VP, Legal, Construction

About Nscale

We provide cost-effective, high-performance infrastructure for AI start-ups and large enterprise customers. Nscale enables AI-focused companies to achieve superior results by reducing the complexity of AI development. Our GPU cloud bolsters technical capabilities and directly supports strategic business outcomes, including cost management, rapid innovation, and environmental responsibility.

We thrive on a culture of relentless innovation, ownership, and accountability, where every team member takes pride in their work and drives it with excellence and urgency. As an Nscaler, you’ll build trust through openness and transparency, where everyone is inspired to do their best work. If you join our team, you’ll be contributing to building the technology that powers the future.

About The Role

We’re hiring a VP, Legal - Construction to lead the end-to-end design, development, and delivery of Nscale’s data centre infrastructure across the UK and broader EMEA region.

In this role, you will sit at the centre of Nscale’s infrastructure expansion, connecting design, engineering, construction, procurement, vendor management, operations, finance, and commercial teams. You will lead major programmes across multiple sites, support technical and commercial negotiations for colocation partnerships, and help shape infrastructure requirements that enable growth.

This role is critical to Nscale’s ability to deliver high-quality, energy-efficient, and scalable facilities that meet demanding operational standards. Your leadership will directly influence how we expand across Europe and other strategic markets, standardise regional design frameworks, and execute infrastructure projects with speed, quality, and commercial discipline.

What you'll be doing

Design, Engineering & Delivery

• Lead all legal aspects of data centre design, engineering, and construction across projects
• Oversee end-to-end project development from early planning through construction and commissioning.
• Deliver facilities to world-class standards of quality, safety, and operational performance.
• Drive the execution of complex, multi-site infrastructure programmes across the region.

Expansion & Infrastructure Strategy

• Lead global expansion initiatives, including new site development across Europe and other strategic markets.
• Shape infrastructure requirements that support Nscale’s broader growth plans.
• Support new site development activities across the full development lifecycle.
• Champion scalable and energy-efficient approaches to regional data centre delivery.

Commercial & Contractual Leadership

• Support technical and commercial negotiations for colocation partnerships.
• Lead infrastructure-related commercial negotiations with suppliers and partners.
• Execute EPC, supplier, and colocation contracts aligned to commercial and operational objectives.
• Manage procurement activities to ensure effective cost control and delivery outcomes.

Vendor & Cross-Functional Management

• Establish a strong vendor ecosystem with clear governance and performance oversight.
• Coordinate closely with construction, operations, finance, and commercial teams to maintain alignment.
• Mitigate project risks proactively and elevate issues when necessary.
• Drive continuous improvement across the design and construction domain through standardised frameworks and technical specifications.

About You

• 12+ PQE lawyer leading large-scale construction, infrastructure, or mission-critical development programmes
• Extensive experience delivering large-scale data centre or mission-critical infrastructure design and construction programmes
• Proven track record managing complex, multi-site projects across the UK and/or EMEA
• Strong experience in non-contentious construction, major infrastructure, or large-scale industrial development
• Significant experience in vendor management, facilities management, procurement, and commercial negotiation
• Strong understanding of the full development lifecycle, including land acquisition, permitting, design, construction, and commissioning
• Expertise in colocation contracting and customer-driven technical requirements
• Demonstrated ability to identify commercial and legal risk and develop pragmatic solutions
• Strong leadership skills with the ability to influence senior stakeholders and drive cross-functional alignment
• Well-organised, highly responsive, and comfortable working through ambiguity, competing demands, and global complexity

What we can offer you

At Nscale, you'll find a collaborative, supportive, and innovative environment where your contributions spark real impact. We're building something extraordinary, and we want you at the core.

Highly competitive compensation package (base + bonus + equity), with performance reviews every 12 months. 🚀

Join one of the fastest-growing AI infrastructure companies — your chance to directly shape how global AI capacity is planned and deployed. ✨

Expect a dynamic progression plan tailored to your ambitions. Grow by leading critical cross-functional initiatives and shaping capital strategy — always with our full support.

Human‑First Flexibility: We treat you as humans first. 🫶 Our flexible workplace trusts Nscalers to deliver, giving you the autonomy to shape your day around life’s moments.

Equal Opportunities Statement

We strongly encourage applications from people of colour, the LGBTQ+ community, people with disabilities, neurodivergent people, parents, carers, and people from lower socio‑economic backgrounds.

If there’s anything we can do to accommodate your specific situation, please let us know.

The responsibilities outlined in this job description are not exhaustive and are intended to provide a general overview of the position. The employee may be required to perform additional duties, tasks, and responsibilities as assigned by management, consistent with the skills and qualifications required for the role.

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