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Charlie Cassie

Vice President of Global Dater Centers

Hi nice to meet you I'm Charlie, a few facts about me...

  • Big football fan - United unfortunately (Or Soccer if you're from the US! ๐Ÿ˜‰)
  • Coffee connoisseur 
  • Dad to a cockerpoo named Ziggy with way to much energy! 

 I recruit for Data Center Construction & Mission Critical Partners in the US across Hyperscalers, Colocation Providers, General Contractors & MEP Specialists ๐Ÿš€
 
 What We Recruit For

  • Data Center Construction - Project Managers, Superintendents, Construction Managers, Schedulers, Estimators, Cost Managers, Owner's Reps and MEP Contractors.
  • Critical Facilities & Operations - Data Center Technicians, Facility Managers, HVAC, CRAC/CRAH, UPS, Generators, Switchgear, BMS and Critical Infrastructure.
  • Electrical & Mechanical Engineering - LV/MV/HV, Electrical Design, Mechanical Design, MEP, Liquid Cooling, Chilled Water Systems, Piping and Power Distribution.
  • Commissioning & QA/QC - Electrical & Mechanical Commissioning, QA/QC Specialists, Energy Marshals, Equipment Testing, Energization and Integrated Systems Testing.
  • Data Center Development & Design - Site Selection, Land & Power, Campus Planning, Design Management, Preconstruction, Utility Infrastructure and Project Delivery.
  • AI & HPC Infrastructure - GPU Deployments, High-Density Computing, Direct Liquid Cooling, Thermal Management and AI-Optimized Data Centers.
  • Physical Security & Low Voltage - Access Control, CCTV, Security Design, Systems Integration, Structured Cabling and Fiber Infrastructure.
  • Leadership & Commercial - Engineering Directors, Construction Directors, Program Directors, Operations Leaders, Business Development and Executive Leadership.

Track Record

  • Partnered with a rapidly growing data center provider during a critical funding and expansion phase, helping scale their workforce from just 5 to over 120 employees. We played a key role in building out their leadership structure and technical delivery teams, recruiting across construction management, project delivery, commissioning, critical infrastructure engineering and senior leadership.
  • Supported a newly funded data center operator entering a new US market, helping build their workforce from a small core team into a fully operational business within just 12 months. Through proactive talent mapping and market engagement, we developed a pipeline of specialist professionals across construction, engineering, commissioning and operations, enabling the business to scale quickly as new projects came online.
  • Partnered with a leading ENR-ranked general contractor to support the delivery of large-scale, mission-critical data center construction projects across the US. Our partnership focused on sourcing experienced travelling professionals nationwide, including Superintendents, Project Managers, Commissioning Managers and Energy Marshals, helping strengthen project teams in a highly competitive talent market.

Whether you're hiring or looking for your next role in data centers, I'm always happy to chat. Feel free to connect with me here, or send me an email.