Data Centre - Project Controls Manager

We are recruiting for a Project Controls Manager to join the Management office of a leading Data Centre organisation in Dubai. This is a high-impact leadership position, providing full 360° project oversight from inception through planning, execution, commissioning, and final handover.

This role is part of a newly established strategic team within the Chairman’s Office and requires someone with strong technical, commercial, and governance capabilities.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead full end-to-end project controls for large-scale data centre developments.
• Oversee planning, scheduling, performance tracking, and execution governance.
• Support regulatory understanding, business planning, and commercial evaluation.
• Review proposals, feasibility, risks, and ROI assessments.
• Provide accurate and timely insights to the Senior Director and executive leadership.
• Act as an internal commercial control, ensuring cost, risk, and planning alignment before documents reach the Chairman.
• Build cost intelligence models, including cost-per-MW benchmarking across regions.
• Support due diligence for new territories and market-entry decisions.
• Monitor procurement of long-lead items and identify risk areas or potential delays.

Experience & Background Requirements

• 8–15 years of experience in Project Controls, Planning Engineering, Quantity Surveying, Program Management, or similar technical roles.
• Mandatory experience in Data Centre projects (full lifecycle understanding required).
• Experience working in a Chairman’s Office / CEO Office / MD Office / VP Office or similar high-level reporting environment.
• Ability to act as a “technical executive assistant” for project controls — responding quickly, accurately, and confidently to senior leadership.
• Strong understanding of commercial governance, cost, risk management, and operational readiness.
• Knowledge of legal, land, and competitive landscape considerations related to data centre development.

Preferred Background

Candidates from:

• PMC organisations
• Data centre developers
• Engineering & MEP companies
• Colocation or service-provider environments

Indian candidates are preferred due to direct reporting structure.

Key Skills

• Project Controls & Planning
• Cost & Quantity Surveying
• Risk Management
• Cost Intelligence & Benchmarking
• Commercial & Proposal Review
• Executive-Level Reporting
• Procurement & Long-Lead Item Tracking

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: From ₹65,000.00 per month