissioning activities, and GPU deployment requirements.
• Safety, Quality & Compliance
• Champion a strong safety culture across all sites, ensuring full adherence to European and local H&S regulations.
• Ensure all construction works meet Nscale's technical, quality, and operational standards.
• Oversee compliance with building codes, environmental requirements, and statutory approvals across multiple jurisdictions.
• Stakeholder & Partner Engagement
• Build and maintain strong relationships with contractors, suppliers, landowners, advisors, regulatory bodies, and local partners.
• Represent Nscale in discussions around construction delivery, sustainability, and infrastructure alignment.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration
• Work closely with development, design, procurement, and cost management teams to ensure technical, commercial, and schedule objectives are fully integrated.
• Support seamless transition from development into construction and onward into commissioning and operations.
• Governance & Reporting
• Maintain robust reporting across all construction activities, consistent with Nscale's governance structures, digital tools, and delivery standards.
• Provide transparent visibility of risk, progress, budget, and contractor performance to leadership teams.

Requirements

• Experienced
• 8+ years in construction delivery leadership roles within large scale mission-critical environments (ideally data centres)
• Culture Fit
• Aligned with Nscale's mission, values, and op

Benefits

Additional Information

Nscale Construction Director - UK / Nordics / Portugal Location - Remote / Hybrid with regular project travel (UK/Norway/Portugal) Reports to - Head of Construction Team - Development & Construction (DC) Team About Nscale At Nscale, we are building the infrastructure for Europe's AI revolution. Nscale is developing cutting-edge sovereign generative AI solutions, powered by a new generation of high-performance, sustainable data centres and GPUs built specifically for AI workloads. The growth of artificial intelligence is driving unprecedented global demand for compute and GPU infrastructure. Nscale is positioned at the heart of this transformation - building the platforms that will enable the next decade of innovation. We work closely with the world's most advanced AI technology providers, integrating next-gen compute hardware and GPU clusters in both partner and Nscale-built facilities. This is an opportunity to join Nscale's journey, play a key role in delivering transformative AI infrastructure, and help shape a company designed to scale rapidly across Europe and beyond.

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