Director, Project Management Office, (Construction)

Who we are:

Digital Edge is a trusted and forward-looking data center platform company, established to transform digital infrastructure in Asia. Backed by Stonepeak, a leading alternative investment firm specializing in infrastructure and real assets, Digital Edge has in excess of US$1 billion in committed capital.

Our mission is to bridge the digital divide across Asia Pacific by building the sustainable digital ecosystems of the future. Through building and operating state-of-the-art, energy efficient data centers rich with connectivity options, we bring new colocation and interconnect options to the Asian market, making digital infrastructure deployment in the region easy, efficient and economical.

Founded in 2020 the company has grown rapidly across multiple markets in the region, and currently provides data center and fiber services across China, India, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, and the Philippines. This role is an exciting opportunity to join our fast growing team as we further expand our footprint across Asia.

Our values:

• Responsibility: We take ownership of our actions and outcomes.
• Innovation: We embrace change and create bold solutions.  
• Strive: We show grit, resilience and relentless drive.
• Excellence: We pursue the highest standards in all we do.   
• Respect: We act with integrity and treat others with dignity.

What we need:

We are seeking a highly experienced and structured Construction PMO Director to join our regional Design & Construction (D&C) team.

This is a high-impact platform role responsible for governance, consistency, and execution excellence across a multi-billion-dollar portfolio of data-center projects throughout Asia, including India.

Reporting to the VP, Design & Construction, the Director will work closely with cross-functional teams—Real Estate, Engineering, Procurement, Finance, and Operations—to provide program-level visibility and control in a fast-paced, matrixed, and regionally distributed environment.

Key Responsibilities:

Program Governance & Portfolio Oversight

• Establish and maintain project governance frameworks, tools, and reporting standards across all regional construction projects.
• Drive portfolio-level visibility on status, risk, budget, and timelines, ensuring clear escalation paths and mitigation plans.
• Lead the standardisation of delivery methodologies, including stage gates, documentation, and key performance indicators (KPIs).

 Project Controls & Executive Reporting

• Oversee cost control, scheduling, and risk management processes across active and planned projects.
• Develop and maintain a standardized reporting dashboard as the single source of truth for senior leadership, capturing RFS dates, CAPEX burn, S+X months vs T+X months spend buckets, milestone progress, and critical-path dependencies.
• Provide actionable insights to support capital planning, resource allocation, and strategic decision-making, ensuring compliance with internal controls, audit requirements, and regulatory standards..

Cross-Functional Coordination

• Serve as the central coordination point between project teams, consultants, contractors, and internal stakeholders.
• Partner with the VP, D&C to align regional programs with business goals, customer requirements, and long-term capacity planning.
• Facilitate lessons-learned and continuous-improvement initiatives to drive efficiency and repeatability.

Technology & Process Enablement

• Champion the adoption of project management tools (e.g., Primavera, MS Project, Procore) to enable real-time reporting and data-driven decisions.
• Lead digital transformation initiatives in construction documentation, reporting, and portfolio analytics.

Leadership & Team Development

• Build and mentor a high-performing PMO team to manage 12+ simultaneous high-intensity projects in emerging and mature markets.
• Provide guidance and training to local project managers on best practices in scheduling, cost governance, and risk management.

Candidate Profile:

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Construction Management, or related discipline.
• 12+ years of experience in large-scale data-center or mission-critical infrastructure programs, with 5+ years in a regional PMO or program-controls leadership role.
• Proven success in multi-country, multi-project oversight, ideally within a hyperscaler or data-center operator environment.
• Deep expertise in program controls, critical-path scheduling, cost governance, and risk frameworks.
• Strong stakeholder management skills with the ability to influence senior leadership, JV partners, and hyperscale customers.
• Familiarity with international standards (NFPA, ASHRAE, IEC, ISO) and local construction codes.
• PMP, PgMP, or similar certification preferred.