Global AI Data Center Delivery Lead

Computacenter; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Computacenter's Smart Infrastructure team is recruiting a Senior Project Manager to lead large-scale data centre and digital infrastructure programmes for enterprise and hyperscale customers. You will oversee delivery from inception to completion, coordinating customers, delivery teams, and partners on a global scale.

The role involves governance across the full project lifecycle, managing budgets, risks and contractual obligations, and reporting to senior leadership.

Qualifications

• Proven experience delivering large-scale infrastructure, data centre, network transformation or technology programmes.
• Extensive project management experience in enterprise technology, data centre or critical infrastructure environments.
• Strong commercial awareness, including ownership of project financial performance, forecasting and delivery.
• Experience leading governance, risk, change control and reporting at programme or portfolio level.
• Experience leading geographically dispersed and matrix-managed delivery teams.
• Exceptional stakeholder management skills with ability to influence at all levels.
• Strong customer-facing presence in complex enterprise environments.
• Prince2 Practitioner, PMP or equivalent project management qualification.
• Excellent communication, leadership and problem-solving skills.
• Flexibility to travel extensively within the UK and internationally.

Responsibilities

• Lead the successful delivery of large-scale data centre and infrastructure projects to agreed time, cost, quality and customer satisfaction objectives.
• Provide leadership and governance across the full project lifecycle, ensuring delivery excellence and adherence to agreed methodologies and controls.
• Manage complex project budgets, commercial responsibilities and contractual obligations.
• Lead matrix teams comprising technical specialists, third-party partners, subcontractors and customer stakeholders.
• Ensure effective project planning, risk management, change control and resource management throughout delivery.
• Produce accurate and timely project reporting for customers and senior leadership.
• Build strong relationships with key customer stakeholders, acting as a trusted advisor throughout project delivery.
• Support bid and pre-sales activities by providing delivery expertise, project estimates and implementation recommendations.
• Identify and manage opportunities for scope growth, variation orders and revenue optimisation.
• Ensure projects are delivered in accordance with Computacenter and customer governance standards, quality frameworks and statutory obligations.
• Champion innovation, continuous improvement and delivery best practice across the business.
• Promote and maintain compliance with all Health & Safety requirements across project activities.
• Professionally represent Computacenter at all times, protecting the company's reputation and customer relationships.

Skills

Senior project management

Stakeholder management

Leadership

Budgeting & cost control

Risk management

Governance & compliance

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication

Travel readiness

AI infrastructure knowledge

Education

Prince2 Practitioner

PMP or equivalent

Job description

Computacenter's Smart Infrastructure team is recruiting a Senior Project Manager to lead large-scale data centre and digital infrastructure programmes for enterprise and hyperscale customers. You will oversee delivery from inception to completion, coordinating customers, delivery teams, and partners on a global scale.

The role involves governance across the full project lifecycle, managing budgets, risks and contractual obligations, and reporting to senior leadership.