Data Centre Project Manager: Design, Build & Commission

Gough Recruitment; City of Melbourne; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Gough Recruitment is seeking an experienced Project Manager to join their Melbourne team, delivering technically complex Data Centre projects across Australia, with a collaborative environment and exposure to senior leadership.

You will oversee planning, design and delivery from early design through construction, commissioning and handover, with preference for candidates from Mechanical, Electrical Engineering or Architecture backgrounds and experience in Pharmaceutical or Healthcare sectors.

Qualifications

• Degree qualified in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Architecture or a related discipline.
• Ideally Data Centre project experience.
• Pharmaceutical, Life Sciences or complex Healthcare experience will also be considered.
• Strong understanding of technically complex MEP/services-heavy projects.
• Experience working as a Project Manager within a consultancy, contractor, developer or client-side environment.
• Strong design management and consultant coordination skills.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management ability.
• Ability to manage projects through multiple stages of the project lifecycle.
• Work on major Data Centre projects in a rapidly growing sector.
• Strong pipeline of technically complex projects.
• Exposure to leading clients, consultants and contractors.

Responsibilities

• Managing projects across design, procurement, construction and commissioning
• Coordinating consultants, contractors and key project stakeholders
• Managing complex Mechanical and Electrical services packages
• Driving programme, cost, quality and project outcomes
• Leading design coordination and constructability reviews
• Managing project reporting, risk and commercial matters
• Supporting commissioning, handover and project close-out
• Building strong relationships with clients and project stakeholders

Skills

MEP coordination

Stakeholder management

Design management

Communication

Project governance

Education

Engineering/Architecture degree

Job description

Gough Recruitment is seeking an experienced Project Manager to join their Melbourne team, delivering technically complex Data Centre projects across Australia, with a collaborative environment and exposure to senior leadership.

You will oversee planning, design and delivery from early design through construction, commissioning and handover, with preference for candidates from Mechanical, Electrical Engineering or Architecture backgrounds and experience in Pharmaceutical or Healthcare sectors.