M&E Client Side Project Manager- Data Centres

ZipRecruiter; Milton Keynes; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A significant Data Centre operator in Milton Keynes is seeking a Project Manager to oversee building services schemes. The role requires strong data centre experience, MEP background, and excellent communication skills to manage contractors. Responsibilities include driving project initiatives, managing budgets, and enhancing operational capabilities. This role emphasizes on-site presence and adherence to client interests and safety standards. The position is exempt from IR35 regulations.

Qualifications

• Comfortable managing contractors and consultants.
• Strong experience in live data centre environments.
• Ability to work under pressure while identifying improvements.

Responsibilities

• Project management of build and retrofitting activities.
• Drive teams to troubleshoot and analyze failures.
• Lead interactions with internal and external teams.

Skills

MEP background

Project management

Data centre experience

Excellent communication skills

Ability to report and recommend

Job description

Overview

This is a client-side opportunity within the Construction Projects team for a significant Data Centre owner/operator. With multiple sites and more coming on stream, this is a busy role in which you will be Project Managing various building services schemes across the portfolio.

Responsibilities

• Project management and oversight of build and retrofitting activities related to modifying existing infrastructure to install new or replace end-of-life equipment. Ownership of project scope, timeline and budget.
• Provide project management for specific initiatives aimed at increasing the resiliency of the data centres. Construction/project package drawing review.
• Creation of project scope, requests for proposals and capital requests. Total project quality including commissioning plan and oversight of execution. Recording and reporting key metrics to team members and management.
• Operational support including review of procedures, best practices and maintenance initiatives.
• Drive teams to perform troubleshooting and root cause failure analysis for equipment or electrical failures. Work with contractors and vendors to deliver efficient and high-quality project turnovers.
• Lead within the group as well as with internal and external teams that support the data centre. Identify gaps and opportunities to expedite programs and work packages.
• Manage risk and report blockers, next steps and recommendations; track weekly progress. Trace all activity back to impact on cost and time and propose improvements.
• Be comfortable on site and with drawings/plans (ACC SharePoint experience). Understand temporary works and develop a plan to implement them.
• Role requires experience across BMS, electrical, mechanical (cooling) disciplines; both technical services experience and data centre live-site experience are important. Ability to identify areas for improvement and act on data from other teams and organisations.

Qualifications

• MEP background, comfortable managing contractors and consultants.
• Strong data centre, live DC environment experience and ability to maintain SLA availability (Tier 3 requirements).
• Strong administrative skills with understanding of audit trails and process development; methodical decision-making.
• Excellent communication skills; able to work with client-side internal operations teams and get the best from them.
• Ability to report issues, next steps and recommendations, and to work under pressure while seeking opportunities to improve.
• Experience with drawings MEP & civils/architectural; capacity to identify gaps and expedite programs.
• UK-based; able to conduct site visits as appropriate; not a general IT PM role. This is outside IR35.
• On-site data centre live-site experience and a practical understanding of temporary works.
• Client representation with a focus on interests of the client and safety.

Eden Brown is committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer. Eden Brown is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.