Assistant Project Director

Join DayOne – Shaping the Future of Data Infrastructure

DayOne is a global leader in the development and operation of high-performance data centers. As one of the fastest-growing companies in the industry, we’ve built a robust presence across Asia and Europe — and we’re just getting started.

As we expand into new international markets, we’re looking for talented, driven individuals to join us on this exciting journey. This is more than a job — it’s an opportunity to be a key contributor to our dynamic team and help shape the future of global data infrastructure.

If you're passionate about innovation, technology, and growth, we invite you to be part of DayOne’s next chapter.

If you're passionate about innovation, technology, and growth, we invite you to be part of DayOne’s next chapter.

• Provide leadership and implementation on all project management and construction management related activities, including reporting on matters in relation to the performance of projects against agreed performance metrics. 

• Provide strategic decisions to provide leadership and direction to project teams to implement those decisions 

• Define and develop project scope and objectives, schedules, project estimates, resource plans, and keep stakeholders informed throughout entire project execution 

• Manage risks to avoid delays or reputational damage 

• Ensuring permits and legal papers are secured ahead of the project  

• Provide leadership to project managers and enabling them to supervise and manage their own teams  

• Develop and lead the evaluation and selection of contractors for construction. 

• Define data center system-level architecture, specify/document performance, and equipment requirements, create/communicate conceptual designs, and create / maintain project documentation. 

• Oversight of the contractor's safety and quality control program. 

• Understand technical construction details to provide creative and innovative solutions to drive key productivities and initiatives through identify, qualify, quantify, and develop opportunities for cost saving  

• Continuous improvement on data-center project management methodology as well as optimizing mechanical and electrical systems efficiency  

• Perform complex business case and data analysis to justify the project scope and present the justification to management in a high-level review. 

Pre-requisitions  

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Construction Engineering, Architecture, or equivalent  

• More than 15+ years of project management experience preferred with PMP certification.  

• Familiar and established good relationship with large scale power systems provider in SEA is essential  

• Good knowledge on electrical engineering best practices in SEA and mechanical engineering systems for datacenter environment 

• Familiar with local code and beset practices related to data center design and implementation. 

• Excellent communication and negotiation management skills.  

• Demonstrable people leader with solid experience managing and developing multidisciplinary project teams. 

• Hands on approach, with the demonstrated ability to work in high pressure environments and within multi-national or cultural situations and adverse and contentious conditions. 

• Results-oriented with an extremely high work ethic, stringent health, safety and quality standards, and hands-on, can-do attitude. 

DayOne is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

If you're ready to grow with one of the fastest-moving companies in the data center industry, apply now and be part of our global journey.