Project Director SCADA Facility Controls AMER
Nscale is a London-based, full-stack AI cloud and infrastructure company that provides GPU compute, managed AI services, orchestration software, data centers, and power infrastructure for AI training, fine-tuning, and inference.
Maintainer signals as of 9/25/2026
Funding history
About Nscale
Nscale builds and operates vertically integrated AI infrastructure spanning software, GPU compute, networking, storage, purpose-built data centers, and power. Its active cloud platform offers self-service inference endpoints, fine-tuning, managed Kubernetes and Slurm, virtual machines, and GPU clusters.
Skills
About the Role
You will lead the Americas controls and networks delivery portfolio across data center development, construction, commissioning, and early operations. You will manage Project Managers, set priorities, oversee project controls, resolve delivery blockers, lead critical projects, and ensure controls and network systems are commissioned and handed over successfully.
Requirements
- 12+ years of progressive project, program, construction, engineering, or operations delivery experience in complex technical environments
- Experience leading multi-project portfolios and managing Project Managers or delivery teams
- Experience coordinating construction, commissioning, technical vendors, system integrators, engineering, and operations stakeholders
- Knowledge of data center controls and network systems including BMS, EPMS, SCADA, OT networks, telemetry, critical power, and cooling
- Experience with integrated schedules, cost and change control, RAID management, executive reporting, and issue escalation
- Bachelor's degree in engineering, construction management, business, a related discipline, or equivalent practical experience
- Ability to travel regularly to AMER project sites
Responsibilities
- Own AMER Controls and Networks delivery outcomes across active sites and the regional pipeline
- Lead, coach, and develop Project Managers and delivery resources
- Set regional priorities and resource assignments across concurrent projects
- Run weekly project and portfolio reviews and monthly reporting to leadership
- Maintain portfolio visibility across scope, milestones, budget, risks, dependencies, decisions, and resources
- Lead complex, high-risk, and strategically important projects
- Ensure integrated delivery planning from design through commissioning and operational handover
- Align controls and network work with construction schedules, installation sequencing, site access, and readiness milestones
- Resolve design, procurement, contractor, site-readiness, commissioning, and third-party blockers
- Maintain project controls including schedules, RAID logs, decision logs, change control, cost tracking, and executive reporting
- Lead design reviews, FAT/CAT, SAT, commissioning, turnover, and post-go-live stability activities
- Hold contractors, integrators, vendors, and internal owners accountable for milestones, quality, documentation, and handover