Senior Project Manager- Data Centres

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

Job summary

Turner & Townsend is expanding its Data Centre team in Spain and hiring a Senior Project Manager to oversee a hyperscale data centre project from design to commissioning for a global technology client.

You will act as owner’s representative, manage the full lifecycle, lead cross-functional teams, coordinate with clients, subcontractors and regulators, and ensure delivery within budget, schedule and quality standards in a hybrid on-site/remote setup.

Qualifications

• Degree in Construction or related field.
• Several years of project management experience in a Data Centre or similar technical environment.
• Technical understanding of Data Centre Infrastructure – HVAC, Electrical, Generators, Fire, Security and BM.
• Understanding of the full project life cycle from inception through to close-out and post-review.
• Excellent knowledge and experience of main PM concepts, tools and techniques.
• Ability to thrive in a high pressure, fast-paced environment.
• Fluent English and Spanish language skills; available for on-site work (hybrid).

Responsibilities

• Manage the entire project lifecycle from design to construction to commissioning, ensuring delivery within budget, schedule and quality; act as the key client interface.
• Develop working relationships, solve problems and drive projects to successful completion.
• Collaborate with clients, subcontractors and regulators to meet requirements and resolve issues.
• Review project plans, schedules and costs, identify discrepancies and potential construction problems.
• Ensure safety, quality and environmental standards are met and regulatory compliance maintained.
• Coordinate vendor scope with overall project delivery.
• Maintain timely document management and process contract documents; prepare stakeholder reports on progress, budget, and risk.

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder management

Leadership

English fluency

Spanish fluency

Data Centre knowledge

Education

Degree in Construction or related field

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 Centre sector globally. Due to the continued success and expansion of our Data Centre business in Spain, we are currently recruiting for experienced Senior ProjectManager to join our Data Centre team.

In this role, you will act as an owner representative and oversee the pre-construction, construction, commissioning, and close-out phases of a hyperscale, state of the art data center project for a global technology client.

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.

Responsibilities:

• Manage the entire project lifecycle, from design to construction to commissioning, ensuring that the project is completed within budget, on time, and to the required quality standards as the key client interface
• Develop working relationships, problem solving and driving projects to successful completion
• Collaborate with stakeholders, including clients, subcontractors, and regulatory authorities, to ensure that project requirements are met and any issues are resolved
• Review project plans and specifications, scheduling, costs saving measures, discrepancies, potential construction problems, etc.
• Ensure that all aspects of the project, including safety, quality, and environmental standards, are in compliance with industry regulations and standards
• Co-ordinating vendor scope with overall project delivery
• Working closely with project teams to ensure effective and timely document processing and management of contract documents
• Prepare regular reports for stakeholders, including progress updates, budget status, and risk management

Qualifications

• Degree in a Construction a related field
• Several years project management experience, gained within a Data Centre or similar technical environment
• Technical understanding of Data Centre Infrastructure – HVAC, Electrical, Generators, Fire, Security and BM
• A thorough understanding of the total project life cycle, from project inception stage, design, authority approvals through to construction completion and post-project review
• Excellent knowledge and experience of all of the main project management concepts, tools and techniques
• Ability to thrive in a high pressure, fast paced environment.
• Highly motivated and driven with a passion for delivering to your client.
• Fluent English and Spanish language skills
• Availability to work on-site work when requested (hybrid).

Additional Information

Our inspired people share our vision and mission. We provide a great place to work, where each person has the opportunity and voice to affect change.

We want our people to succeed both in 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 and actively encourage applications from all sectors of the community.

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