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About DataVolt

DataVolt is a global leader in sustainable and innovative data center solutions, providing essential infrastructure for businesses worldwide. The company focuses on security, reliability, scalability, and sustainability, empowering clients to achieve digital transformation. DataVolt maintains strategic operations in Riyadh, Dubai, California, Mumbai, and Tashkent, demonstrating a commitment to shaping a sustainable digital future through groundbreaking innovation.

Role Overview: EPC Director

DataVolt is seeking an EPC Director to join its team in Riyadh. This full-time position is responsible for leading the full lifecycle procurement of Engineering, Procurement, and Construction (EPC) contracts across DataVolt's data center portfolio. The role encompasses owning the EPC procurement strategy, engaging with the contractor market, and ensuring robust tender governance and commercial evaluations.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop project-specific EPC procurement strategies, contracting models, tender routes, market engagement plans, approval gates, and award strategies for large-scale data center projects.
• Build and maintain a qualified EPC contractor ecosystem, identifying bankable, technically capable, and commercially competitive contractors across KSA, MENA, CIS, and other target markets.
• Oversee the development of RFIs, EOIs, prequalification packages, RFPs, instructions to bidders, evaluation methodologies, clarification logs, addenda, commercial templates, and recommendation reports.
• Lead commercial evaluations, normalization, risk adjustments, negotiation strategies, tender comparisons, executive award recommendations, and final contract negotiations.
• Coordinate with Legal, Finance, Engineering, and Delivery teams to ensure EPC contracts, early works agreements, amendments, variation orders, guarantees, securities, liquidated damages (LDs), claims waivers, and risk allocations are properly structured and approved.
• Maintain EPC cost benchmarks, contractor price comparisons, market rate references, and cost validation inputs for project budgeting, RFP evaluation, and executive decision-making.
• Establish auditable procurement files, evaluation traceability, approval records, Delegation of Authority (DoA) compliance, management responses to audit observations, and corrective action plans for EPC procurement controls.
• Support the management of commercial claims, entitlement reviews, variation orders, delay risk, liquidated damages, settlement strategy, and contractor performance issues in coordination with Legal and Delivery.
• Advise senior leadership on EPC procurement status, risks, gaps, approval requirements, tender outcomes, negotiation positions, and contract award recommendations.

Candidate Profile and Experience

• A minimum of 20 years of experience in EPC procurement, commercial management, contracts, construction procurement, or major project procurement.
• Strong experience procuring EPC contractors for data centers, power plants, utilities, industrial projects, infrastructure, or other mission-critical facilities.
• Proven track record leading competitive tenders, commercial evaluations, negotiations, and award recommendations for high-value EPC contracts.
• Experience working effectively with Legal, Finance, Engineering, Delivery teams, lenders, sponsors, consultants, and executive leadership.

Technical Expertise and Skills

• Deep understanding of EPC contract structures, early works agreements, amendments, variations, claims, liquidated damages (LDs), parent company guarantees, bonds, insurances, and risk allocation.
• Strong knowledge of procurement governance, Delegation of Authority (DoA), auditability, compliance controls, and tender documentation standards.
• Ability to manage multiple live projects, contractors, negotiations, and executive priorities simultaneously.

Employment Details

This is a full-time position based in Riyadh. The salary for this role will be discussed during the interview process and is not disclosed at this time.