Project Manager/Project Enginner

Key Responsibilities

• Support the Project Director in the day-to-day delivery of the KEMET data center project
• Maintain the integrated project programme, milestones, deliverables and critical path
• Coordinate day to day with the Owner's Engineer, designers, consultants, EPC contractors and vendors
• Track progress through concept design, detailed design, procurement and construction
• Keep action logs, decision registers and project documents up to date
• Follow up site activities, including power, fibre, utilities, permits and external interfaces
• Review technical submittals and drawings, and flag issues to the Project Director
• Prepare tender documents and support the technical and commercial evaluation of bids
• Track the project budget, commitments and invoices against the cost plan

Maintain the risk register and follow up mitigation actions.

• Coordinate interfaces between civil, electrical, mechanical, ICT, security and utility workstreams
• Monitor contractor progress, quality and HSE on site, and report any deviations
• Prepare meeting minutes and weekly and monthly progress reports for the Project Director
• Track change requests and variations, including their cost and schedule impact
• Support testing, commissioning, integrated systems testing and handover documentation
• Help build KEMET's project-management templates, processes and tools

Requirements Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Construction Management or a related discipline.

• Approximately 5-8 years of project engineering or project management experience, including at least 5-6 years on data center projects (must have)
• Hands-on experience on projects through design, construction and commissioning
• Good understanding of MEP systems and mission-critical infrastructure
• Experience coordinating consultants, contractors and vendors
• Strong planning skills (Primavera P6 or MS Project), with good cost-tracking and reporting skills
• Interest in working on the owner's side, alongside a senior Project Director
• Strong communication, organisation and follow-up skills
• Fluent professional English and Arabic
• Based in Egypt or willing to relocate to Egypt

Preferred

• Experience across several data center projects or other mission-critical facilities
• Exposure to Tier III or equivalent high-availability infrastructure
• Working knowledge of MV/HV electrical infrastructure, UPS and backup generation, cooling systems, BMS / EPMS, fire protection, ICT and structured cabling, and testing / commissioning
• Experience working with international engineering consultants or specialist contractors
• Experience with projects in Egypt, the GCC or the wider Middle East
• PMP, CAPM, PRINCE2 or equivalent certification, or working towards one