Project Manager - Dc/Hp

Computacenter PLC; Leeds; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading IT services company in the UK is seeking a Senior Project Manager/Programme Manager to deliver large-scale International Data Centre and HPC build projects. The role requires significant experience in managing complex assignments and leading multi-skilled teams. The ideal candidate will demonstrate strong leadership and interpersonal skills, alongside a track record of successful project deliveries. This position offers opportunities for significant international travel and the chance to work in a fast-paced, collaborative environment.

Qualifications

• Experience in delivering large-scale International Data Centre or High Performance Computing build projects.
• Demonstrable track record of delivering complex, high-risk assignments.
• Trained in project management methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Lead the engagement and ensure successful delivery of projects.
• Manage your team and oversee project controls.
• Support the sales team and present compelling solutions to customers.

Skills

Leadership skills

Interpersonal skills

Emotional Intelligence

Project management methodology (Prince2, Agile)

Ability to build relationships

Ability to articulate technology benefits

Job description

As a Senior Project Manager (SPM) or Programme Manager (PGM) in Computacenter's Projects & Programmes Practice you will be responsible for delivering complex and/or high risk, end-to-end solutions. You may deliver multiple projects simultaneously or significant work-streams on larger projects and programmes. The projects could be stand‑alone projects or may be part of a Projects & Portfolio Management Office (PMO). You may also be required to lead a Project & Portfolio Management Office (PMO). Whatever the assignment you will lead the engagement, be responsible for the business outcome and for the overall success of the change activity and will work with our assurance and governance process to ensure the projects or PMO meet Computacenter's and the Customer's requirements and needs. Your scope of activity will range from the development of the delivery approach to be used by Computacenter, the delivery definition and the successful delivery of assignments from inception through to completion. Delivery of a successful project will include: building and managing your team, ensuring the agreed products are delivered, effective communication, managing project controls (including risk, issue, customer dependencies and change) and providing a high-quality professional outcome to the satisfaction of our customers and other stakeholders. There will be times where you will lead, on behalf of the Practice, the activities required to create a solution based on a set of customer requirements, support managing it through the sales cycle whilst following the appropriate governance process. Presenting to the customer in a compelling way to support the sales team to achieve positive outcome and support our growth agenda. Your overall responsibility is for meeting the commitments made to customers and internal stakeholders to successfully deliver the assignment you are leading as defined in your terms of reference or project control documentation. These will be delivered alongside the agreed financial outcome of the assignment. In support of this, you're expected to understand and articulate to customers both what Computacenter sells and delivers and have a good working knowledge of the technology/solution.

We are excited to announce we are now looking to hire a Senior Project Manager/Programme Manager, with experience of delivering large-scale International Data Centre or High Performance Computing build projects, into our thriving Group Professional Services (GPS) organisation within Computacenter UK. This is an exciting role in a dynamic and fast-moving environment that is likely to require significant international travel. The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate the delivery of multiple Data Centre technologies rather than point solutions, the leadership of large multi-skilled teams, and the gravitas expected from a leader in their field.

• Familiarity with the latest technologies and the ability to articulate the benefits in line with Computacenter's propositions.
• Trained and accredited in project management methodology, for example Prince2, Agile Techniques.
• A demonstrable track record of delivering complex, high-risk assignments/multiple successful outcomes with focus on large-scale Data Centres or High Performance Computing.
• Demonstrable leadership skills and personal gravitas.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to build and maintain relationships.
• Able to apply a variety of influencing skills to enable the required outcomes for your stakeholders, to enable positive assignment outcomes.
• Ability to apply a variety of approaches including Emotional Intelligence with flexibility, to adapt personal style and approach to meet specific customer needs and to resolve conflicts.
• Understand and be able to articulate the wider context of the project you are leading.
• Ability to articulate the value of project management to internal and external customers.
• Excellent literacy and numeracy skills.

Group Professional Services is a dynamic part of Computacenter that integrates our Engineering, Consultancy, and Project Management practices, alongside our expanding Solutions portfolio and nearshore/offshore centres. With a team of over 4,200 highly skilled professionals, we possess deep expertise in core infrastructure technologies, industry-standard architecture, and project management methodologies. Operating across three continents, we serve some of the world's largest brands, driving technological change in a vibrant and rapidly evolving digital landscape.