Data Center Market Leader North America

Mott MacDonald•Houston, TX

13d•Hybrid

About The Position

Mott MacDonald is seeking a North America Data Center Market Leader to grow the Data Center business across North America and contribute to the global practice’s development. Reporting to the NASA CEO and coordinating with global leadership, the role is part of the global practice leadership team and helps shape strategy, technical standards, and the long-term direction of the business worldwide. The role focuses on accelerating North American growth and building a high-performing delivery team, while supporting the global delivery model and development of technical capabilities in India and other locations. The successful candidate will connect North American market opportunities with global delivery resources to support scalable growth, technical excellence, and strong client outcomes. This position combines business growth, technical leadership, client engagement, and organizational development. The leader will grow the North American business, strengthen client relationships, develop teams, and work with global leadership to guide the practice. Relevant environments include hyperscale, cloud, AI, colocation, and other mission-critical infrastructure. The position uses Mott MacDonald’s hybrid approach, centered on in-office collaboration, with a minimum of three days per week in the office. Compensation is determined by factors including work location, education, experience, and skills.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Architecture, Construction Management, or a related technical discipline.
Professional Engineer (PE), Chartered Engineer, Registered Architect, or equivalent credential.
Significant experience in data centers, mission-critical, industrial, or complex infrastructure environments.
Significant experience leading multidisciplinary engineering, design, and technical delivery teams.
Experience working across North America and collaborating with global teams.
Demonstrated success growing a global business, technical practice, or engineering organization.
Experience with and knowledge of technical standards used by one or more major hyperscale programs, such as MSFT, META, GOOGLE, or AWS.
Proven ability to build client relationships, win work, and support revenue growth.
Experience developing and leading distributed teams across multiple geographies.
Strong understanding of critical power systems, electrical distribution, cooling and thermal management, facility architecture, network infrastructure, and commissioning and operations.
Experience supporting AI and high-performance computing infrastructure environments.
Exceptional communication, executive presence, and stakeholder management skills.
Experience influencing technical strategy and organizational direction within a global business environment.
Knowledge of Uptime Institute Tier Standards, LEED, ASHRAE, and applicable building codes.

Nice To Haves

MBA or advanced technical degree.

Responsibilities

Lead the growth and market strategy for the Data Center business across North America, expanding market share, revenue, and client relationships.
Develop and execute a multi-year growth plan across hyperscale, cloud, AI, colocation, enterprise, and mission-critical infrastructure sectors.
Serve as a trusted advisor to strategic clients and support business development through client engagement, major pursuits, proposals, and thought leadership.
Build, lead, and grow a high-performing Data Center practice across North America while supporting capability expansion in India and other global delivery centers.
Drive workforce planning, recruitment, succession planning, and leadership development to support long-term growth objectives.
Foster a culture of technical excellence, innovation, collaboration, accountability, and continuous improvement.
Contribute to the global Data Center leadership team by helping shape technical strategy, standards, governance, and capability development.
Provide executive-level oversight for key pursuits, major programs, and complex project delivery.
Champion innovation in AI-ready infrastructure, advanced cooling technologies, sustainability, digital delivery, and emerging industry trends.
Establish scalable operating models integrating North American client-facing teams with global delivery capabilities.
Drive project execution excellence and consistent performance in quality, schedule, cost, and client satisfaction.
Partner with Development, Construction, Operations, Commercial, and Executive Leadership teams to align growth, delivery, and talent strategies.
Promote collaboration and knowledge sharing across North America, India, EMEA, and APAC, using global expertise and best practices.
Represent the organization at executive forums, industry events, and key client engagements, and contribute to the long-term evolution of the global Data Center practice.