Project Manager – Datacentre, Mechanical & Electrical Engineering

PeopleWorks; Slough; Hybrid; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading data centre provider is seeking a Project Manager for their Mechanical & Electrical projects. This role involves full ownership of project management from inception to delivery, ensuring health and safety standards are maintained. Candidates should have substantial Project Management experience, preferably in critical environments. This position is remote-friendly with a competitive rate of £500 per day, and the contract duration is 6 months.

Qualifications

• Experience in critical environments and data centres is essential.
• Substantial Project Management experience managing multiple projects.
• Ability to manage project timelines and deliver to quality standards.

Responsibilities

• Manage Health and Safety across all Data Centre projects.
• Ensure project scope is well defined and controlled.
• Coordinate with teams to ensure timely delivery of projects.

Skills

Project Management

Change management

Budget management

Risk management

Negotiation skills

Team management

Education

PRINCE2, APM or other Project Management certification

Tools

MS Office

MS Project

Job description

Project Manager – Data Centre, Mechanical & Electrical, Prince 2

Contract : 6 Months

Location : Stockley Park / Slough and Remote

Rate : £500 per day – Inside IR35

One of the UK’s fastest growing data centre providers which owns, designs, builds and operates the country’s most efficient and flexible data centres is seeking a Mechanical & Electrical Project Manager is to take full ownership and responsibility of all elements of customer demand project management process, from inception through to implementation, delivery and final sign off.

Working with the PMO manager, all customer demands are required to be driven through and in accordance with Company project management process, to agreed timescales, budgeted costs and the required quality levels. Health and Safety is regarded as the top priority and should not be compromised with a focus given to driving continual improvement in this area.

Main Tasks & Responsibilities

• Management of Health and Safety of the works across all Data Centre projects
• Ensuring that the project scope is clearly defined, capturing the objectives and project brief, minimising variations, scope creep and cost increases
• Co-ordination of works to ensure timely delivery of the project including liaison with the construction team, contractors, external resources and the site FM team
• Preparation, submission and tracking of all necessary change controls
• Responsible for ensuring completion of final commissioning with support from specialist teams (external or internal) prior to handover to Operations Team
• Preparation of snagging lists and management of closing out of items
• Formal handover to Operations team at project completion
• Providing Project Management support on any additional works carried out on other sites where necessary
• Management of project costs in line with approved business case
• Regular reporting on progress of project to the Programme Manager
• Management of external consultants and third party supply partners required to deliver the project
• Liaison with and progress reporting to Customers and the Programme Manager
• Obtaining quotes from 3rd parties and raising internal Purchase Requisition
• Liaising with the Technical Account Management Team for initial development of Customer related demands.
• Providing Costs to the Technical Account Management Team from vendors, to allow them to produce Customer Specific Quotes for Customer Demands.
• Any other reasonable requests made by your line manager

Essential Skills & Experience

Previous experience working within a critical environment is essential, with Data Centre specific experience being an advantage. The successful applicant will have substantial Project Management experience and a proven ability to manage multiple concurrent projects.

• PRINCE2, APM or other Project Management certification preferred
• Proven Project Management skills in a technical / construction environment
• Demonstrable experience in managing budgets and financial tracking
• Demonstrable experience in delivering projects to client satisfaction
• Good working knowledge of MS Office and MS Project
• Able to understand, manage and track project schedules
• Demonstrable change management skills
• Past experience in a technical trade qualification in engineering (critical environments or other sector) would be an advantage
• Skilled in the identification, analysis and management of project risks
• Able to effectively manage project issues to successful closure
• Experienced in delivering to set project quality criteria
• A competent manager of virtual teams (internal and external) in a matrix managed environment
• Works well as an individual and within a team
• Demonstrates a high level of integrity with an approachable demeanour
• Shows assertiveness in managing conflict and is able to find inventive solutions that lead to mutually beneficial outcomes
• Able to recognise constraints on stakeholders and use own initiative to proactively develop solutions
• Identifies areas for improvement and acts upon them
• Anticipates internal and external issues that may impact on the project
• Ability to lead through influence and empower stakeholders to make challenging decisions
• Promotes a culture of continuous improvement, willing to demonstrate adaptability when change is necessary and able to actively involve those affected by change
• Confidently facilitates meetings to encourage input from all participants to ensure all viewpoints are aired and considered
• Strong negotiation skills and confident in challenging stakeholders to resolve conflicting priorities to achieve mutually beneficial outcomes
• Identifies and breaks down barriers to success while considering longer‑term implications of decisions made
• Adheres to the escalation process, highlighting early warnings to senior management whilst also maintaining personal accountability
• Keen to contribute to developing best practices within the Project Management team

Key Words

Project Manager, M&E, Mechanical, Electrical, Engineering, Data Centre, Datacentre, Customer Demand, Prince, APM, Health & Safety, Customer focussed