Project Manager - Electrical

Equans Data Centres; New Stevenston; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days annual leave (+ public hols)

Life Cover 4x annual salary

Company Stakeholder Pension Scheme

Private Medical Insurance (Family)

CSR days

Employee networks & inclusion groups

Employee Assistance Program

Job summary

Equans Data Centres is seeking an experienced Project Manager – Electrical to lead on-site construction for data centre projects in Motherwell and across the UK. You will manage teams, drive safety, coordinate activities with clients and design teams, and ensure delivery aligns with programme.

The role offers a competitive salary and benefits including car or car allowance, pension, private medical insurance and extensive learning opportunities within a diverse network.

Qualifications

• Experience with main contractor or large subcontractor environments.
• Strong leadership and team development abilities.
• In-depth knowledge of Electrical Services systems and design.
• Ability to solve problems and drive improvements.
• Desire to continually develop knowledge and skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead on-site mechanical construction activities from start to finish.
• Manage a team to ensure quality, safety and environmental standards.
• Drive operational excellence and provide expert technical guidance.
• Coordinate and control on-site construction to progress with the plan.
• Develop and agree electrical submission and approval processes with client and design team.
• Support overall programming and planning of the build.
• Attend site meetings, communicate progress, and prepare progress reports.
• Chair and minute subcontractor meetings.
• Record and report key metrics to the team and management.
• Review procedures and contribute to continuous improvement initiatives.
• Fulfil Health & Safety responsibilities per company policies.

Skills

Team leadership

Electrical services

Contractor collaboration

Problem solving

Time management

Client communication

Health and safety

Commercial awareness

Data centre knowledge

Education

Electrical discipline degree (desirable)

Job description

Equans Data Centres is seeking an experienced Project Manager – Electrical, to join our expanding team and support the delivery of cutting‑edge data centre solutions in Motherwell and across the UK.

What you will deliver?

• Leading on site mechanical construction activities from start to finish.
• Manage a team to ensure that work is carried out in full conformance with quality, environmental and safety standards.
• Drive operational excellence and provide expert technical guidance.
• Coordinate and control the on‑site construction process ensuring the site build progresses line with plan.
• Develop and agree electrical submission and approval process with the client and design team.
• Support the overall programming and planning of the build.
• Attend site meetings, effectively communicate and provide information for Progress Reports.
• Chair and minute the subcontractor meetings.
• Recording and reporting key metrics to team members and management.
• Reviewing procedures and contributing to continuous improvement initiatives.
• Fulfil Health & Safety responsibilities by adherence to the requirements of the Company’s Health & Safety Policy and Health & Safety Management Plans.

What we can offer you?

On offer is a competitive salary, car or car allowance and benefits package, which includes;

• 25 days annual leave (+ public holidays)
• Life Cover equivalent to 4 times annual salary
• Company Stakeholder Pension Scheme
• Private Medical Insurance (Family Cover)
• 2 corporate social responsibility days per year with a broad range of learning opportunities, such as professional qualifications, collective/individual training, and personalised support programmes
• Attractive Employee Referral Rewards Scheme
• Access to our growing employee networks including AccessAbility (representing those with physical and mental disabilities), Encompass (representing the LGBTQ+ community), RISE (representing people from ethnic backgrounds), Veterns & Reservists, WOMEN TOGETHER (representing women in Equans), Working Parents, and Young Professionals
• 24/7 Employee Assistance Program and access to mental wellbeing app

Who are we looking for?

• Experience working with a main contractor or large subcontractor
• Strong leadership and team development skills
• In‑depth technical knowledge of Electrical Services
• Knowledge and skills to effectively problem‑solve
• A keen desire to continually develop knowledge further
• Be self‑motivated, with proven organisational ability and the drive to meet deadlines
• Customer focused with the ability to communicate effectively with clients
• Attention to Health and Safety matters
• Commercially astute
• Experience in the data centres sector is desirable
• Degree or equivalent in an Electrical discipline is desirable

Who are we?

Equans Data Centres is a strategic data centre partner. We deliver the whole data centre, providing full general contracting for hyperscaler and colocation data centre projects across Europe, through a single point of contact.

Leveraging Bouygues Energies & Services and Equans' experiences, we provide expertise in construction and engineering, global standardisation, precision localisation and total control of the supply chain. This enables us to deliver data centres with the best possible quality, speed to delivery and high repeatability and scalability – to realise client needs for cost transparency, low risk, continual availability, innovation and certainty of planning and outcomes.

With more than 1,200 highly skilled employees across 8 European countries, Equans Data Centres has delivered over 400,000m2 of data halls, exceeding 640MW of IT space for major data centres providers such as VIRTUS Data Centres, Digital Reality, Equinix, Vantage Data Centres, Stack Infrastructure, Data4 and many others.

As part our commitment to better reflect the markets within which we operate, we encourage applications from women, ethnically diverse individuals and people with disabilities, along with all candidates who identify with protected characteristic groups under the Equality Act 2010.

At Equans we’re committed to delivering a culture where everyone’s voice is heard and supported. We know the value a diverse workforce creates, delivering better results for our people, customers, and stakeholders. Diversity and inclusion is at the core of what we do, should you join Equans you’ll find a welcoming and open workplace where you’re supported and encouraged to be your true self at work.

You’ll also have access to our growing employee networks including AccessAbility (representing those with physical and mental disabilities), Encompass (representing the LGBTQ+ community), RISE (representing people from ethnic backgrounds), Veterans & Reservists, WOMEN Together (representing women in Equans), Working Parents, and Young Professionals.

For this role, you must have evidence of the right to work in the UK. Unfortunately, we are not able to offer a re‑location package with this job role. Certain roles may require applicants to undergo a Disclosure check, as noted in the role requirements.