Project Manager - Data Centre Solutions

Step Ahead Recruitment Ltd; Reading; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Berkshire-based data centre infrastructure projects role with hybrid working and UK travel. You will own and deliver physical IT infrastructure initiatives from planning through to completion, coordinating engineers, subcontractors and suppliers while ensuring safety, budget and quality targets are met.

The role demands end-to-end project management within live data centre environments, strong stakeholder engagement and a proactive, highly organised approach to delivering complex relocations,

Qualifications

• Substantial experience delivering physical IT infrastructure projects within live data centre environments.
• Proven end-to-end technical project management experience.
• Broad knowledge of data centre relocations, hardware installations, decommissioning, racks and structured cabling.
• Experience managing project budgets, resources, suppliers, subcontractors and risks.
• Strong customer-facing communication and stakeholder-management skills.
• Practical understanding of challenges and risks delivering work within live data centre environments.
• Highly organised, proactive and able to manage projects with limited supervision.
• PRINCE2, APM or PMP qualifications are advantageous but not essential.

Responsibilities

• Manage data centre and physical IT infrastructure projects from planning through to successful completion.
• Understand project scope, technical requirements and customer expectations.
• Attend customer sites and carry out site surveys where required.
• Develop and manage project plans, schedules, budgets and resource requirements.
• Coordinate internal engineers, subcontractors, suppliers and other delivery resources.
• Manage project risks, dependencies, issues and changes throughout delivery.
• Manage customer communication and expectations throughout the project lifecycle.
• Monitor quality, cost, timescales and scope.
• Ensure projects are delivered effectively within live data centre environments.
• Maintain accurate project documentation and delivery updates.
• Recommend improvements to project delivery, efficiency, quality and profitability.

Skills

End-to-end project management

Data centre environments

Stakeholder management

Budget and resource management

Customer-facing communication

Risk and change management

Site surveys and coordination

Job description

Berkshire | Hybrid working with UK travel

Are you an experienced Data Centre Project Manager with a strong track record of successfully delivering physical IT infrastructure projects within live data centre environments?

We are working with a growing IT infrastructure services business looking to strengthen its project delivery team. You will take ownership of technical projects from planning through to successful completion, working closely with customers, engineers, subcontractors and suppliers to ensure projects are delivered safely, on time, within budget and to the required standard.

The role

• Manage data centre and physical IT infrastructure projects from planning through to successful completion.
• Understand project scope, technical requirements and customer expectations.
• Attend customer sites and carry out site surveys where required.
• Develop and manage project plans, schedules, budgets and resource requirements.
• Coordinate internal engineers, subcontractors, suppliers and other delivery resources.
• Manage project risks, dependencies, issues and changes throughout delivery.
• Manage customer communication and expectations throughout the project lifecycle.
• Monitor quality, cost, timescales and scope.
• Ensure projects are delivered effectively within live data centre environments.
• Maintain accurate project documentation and delivery updates.
• Recommend improvements to project delivery, efficiency, quality and profitability.

About you

• Substantial experience delivering physical IT infrastructure projects within live data centre environments.
• Proven end-to-end technical project management experience.
• Broad knowledge of data centre relocations, hardware installations, decommissioning, racks and structured cabling.
• Experience managing project budgets, resources, suppliers, subcontractors and risks.
• Strong customer-facing, communication and stakeholder-management skills.
• A practical understanding of the challenges and risks involved in delivering work within live data centre environments.
• Highly organised, proactive and comfortable managing projects with limited supervision.

Project management qualifications such as PRINCE2, APM or PMP would be advantageous but are not essential. Practical experience and a successful track record of delivery are more important.