Permanent Electrical Project Manager - Data Centres

James Lewis Recruitment; Greater London; On-site; GBP 75,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A recruitment agency is seeking an experienced Electrical Project Manager to oversee critical power and fit-out packages in a live data-centre environment. The candidate must have a strong background in electrical building services and proven leadership abilities to manage multiple teams effectively. Competitive salary of £75,000-£80,000 with a comprehensive benefits package including private healthcare and pension options.

Benefits

Private healthcare

Dental insurance

Life insurance

Pension

Retail trade discounts

Qualifications

• Strong electrical building-services background delivering data centres/critical facilities for main or specialist M&E contractors.
• Clear, steady leadership; able to unblock issues quickly on site and keep multiple workfronts moving.
• Evidence of driving trades to programme with clean QA and commissioning outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Run critical power and fit-out packages across a live data-centre campus.
• Chair progress/coordination meetings and set production targets.
• Manage commissioning and ensure clean handover practices.

Skills

Leadership

Electrical infrastructure knowledge

Data centre project management

Job description

Electrical Project Manager - £75,000-£80,000 + package

London (Dagenham & East India Docks) | Data centre campus

We're hiring a delivery-focused Electrical Project Manager to run critical power and fit-out packages across a live data-centre campus. Pace, coordination and clean handovers are the brief.

What you'll run day-to-day (Electrical PM)

• Programme & sequencing: two- to four-week look-aheads, area drops and access planning; coordinate risers, plant lifts, deliveries and energisation windows.
• Subcontractor leadership: chair progress/coordination meetings; set production targets; track labour, materials and off-site manufacture to hit milestones.
• Quality control: ITPs, hold/witness points, snag prevention, red-lines/as-builts; verify schedules, protection settings and asset registers match install.
• Technical admin: submittals/samples, long-lead trackers, O&M data capture and closure of technical queries; accurate monthly reports/forecasts to upstream leadership.
• Health & Safety: RAMS reviews, permits (hot works/WAH), daily briefings/TBTs, housekeeping in congested voids/risers; CDM and environmental compliance.
• Commissioning management: author and drive the Cx plan; pre-commissioning checks, functional testing, BMS IO/alarms/graphics; orchestrate black-building tests and client witnessing to PC, then seasonal commissioning.

What you know cold

• Mission-critical electrical infrastructure in live environments: UPS, LV switchgear, busbar, distribution, monitoring and controls.
• Data-centre delivery constraints: uptime, staged energisations, access controls and zero-defect handover culture.
• UK compliance and best practice for safety, quality and environmental management.
• Tools & reporting: look-aheads, QA and commissioning trackers; confident with common planning/office platforms.

What you'll need

• Strong electrical building-services background delivering data centres/critical facilities for main or specialist M&E contractors.
• Clear, steady leadership; able to unblock issues quickly on site and keep multiple workfronts moving.
• Evidence of driving trades to programme with clean QA and commissioning outcomes.

Why you'll want to work here

• Employee-owned culture: participation in an Employee Ownership Trust after 12 months, aligning everyone to long-term success.
• Integrated delivery: principal-contractor management with in-house trades for faster decisions and smoother interfaces on live projects.
• Critical-environment pedigree: established teams built around uptime, compliance and safe changeovers on complex campuses.
• Safety first: mature health, safety and environmental systems that go beyond minimum standards.
• Stable, certified and established: long UK footprint with robust quality, environmental and safety management systems.

Package & basics

£75,000-£80,000 + comprehensive package (private healthcare, dental, life insurance, pension, EOT eligibility after 12 months, service awards, retail trade discounts; overtime payable by agreement).

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