MEP Project Manager - Data Centres

Turner & Townsend; Zaragoza; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Turner & Townsend in Spain is seeking an experienced MEP Project Manager to join its Data Centre team. You will oversee MEP design and construction, manage schedules, budgets and resources, and coordinate with architects, engineers and contractors to ensure high-quality delivery of data centre projects on site.

The role requires knowledge of MEP systems, energy efficiency strategies and compliance with local regulations, plus strong leadership and communication skills.

Qualifications

• Degree in Mechanical, Electrical, or Civil Engineering with several years of MEP project management experience, in a Data Centre or similar tech environment.
• Knowledge of MEP systems, data centre infrastructure, energy efficiency strategies.
• Proficiency in project management software.
• Understanding of building regulations related to construction projects.
• Excellent budget management, risk assessment, and problem-solving skills.
• Strong leadership and communication skills, with ability to manage diverse teams and stakeholders.
• Availability for on-site work.

Responsibilities

• Oversee and coordinate MEP design and construction activities for data centre projects, ensuring alignment with project goals and client requirements.
• Develop and manage project schedules, budgets, and resource allocation to ensure timely and cost-effective project delivery.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including architects, engineers, and contractors, to resolve technical issues and optimise MEP system performance.
• Conduct regular site visits to monitor construction progress, quality control, and compliance with safety standards.
• Analyse and mitigate project risks, implementing proactive solutions to potential challenges.
• Ensure compliance with local building codes, regulations, and industry standards for data centre construction.
• Oversee the commissioning and testing of MEP systems, guaranteeing optimal performance and energy efficiency.
• Prepare and present detailed project reports, including progress updates and financial forecasts, to senior management and stakeholders.
• Implement and maintain best practices for sustainable and energy-efficient data centre design and construction.

Skills

MEP project management

Leadership

Communication

On-site work

Education

Degree in Mechanical, Electrical, or Civil Engineering

Tools

Project management software

Job description

Turner & Townsend is a global professional services company with over 22,000 people in more than 60 countries.

Working with our clients across real estate, infrastructure, energy and natural resources, we transform together delivering outcomes that improve people’s lives. Working in partnership makes it possible to deliver the world’s most impactful projects and programmes as we turn challenge into opportunity and complexity into success.

Our capabilities include programme, project, cost, asset and commercial management, controls and performance, procurement and supply chain, net zero and digital solutions.

We are majority-owned by CBRE Group, Inc., the world’s largest commercial real estate services and investment firm, with our partners holding a significant minority interest. Turner & Townsend and CBRE work together to provide clients with the premier programme, project and cost management offering in markets around the world.

Turner & Townsend are leaders in professional services to the Data Centresectorglobally. Due tothe continued success and expansion of our Data Centre business in Spain, we are currently recruiting for aMEP Project Managerto join our Data Centre team.

This position plans and conducts activities concerned with the quality assurance and quality control of multiple construction contractors, overseeing work put in place to ensure industrial processes, materials and products by performing the following duties.

With a market leading client base and the opportunity to take the lead on strategic commissions and high-profile projects, this is an exciting time to join the business unit and grow a career with Turner & Townsend.

• Oversee and coordinate MEP design and construction activities for data centre projects, ensuring alignment with project goals and client requirements
• Develop and manage project schedules, budgets, and resource allocation to ensure timely and cost-effective project delivery
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including architects, engineers, and contractors, to resolve technical issues and optimise MEP system performance
• Conduct regular site visits to monitor construction progress, quality control, and compliance with safety standards
• Analyse and mitigate project risks, implementing proactive solutions to potential challenges
• Ensure compliance with local building codes, regulations, and industry standards for data centre construction
• Oversee the commissioning and testing of MEP systems, guaranteeing optimal performance and energy efficiency
• Prepare and present detailed project reports, including progress updates and financial forecasts, to senior management and stakeholders
• Implement and maintain best practices for sustainable and energy-efficient data centre design and construction

Qualifications

• Degree in Mechanical, Electrical, or Civil Engineering with several years of experience in MEP project management, gained within a Data Centre or similar technical environment
• Knowledge of MEP systems, data centre (or similar environment) infrastructure, energy efficiency strategies, and high-voltage electrical substations
• Proficiency in project management software
• Understanding of buildingregulations related toconstruction projects
• Excellent budget management, risk assessment, and problem-solving skills
• Strong leadership and communication skills, with ability to manage diverse teams and stakeholders
• Highly motivated self-starter
• Ability to multi-task and identify priority activities
• Possess the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously and identify priority activities
• Availability for on-site work

Additional Information

Our people share our Purpose and Values. Turner & Townsend provides a great place to work, where everyone can make change happen and influence a better world.

We champion our people to succeed in both work and life. To support this we promote a healthy, productive, and flexible working environment that respects work-life balance.

Turner & Townsend is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We actively encourage applications from all sectors of the community.

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