Project Lead

Enersense International Oyj; Helsinki; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Enersense Engineering in Helsinki seeks an experienced Project Lead to oversee the delivery of a major data centre construction project from design through handover. You will lead the team across engineering, construction, and controls to ensure on-time, on-budget completion.

The role requires a proven track record in large-scale mission-critical projects, strong stakeholder management, and excellent leadership.

Qualifications

• 10+ years' experience in construction project delivery.
• Proven track record delivering large-scale data centre or mission-critical projects.
• Strong knowledge of project controls, procurement, and lifecycle management.
• Experience leading cross-functional teams and managing subcontractors.
• Strong commercial awareness and financial reporting.
• Excellent leadership and stakeholder management.
• Ability to work under pressure in fast-paced projects.
• Proficiency with MS Office and project tools.

Responsibilities

• Lead the overall delivery of a large-scale data centre construction project from inception through to completion.
• Manage project cost, schedule, and budget, ensuring effective control throughout all phases.
• Oversee and coordinate subcontractors, suppliers, and consultants to ensure smooth project execution.
• Monitor and control key milestone activities, proactively identifying and mitigating schedule risks.
• Review and evaluate construction proposals, pricing submissions, and scopes of work.
• Lead client meetings, progress meetings, and other project coordination sessions.
• Track, analyse, and report on cost drivers, providing data-driven commercial insights and recommendations.
• Manage procurement activities and oversee long-lead equipment planning and delivery schedules.
• Review, validate, and audit cost estimates, variations, and commercial submissions from subcontractors and stakeholders.
• Ensure compliance with project quality, health, safety, and environmental requirements across all activities.
• Coordinate effectively with engineering, construction, and project controls teams to ensure alignment across disciplines.
• Support project close-out activities, ensuring all deliverables, documentation, and handover requirements are completed.

Skills

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Cost control

Project controls

Scheduling

MS Office

Communication

Pressure handling

Tools

MS Project

Job description

Enersense Engineering is looking for experienced Project Lead to support a major data centre construction project in Helsinki, Finland. The role will be responsible for leading the overall delivery of complex mission-critical works from design through construction and handover.

Main tasks and responsibilities:

• Lead the overall delivery of a large-scale data centre construction project from inception through to completion
• Manage project cost, schedule, and budget, ensuring effective control throughout all phases
• Oversee and coordinate subcontractors, suppliers, and consultants to ensure smooth project execution
• Monitor and control key milestone activities, proactively identifying and mitigating schedule risks
• Review and evaluate construction proposals, pricing submissions, and scopes of work
• Lead client meetings, progress meetings, and other project coordination sessions
• Track, analyse, and report on cost drivers, providing data-driven commercial insights and recommendations
• Manage procurement activities and oversee long-lead equipment planning and delivery schedules
• Review, validate, and audit cost estimates, variations, and commercial submissions from subcontractors and stakeholders
• Ensure compliance with project quality, health, safety, and environmental requirements across all activities
• Coordinate effectively with engineering, construction, and project controls teams to ensure alignment across disciplines
• Support project close-out activities, ensuring all deliverables, documentation, and handover requirements are completed

Requirements:

• Minimum 10 years’ experience in construction project delivery or a similar senior role
• Proven experience delivering large-scale construction projects, preferably within data centres or other mission-critical environments
• Strong understanding of construction sequencing, project controls, procurement processes, and project lifecycle management
• Experience managing subcontractors, consultants, and multidisciplinary project teams
• Strong commercial awareness, including cost control, budgeting, and financial reporting
• Excellent leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills
• Ability to work effectively under pressure in fast-paced, high-demand project environments
• Strong organisational and time management skills
• Proficiency in MS Office and relevant project management tools

We follow pay transparency principles and the salary level and the criteria used to determine it will be communicated to candidates before the interview.

Due to GDPR regulations, applications will only be accepted through our official application system.

Please note that due to the client’s urgent need, only applicants with a valid working permit / EU citizenship can be considered.

We manage this recruitment process internally and therefore do not require support from external recruitment agencies.

We are Enersense’s Expert Services team. We deliver qualified and compliant workforce solutions for our clients' demanding technical and engineering projects locally and internationally. Our recruitment team’s experts have for a long time been contributing to the success of our customers and Enersense. We have helped our clients to employ over 3000 specialists in various projects across 40 countries globally.