Senior Project Manager - Data Centres

Cumming Group is an international project and cost management consultancy delivering innovative solutions in construction, real estate, and infrastructure. With a commitment to collaboration, transparency, and performance excellence, we support some of the world’s most respected clients across diverse range of sectors.

The Role:

Cumming Group are looking to recruit a Senior Project Manager to join our team in the London office. As a Senior Project Manager, you will provide expert-level consultancy and project support for construction projects across various stages and sectors - from concept design to construction completion. You will be responsible for delivering procurement advice, and post-contract administration, working independently or managing a team, depending on project size and scope. You will partner with a diverse set of clients and internal teams to deliver exceptional value, acting as a trusted advisor and helping to ensure successful project outcomes.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide overall leadership to Project Management team including project and service delivery, processes, development etc.
• Lead the delivery of mission-critical Data Centre projects through all project phases from feasibility, design and procurement through construction, commissioning and handover.
• Proactive day to day responsibility for large sized projects and demonstrate the ability to take on tasks with minimal supervision.
• Strengthen our service delivery capability and promote knowledge capture, sharing and innovation.
• Prepare and evaluating tenders, contractor/consultant selection and contract documentation.
• Support risk and value management, including facilitation of workshops and project risk registers.
• Contract administration for relevant contract provisions, monthly reporting and chairing project meetings.
• Deliver all work outputs in an accurate and timely manner to a high standard of quality.
• Undertake service delivery in accordance with the policies and procedures of the business, particularly Health & Safety and Quality Assurance.
• Undertake service in compliance with client’s corporate governance procedures where applicable.
• Achieve all objectives as required by the annual performance review process.
• Demonstrate a commitment to continuing professional development and continuous improvement.
• Communicating effectively with all stakeholders to ensure that all parties are kept informed on all relevant matters impacting and influencing projects.
• Provide advice on procurement and contracts.
• Responsibility for, and must be committed to promoting, protecting, developing and enabling the business and your colleagues, within the parameter of your job role
• Contribute towards bid and tender preparation and business development.
• Support the implementation of strategic initiatives at service level.
• Provide leadership to the staff, where required. Resolve conflicts of priorities and personalities relating to work with the appropriate Director or Associate.
• Mentor and coach team members, ensuring that staff and new starters are developed to support the successful growth of the business and development of their career.
• Developing and managing the Project Programmes and obtaining the buy-in of all stakeholders.
• Manage the delivery of work through proactive involvement where appropriate and through performance management of personnel to ensure work is completed in a timely manner to a high-quality standard.
• Communicating effectively with all stakeholders to ensure that all parties are kept informed on all relevant matters impacting and influencing projects.
• Communicating with team members to ensure that they understand and become engaged with the project strategies, briefs and client requirements.
• Driving project performance, service delivery and technical and commercial outcomes and undertaking reviews, ensuring client delivery is above expectation.

Knowledge & Skills Required:

The ability to:

• Deliver results in a client facing role including:
• Respond confidently to a client request; as well as understanding when to escalate client issues to senior members of the team.
• Provide innovative solutions to improve project delivery.
• Ability to show resilience and resourcefulness in the face of highly complex challenges.
• Commitment to outperforming client expectations.
• Deal diplomatically with a wide range of stakeholders in a flexible environment, subject to change.
• Demonstrate a high degree of integrity.
• Lead a team.
• Negotiate, influence and deliver results in a client facing role.
• Manage conflicting priorities and organise workloads in conjunction with the appropriate Director.
• Demonstrate flexibility in response to changing requirements and routines.
• Show strong leadership skills and demonstrable ability to lead, creating a close-knit team. Motivate and mentor the team to work effectively in a dynamic environment, including the supply chain.
• Prioritise and self-manage with ability to work in a high-pressure environment.

Preferred Education and Experience:

• Preferably degree qualified in a relevant field: construction, cost management, engineering or quantity surveying.
• MAPM / MRICS other equivalent qualification or experience.
• Supporting Project Management Qualifications such as PRINCE2 Practitioner / Certified Project Manager / MSP / Risk Management.
• Proven experience delivering Data Centre, mission-critical or other highly technical construction projects.
• Experience in the Data Centre sector is essential.
• 7+ years’ experience (at least 5 years post qualification).
• Extensive knowledge of construction industry technical matters.
• Extensive experience of industry standard forms of contract, typically JCT and NEC.
• Excellent technical project management skills and provide leadership to others on PM Processes: Risk, Opportunities and Issues, Planning/programming, Change control, Reporting, Stakeholder management and Communications, Value Management.
• Extensive experience of delivering multiple or complex projects and programmes of work through the entire project life cycle.
• Sound understanding of HS&E legislation including some formal training/qualifications.
• Strong interpersonal and team building skills. Strong interpersonal skills with both client and staff.
• Monitoring developments in project and programme management field - new processes / alternative training/ new areas of work - examples such as BIM, Soft Landings and agile project management.
• Strong analytical skills, sound judgement and an aptitude for forward planning.
• Good experience of managing people and delivering multiple or complex projects.

Cumming Group is committed to creating a diverse workplace and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All job applicants will receive equal treatment without regard to age, sex, disability, sexual orientation, “race” (includes nationality, national / ethnic origins, colour) marriage & civil partnership, pregnancy & maternity, gender reassignment, religion and belief.

Note for Recruitment Agencies:

We prefer to hire directly, and we will be in touch with our PSL Agencies if this role is eligible for release.