Project Director - Portugal

Nscale – Project Director (Hyperscale Data Centers)

Location: Hybrid / Site-Based (Portugal)

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 rapid growth of artificial intelligence is driving unprecedented global demand for compute and GPU infrastructure. Positioned at the heart of this transformation, Nscale is delivering the platforms that will enable the next decade of innovation.

Working closely with the world’s most advanced AI technology providers, Nscale integrates next-generation compute hardware and GPU clusters across both partner and self-delivered facilities. This is a unique opportunity to join Nscale’s journey, play a pivotal role in delivering transformative AI infrastructure, and help shape a company designed to scale rapidly across Europe and beyond.

The Role

The Project Director will lead the execution of Nscale’s hyperscale data centre construction projects. You will be responsible for the overall delivery of major capital projects, acting as Nscale’s senior delivery lead on individual schemes and ensuring outcomes align with project scope, business objectives, governance requirements, and technical expectations.

This is a senior, hands-on leadership role operating across a fast-growing European portfolio. You will work closely with internal teams and external partners to drive delivery certainty, protect Nscale’s investment, and support the development of critical AI infrastructure.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide leadership and oversight across the delivery of large-scale data centre projects, through to completion and operations handover.
  
  
• Shape and manage delivery strategies that align programme outcomes with commercial, technical, and operational objectives.
  
  
• Act as Nscale’s primary delivery representative, coordinating internal functions and external partners across multiple jurisdictions.
  
  
• Maintain oversight of cost, schedule, risk, and performance, supporting informed decision-making and effective governance.
  
  
• Support key commercial, procurement, and contracting activities to enable successful project outcomes.
  
  
• Ensure projects are delivered in line with Nscale’s standards, regulatory requirements, and wider sustainability and ESG commitments.
  
  
• Build strong relationships across the supply chain, stakeholders, and relevant authorities to support effective and timely delivery.
  
  
• Contribute to continuous improvement across delivery models, processes, and ways of working as Nscale scales across Europe.

Who You Are

• 12+ years’ experience delivering major construction projects, ideally within hyperscale data centres, mission-critical facilities, or large-scale infrastructure sectors.
  • Degree-qualified in a related discipline.
  • Proven track record delivering design-and-build or EPC projects from concept through commissioning.
  • Deep understanding of multidisciplinary design coordination, construction, MEP systems, and data centre construction requirements.
  • Strong grasp of cost control, scheduling, risk management, and stakeholder governance.
  • Excellent communicator and negotiator, capable of influencing at senior levels and driving performance across large, complex delivery teams.
  • Highly organised, decisive, and outcome-focused, with a balance of strategic insight and operational acumen.
  • Fluent in English; Portuguese and additional European languages advantageous.

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