Senior Construction Manager (Data Centers) (m/f/d)

Job Description

Your Role

As a Senior Construction Manager at Digital Realty, you will lead the successful delivery of mission-critical data center construction projects across the full project lifecycle. From new builds and fit-outs to infrastructure upgrades and campus expansions, you will ensure projects are delivered safely, on schedule, within budget, and to the highest quality standards.

Working closely with internal stakeholders, contractors, consultants, and customers, you will drive project execution while maintaining strong governance, risk management, and operational excellence.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the planning, coordination, and delivery of data center construction projects from inception through completion.
• Develop and manage project budgets, schedules, forecasts, and project controls.
• Oversee all construction activities on-site, ensuring compliance with safety, quality, and regulatory standards.
• Manage contractors, consultants, subcontractors, and vendors to achieve project objectives.
• Monitor project performance, identify risks, and implement mitigation plans to ensure predictable delivery.
• Review and approve change requests, project documentation, payment applications, and invoices.
• Drive cost management initiatives and identify opportunities for savings and value engineering.
• Act as the primary point of contact for key stakeholders, providing regular project updates and reporting.
• Establish and maintain effective governance, communication, and reporting structures.
• Promote a culture of collaboration, accountability, continuous improvement, and operational excellence.

What You Bring

• 10+ years of experience in construction project management, ideally within data centers, mission-critical facilities, or complex infrastructure projects.
• Proven track record of delivering large-scale construction projects safely, on time, and within budget.
• Strong understanding of construction methodologies, project controls, contract management, and risk management.
• Experience managing multidisciplinary teams, contractors, and external stakeholders.
• Knowledge of MEP systems and building services infrastructure.
• Excellent communication, negotiation, leadership, and problem-solving skills.
• Strong analytical mindset with attention to detail and a focus on delivering high-quality results.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, multicultural environment and manage multiple priorities.
• Bachelor's degree in Construction Management, Engineering, or a related discipline (or equivalent experience).
• Fluent English communication skills; an additional European language is highly desirable.

Join Digital Realty and help build the infrastructure that powers the digital world.

What We Offer:

• Open door culture with short communications paths and flat hierarchies
• Personalized onboarding plan (buddy system), education programs
• Personal development options in a fast-growing environment
• Extensive social benefits (Flexible working hours, digital meal vouchers, bike leasing, pension plan, etc.)
• Many extras like free drinks, fresh fruit, or cool team events

A bit about us

Digital Realty is the leading provider of carrier and cloud neutral data centre services by delivering the full spectrum of data center, colocation and interconnection solutions. PlatformDIGITAL®, the company's global data center platform, provides customers with a secure data meeting place and a proven Pervasive Datacenter Architecture (PDx™) solution methodology for powering innovation and efficiently managing Data Gravity challenges. Digital Realty gives its customers access to the connected data communities that matter to them with a global data center footprint of 300+ facilities in 50+ metros across 28 countries on 6 continents. We've 3,500+ colleagues around the world who work together, come up with life-changing solutions and create connections that matter every day.

What we can offer you

Our rapidly evolving business sector offers the opportunity to be part of a courageous and passionate team who work together to understand and meet the changing needs of our global customers. Join us and you'll be part of a supportive and inclusive environment where you can bring your whole self to work. As part of our team, you'll get to work with people from different business areas, challenge the way we do things and put your ideas into action. We'll also give you plenty of development opportunities so you can build a rewarding and successful career with us. This is an exciting time to join our business so apply now and make your mark on our future.