Project Manager - Data Centre Construction

Turner & Townsend; City Of London; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading project management consultancy in London is seeking a Senior Project Manager to oversee large-scale data centre construction projects. You will advise clients strategically, manage project criteria, and ensure quality and safety compliance throughout the project lifecycle. The ideal candidate should have at least 3-5 years of project management experience in data centre environments and strong construction consultancy background.

Qualifications

• 3-5 years of project management experience in digital/data centre environments.
• Understanding of the full project life cycle from conception to post-project review.
• Knowledge of main project management concepts, tools, and techniques.

Responsibilities

• Advising at a strategic level during project conception.
• Leading the establishment of project success criteria.
• Planning and ongoing management of quality and safety issues.

Skills

Project management

Construction consultancy experience

Excellent communication skills

Education

Professionally qualified in construction, project management, engineering or architecture

Chartered status or on the path to achieving it

Job description

Overview

This job is offered by Turner & Townsend in London. The Industrial, Sciences and Technology team is seeking Senior Project Managers to join the Data Centre team. As a Project Manager you support large-scale, ground-up data centre construction projects for prominent technology clients across Europe, from inception through to commissioning.

Key Accountabilities

Project Management, to include:

• Advising at a strategic level at the project conception stage, including advice on different approaches to achieve the client’s objectives;
• Leading the establishment of overall project success criteria (time, cost, technical and performance parameters);
• Planning and ongoing management of quality, safety, health and environment issues;
• Establishing effective project governance, processes and systems for the project;
• Project planning, including the production of the detailed project plan;
• Advising on procurement of resources;
• Leading and facilitating the cross-functional project team;
• Monitoring and applying performance management techniques, including KPIs to improve project performance;
• Managing the change control process;
• Monitoring and advising on project finances;
• Managing the flow of project information between the team and the client through regular meetings and written communications;
• Producing formal project progress and other reports;
• Interfacing with the client and other consultants at all project stages.

Internal management accountabilities:

• Staff management where appropriate
• Knowledge management – ensuring key information and learnings from each project are captured in the Turner & Townsend internal database
• Financial management – ensuring prompt client invoicing and monitoring a project’s financial status
• Process improvement – identifying and acting on ways to improve internal systems and processes

Qualifications

• Construction consultancy experience strongly preferred
• 3-5 years of project management experience, preferably within digital/data centre environments
• Professionally qualified in construction, project management, engineering or architecture
• Chartered status or on the path to achieving it
• Understanding of the full project life cycle from conception to post-project review
• Knowledge of main project management concepts, tools and techniques
• Design, management or construction experience in general construction environments (ideally residential, office, fit-outs and health & education)
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Additional Information

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. We promote a healthy, productive and flexible working environment that respects work–life balance.

Visit our website for more information: Turner & Townsend – www.turnerandtownsend.com

SOX control responsibilities may be part of this role, where applicable.

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