Senior Data Center Projects Leader

Turner & Townsend; Greater London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Turner & Townsend in London is looking for a Senior Project Manager to lead and deliver large-scale data centre construction projects for prominent technology clients across Europe. You will oversee delivery from inception through commissioning, ensuring alignment with client objectives and quality standards.

Join a cross-functional team, apply KPI-driven performance management, and manage complex stakeholder relationships while maintaining governance and timely client reporting.

Qualifications

• Experience in construction consultancy strongly preferred.
• Professionally qualified in construction, project management, engineering, or architecture.
• Chartered status or on path to achieving it.
• Strong understanding of full project life cycle from conception to post-project review.
• Excellent knowledge of main project management concepts, tools and techniques.
• Design/management/construction experience in residential, office, fit-outs and health & education
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Advise at a strategic level at project conception, including approaches to achieve client objectives.
• Lead establishment of overall success criteria: time, cost, technical and performance parameters.
• Plan for and manage quality, safety, health and environment issues.
• Establish effective project governance, processes and systems.
• Produce the detailed project plan and oversee procurement of resources.
• Lead and facilitate the cross-functional project team.
• Monitor performance using KPIs to improve project outcomes.
• Manage the change control process.
• Monitor project finances.
• Coordinate information flow between team and client through meetings and reports.
• Produce formal project progress and other reports.
• Interface with client and other consultants at all stages of the project.

Skills

Project management

Leadership

Communication

Construction experience

Education

Chartered status or on path to achieving it

Engineering/Architecture background

Job description

Turner & Townsend in London is looking for a Senior Project Manager to lead and deliver large-scale data centre construction projects for prominent technology clients across Europe. You will oversee delivery from inception through commissioning, ensuring alignment with client objectives and quality standards.

Join a cross-functional team, apply KPI-driven performance management, and manage complex stakeholder relationships while maintaining governance and timely client reporting.