Project Manager - Data Centers

Turner & Townsend; Greater London; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Turner & Townsend is seeking a Project Manager for data centre projects in London. You will lead large-scale, ground-up data centre construction from inception through commissioning for major technology clients across Europe.

You will advise at conception, establish success criteria, manage quality/safety, governance and budgets, and coordinate with clients and consultants to deliver on time and within scope.

Qualifications

• Construction consultancy experience strongly preferred.
• Professionally qualified in construction, project management, engineering, or architecture.
• Has obtained chartered status or on path to achieving this.
• Thorough understanding of the total project life cycle from conception to post-project review.
• Excellent knowledge of project management concepts, tools and techniques.
• Design, management or construction experience in general construction environments.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Advising at a strategic level at project conception to achieve client objectives.
• Lead establishment of overall success criteria: time, cost, technical & performance.
• Plan and manage quality, safety, health and environment issues.
• Establish project governance, processes & systems for the project.
• Produce detailed project plans and manage procurement of resources.
• Lead and facilitate cross-functional project teams.
• Monitor performance using KPIs to improve delivery.
• Manage change control and project finances.
• Coordinate information flow with client via meetings & reports.
• Produce formal progress reports and interface with client and consultants.

Skills

Project management

Leadership

Communication

Stakeholder management

Risk management

Education

Chartered status in PM/Engineering/Architecture

Job description

We are looking for Project Managers to join our Data Centre team in London. You will be responsible for leading and supporting large-scale, ground-up data centre construction projects with our prominent technology clients across Europe. You will also be responsible for all aspects of project delivery, from inception through to commissioning.

Responsibilities

As a Project Manager, you will be responsible for:

• Advising at a strategic level at the project conception stage, including providing advice on the different approaches that can be adopted in order to successfully achieve the client’s overall objectives;
• Leading the establishment of the overall success criteria for the project, including time, cost, technical and performance parameters;
• Planning for and the ongoing management of quality, safety, health and environment issues;
• Establishing effective project governance, processes and systems to be utilised throughout project;
• Project planning, including ensuring the production of the detailed project plan;
• Advising upon the procurement of resources;
• Leading and facilitating the overall cross-functional project team;
• Monitoring and applying performance management techniques, including the use of KPI’s to improve project performance;
• Managing the change control process;
• Monitoring and advising upon project finances;
• Managing the flow of project information between the team and the client, through regular meetings and written communications;
• Ensuring the production of formal project progress and other reports; and
• Taking a leading role in interfacing with the client and other consultants, at all project stages.

Qualifications

To be considered for this role, you will need:

• Construction consultancy experience strongly preferred
• Professionally qualified in one of the following fields: construction, project management, engineering, or architecture.
• Has obtained chartered status or on path to achieving this.
• A thorough understanding of the total project life cycle, from project conception stage, through all of the operational stages to completion and post-project review.
• Excellent knowledge and experience of all of the main project management concepts, tools, and techniques.
• Design, management or construction experience gained within the general construction environment. ideally residential, office, fit-outs and health & education
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Additional Information

Our inspired people share our vision and mission. We provide a great place to work, where each person has the opportunity and voice to affect change.

We want our people to succeed both in work and life. To support this we promote a healthy, productive and flexible working environment that respects work-life balance.

Turner & Townsend is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees and actively encourage applications from all sectors of the community.

SOX control responsibilities may be part of this role, which are to be adhered to where applicable.

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Any unsolicited resumes/CVs submitted through our website or to Turner & Townsend personal e-mail accounts, are considered property of Turner & Townsend and are not subject to payment of agency fees. In order to be an authorised Recruitment Agency/Search Firm for Turner & Townsend, there must be a formal written agreement in place and the agency must be invited, by the Recruitment Team, to submit candidates for review.

SOX control responsibilities may be part of this role, which are to be adhered to where applicable.

Join our social media conversations for more information about Turner & Townsend and our exciting future projects:

It is strictly against Turner & Townsend policy for candidates to pay any fee in relation to our recruitment process. No recruitment agency working with Turner & Townsend will ask candidates to pay a fee at any time.

Any unsolicited resumes/CVs submitted through our website or to Turner & Townsend personal e-mail accounts, are considered property of Turner & Townsend and are not subject to payment of agency fees. In order to be an authorised Recruitment Agency/Search Firm for Turner & Townsend, there must be a formal written agreement in place and the agency must be invited, by the Recruitment Team, to submit candidates for review.

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