Associate Director - Project Management - Datacentre

Radius Limited; City of Westminster; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading infrastructure firm in the United Kingdom is seeking a Project Manager experienced in Datacentre new builds, from RIBA stages 1-4. This role requires strong leadership capabilities, strategic thinking, and a solid understanding of building regulations and project compliance. Responsibilities include managing project programmes, procurement, cost control, risks, and ensuring quality standards are met throughout the project lifecycle. Ideal candidates should also have experience in mentoring other Project Managers and working closely with design teams.

Qualifications

• Experience with Datacentre new builds from RIBA stages 1-4.
• Strong understanding of planning and building regulations.
• Experience in managing and mentoring project managers.

Responsibilities

• Develop target project programmes and review progress.
• Procure design teams, equipment, and contractors.
• Review estimates, cost plans, and cashflows.
• Engage with design teams and monitor design development.
• Prepare and maintain a project risk register.
• Implement formal change control processes.
• Administer consultant and construction contracts.
• Monitor necessary planning permits and consents.
• Ensure design and construction meet quality standards.
• Organise testing and commissioning activities.

Skills

Project Management

MEP / M&E

Strategic Thinking

Commercial Awareness

Leadership

Risk Management

Job description

This role requires someone who has experience of Datacentre new builds from RIBA stages 1-4. Must have a strong understanding of planning, Building regulations, local council planning, working with 3rd party principle contractors, managing and mentoring other Project Managers, strong commercial awareness, strategic thinking, MEP / M&E and strong leadership experience.

Responsibilities

• Project Programme – Develop detailed target project programmes and review progress against target. Escalate any issues and actively support the development of options for programme recovery.
• Procurement – Procure design teams, plant & equipment, and contractors. Check tender documentation released for completeness. Administer tender clarifications and assist with tender evaluations and recommendations. Support negotiations on contract terms and conditions and compiling.
• Cost Control – Review all estimates, cost plans, cost reports and cash‑flows prepared by in‑house and/or external teams and comment on completeness. Participate in seeking funding approval as required. Always consider the project budget, funding approvals and cashflows and escalate any matters that may lead to deviations from planned and approved expenditure. Support the appropriate assessment and resolution of all financial claims and final accounts.
• Design Management – Engage with in‑house and/or external design teams and monitor the development of designs. Seek authorisation of design proposals at key work stages. Review and challenge the design as required.
• Risk Management – Prepare and maintain a project risk register.
• Change Control – Implement formal change control processes for any change to time, cost, or scope. Seek approval for the change prior to implementation. Escalate any issues and actively support resolution.
• Contract Administration – Administer consultant and construction contracts in accordance with the terms of the contracts entered into. Escalate any issues and actively support resolution.
• Consents – Monitor that all necessary Town Planning, Statutory Undertaker and Environmental permits and other consents are received. Escalate any issues and actively support resolution.
• Quality – Engage with in‑house and/or external design teams and monitor that designs prepared in relation to a project and the construction works are of the required quality through appropriate review, critique, inspection and benchmarking. Record any non‑conformance and seek appropriate resolution.
• Testing & Commissioning – In conjunction with in‑house and/or external engineers monitor the production of the Testing & Commissioning plan. Organise attendances at testing and commissioning activities, record defects/anomalies, and ensure matters are resolved.