Electrical Project Lead - Live Data Centre Upgrades

James Lewis Recruitment; Greater London; On-site; GBP 75,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Car allowance

Bonus

Private medical insurance

Job summary

James Lewis Recruitment is seeking an Electrical Project Manager for a live data centre upgrade in London. You will lead the electrical delivery, plan installations, tests, and handover while the facility remains operational, coordinating with site operations and multi-discipline teams.

Experience in data centres or critical facilities and knowledge of LV distribution and plant interfaces will be highly valued. Role is on-site with a competitive package including car allowance and bonus.

Qualifications

• Experience leading electrical upgrades in critical facilities.
• Ability to plan outages, sequencing and changeovers without impacting operations.
• Knowledge of LV distribution and cooling plant interfaces is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Own the electrical programme and agree phasing, access and outage windows with site operations.
• Manage electrical subcontractors and coordinate plant supplies, cabling and controls interfaces with mechanical and BMS teams.
• Plan permits, isolations and temporary supplies with authorised site personnel.
• Set out how each changeover will be tested and how the team will restore the existing setup if needed.
• Lead electrical testing, commissioning and handback, with accurate records for the team that will operate the upgraded systems.

Skills

Electrical programme ownership

Live data centre experience

LV distribution knowledge

Testing & commissioning

Tools

BMS interfaces

Electrical testing equipment

Job description

James Lewis Recruitment is seeking an Electrical Project Manager for a live data centre upgrade in London. You will lead the electrical delivery, plan installations, tests, and handover while the facility remains operational, coordinating with site operations and multi-discipline teams.

Experience in data centres or critical facilities and knowledge of LV distribution and plant interfaces will be highly valued. Role is on-site with a competitive package including car allowance and bonus.