Data Center Lead - Construction

Turner & Townsend has been supporting both local and global clients in Latin America since 2000. Our Real Estate team helps our clients deliver future-ready assets and achieve better outcomes on real estate construction projects of all sizes. We support with delivery that is not only faster, cheaper, and greener, but also digitally enabled and more controlled.

Reporting directly to the Director – Industrial Science & Technology (IS&T), the Data Center Lead will be based in Brazil and will serve as a market leader for Latin America. The successful candidate will be responsible for driving growth in the sector with a particular focus on large scale major projects and programs. The appointed lead will also be responsible for service quality, the hiring and nurturing of key talent required to deliver our services, and the conversion and of major opportunities.

Responsibilities

• Market offer – contributing to the ongoing development of major project and programs offer, including service approaches, best practices, etc.
• Strategy – leading the development and execution of major projects and programs growth strategies within the data center sector.
• Opportunities– leading major project and program pursuits in the local market.
• Execution – serve as a project director / leader of our service on new commissions.
• Capability development – lead the development and nurturing of talent, in line with strategy and opportunities.
• Partnerships – leading on development of strategic industry partnerships to enable opportunities, proposition, and delivery.
• Assurance – development of core assurance methodology associated with the projects in the local market.

Requirements

• Qualified to degree level with professional chartership (e.g. MCIOB, MRICS).
• Excellent communication skills and an ability to establish robust relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
• Ability to access and influence key decision makers within clients, regulatory bodies, and government.
• Strategically minded with a considered and consistent approach to decision-making.
• Ability to serve in the capacity of a ‘doer / leader’ – someone who can deliver the service whilst growing talent and the pipeline locally.
• Must speak both English and Portuguese at an advanced level with Spanish also preferable.
• Likely to have 15 years plus construction industry experience from a project management, cost management, or project controls background, with a proven track record in successfully delivering major projects and programs.
• Experience delivering data center projects specifically is essential.
• Experience of working within both client and consultant environments an advantage.
• Preference for Latin America experience with an ability to work in multi-cultural environments.
• Experience working with global accounts and supporting the growth of those relationships