Project Manager

About the role

The Project Manager oversees the overall operational delivery of a project (or part thereof), ensuring all safety, technical, commercial, and managerial requirements are met from bid and pre-commencement through to successful practical completion. The role involves maintaining or improving profitability through effective leadership, fostering high-quality customer relations, and managing the relevant support functions allocated to the project.

Key responsibilities

• Demonstrate strong Health and Safety leadership and compliance throughout all activities relating to the project
• Support the Senior Management and central H&S team by delivering clear and consistent communications
• Deliver projects in line with ISO and business process to provide customers a consistent delivery experience
• Participate in bid activities that support sales and proposal team and processes to ensure professional, profitable, and successful bids are delivered
• Manage pre-commencement activities in line with business project delivery process and review project scope of works including installation methods
• Engage with supply chain, maintaining relations and understanding escalation structure and processes to overcome barriers and resolve disputes or issues
• Work with project commercial lead to identify and manage project risks and opportunities, ensuring these are commercially mitigated or enhanced
• Lead the team to effectively manage appointed specialist Sub-Contractors and ensure work is carried out safely, to specification and programme
• Provide leadership for the project delivery team through clear provision of objectives, responsibilities, and accountabilities
• Provision of Customer Progress Reporting in a timely and regular manner using correct reporting management tools and templates

About you

• PMP Certified or Equivalent: Project Management Professional (PMP) certification or equivalent is required
• A degree in Project Management, Engineering (Mechanical or Electrical), Business Administration, or a related field is preferred, or many years of trade experience
• Certified Data Centre Project Manager (CDCPM) or equivalent proven experience in data centres is desirable
• Significant international experience
• Leadership and people management skills
• Experience in management within Construction and M&E environment
• Sector and industry knowledge within Data Centre and associated services environment
• Proficiency in IT skills, including Microsoft suite (Word, Excel, MS Project, and PowerPoint)
• Financial awareness of profit and loss and commercial costing
• SMST, IOSH for managers, CSCS, ECS accreditation or local/regional equivalent

About us

We compete at the highest standards in data centre fit-out, MEP construction and managed services throughout Europe and beyond. We continue to develop and deliver products and services unparalleled in terms of quality, retain our clients by broadening our breadth of service and identifying closely with their changing requirements, and execute a robust H&S and Wellbeing strategy. We build an organisation capable of managing the business we will become by recruiting, retaining and developing the best industry professionals, with Health, Safety and Wellbeing remaining paramount for our employees and clients.