Electrical Project Manager

L.J.B & Co. Construction Recruitment; Leeds; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

LJ.B & Co. Construction Recruitment is seeking an experienced Electrical Project Manager to lead the electrical package for a major data centre construction project in Ferrybridge, Leeds.

You will oversee electrical installations, manage site teams and subcontractors, control budgets and ensure delivery to high technical and commercial standards. You will coordinate safety, QA, and progress reporting, while maintaining close collaboration with the client and engineers to meet programme

Qualifications

• Minimum five years' project management experience.
• Strong knowledge of health and safety requirements.
• Good IT, communication and organisational skills.

Responsibilities

• Oversee electrical systems package through project lifecycle.
• Coordinate site safety with PM and HSE team; manage safety docs.
• Promote quality, health, safety and environmental culture on site.
• Manage QA processes and documentation.
• Coordinate project schedule with engineers and client requirements.
• Control costs including labour, subcontractors, materials and variations.
• Oversee day-to-day site operations and electrical installation activities.
• Ensure supply-chain contracts align with company policies on site.
• Manage subcontractor progress and weekly coordination meetings.
• Oversee snagging and punch-list management and close-out.
• Monitor labour hours, material orders and deliveries.
• Attend site meetings, reviews and handover meetings.
• Produce weekly cost and progress reports.

Skills

IT & software usage

Communication skills

Organisational skills

Health & Safety knowledge

Education

Trade or third-level qualification

Tools

Project management software

Job description

Electrical Project Manager - Data Centre Construction

Location: Ferrybridge, Leeds, UK

Salary: £90,000-£100,000

Sector: Data Centre / Mission-Critical Construction

Employment: Permanent

The Opportunity

An opportunity is available for an experienced Electrical Project Manager to oversee the delivery of electrical systems on a major data centre construction project in Ferrybridge. The successful candidate will manage electrical installation works, site teams, subcontractors, budgets, quality, safety and programme delivery, ensuring all works are completed to the required technical and commercial standards.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage the electrical systems package throughout the project lifecycle.
• Coordinate site safety with the Project Manager and Health and Safety team, including the management and close-out of safety documentation.
• Promote a strong quality, health, safety and environmental culture across the electrical team.
• Manage quality assurance processes and ensure QA documentation is maintained and completed.
• Coordinate the project schedule with the Project Manager, consulting engineers and client requirements.
• Control package costs, including labour, subcontractors, materials, plant, equipment, variations and valuations.
• Oversee day-to-day site operations and electrical installation activities.
• Ensure company policies and procedures are incorporated into supply-chain contracts and followed on site.
• Manage subcontractor progress, labour levels and weekly coordination meetings.
• Oversee snagging and punch-list management, ensuring defects are allocated and closed out.
• Monitor direct labour and subcontractor hours, material orders and deliveries.
• Attend site meetings, internal project reviews, engineering reviews, planning meetings and handover meetings.
• Coordinate project close-out, including final accounts, O&M manuals, safety files, QA files and outstanding snagging.
• Produce weekly cost reports and internal and external progress reports.
• Track project progress against work breakdown structures, highlighting risks, delays and issues affecting delivery.
• Coordinate material deliveries in line with the construction programme.
• Maintain project records, including a weekly photographic diary.

Essential Requirements

• Relevant trade qualification or third-level qualification.
• Minimum five years' project management experience.
• Proven experience coordinating and managing large-scale electrical installation projects.
• Experience with design-and-build projects.
• Understanding of industrial relations and site workforce management.
• Strong knowledge of health and safety requirements.
• Good technical understanding of electrical and mechanical building services.
• Excellent IT, communication and organisational skills.
• Ability to manage competing priorities and deliver against strict deadlines.
• Proven ability to drive large-scale construction projects to completion