Senior Data Centre Project Delivery Lead

Colt Data Centre Services; Slough; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Colt Data Centre Services in London is seeking a Senior Project Manager to deliver allocated construction projects efficiently and safely, meeting scope, programme, and budget requirements while ensuring 100% customer satisfaction upon completion.

This role is part of the DCS Delivery Team, managing a group of internal and external Project Managers delivering new-build data centre projects in West London and across Colt's pan-European estate, with governance and end-to-end delivery

Qualifications

• Proven experience delivering construction projects, ideally within the data centre or major infrastructure sectors.
• Strong knowledge of health & safety best practice.
• Solid understanding of CSA, Mechanical and Electrical systems.
• Experience delivering projects under Design & Build contract strategies.
• Strong understanding of the technical, procedural, contractual, and commercial aspects of project delivery.
• Capable of managing scope, cost, schedule, quality, and risk to meet business objectives.
• Demonstrated ability to apply structured governance and project controls from initiation to handover and closure.
• Ability to create and execute a clear end-to-end delivery strategy.
• Strong skills in financial management, programme management, and risk mitigation.
• Ability to produce accurate reports, programmes, and cost forecasts.
• Highly organised and methodical, with strong coordination skills to optimise resources and exceed customer expectations.
• Experience managing projects with complex engineering services installations.
• Experience delivering projects in live operational infrastructure environments.
• Knowledge of supply-chain procurement and contract negotiation.
• Experience leading local and remote, multi-disciplinary project teams.
• Experience managing customer interactions and fit-out activities.
• Strong IT literacy: Microsoft Excel, Project, Word.
• Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and leadership skills.

Skills

Proven experience delivering

Health & safety best practice

CSA knowledge

Mechanical and Electrical systems

Design & Build contracts

Governance & project controls

End-to-end delivery strategy

Financial and programme management

Reports, programmes, cost forecasts

Organisation & coordination

Complex engineering services

Live operational environments

Supply-chain procurement & negotiation

Leading multi-disciplinary teams

Customer interactions & fit-out

MS Excel, Project, Word

Leadership & stakeholder management

Education

Academic qualifications in construction or engineering

Professional certification preferred

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Project

Microsoft Word

Job description

Colt Data Centre Services in London is seeking a Senior Project Manager to deliver allocated construction projects efficiently and safely, meeting scope, programme, and budget requirements while ensuring 100% customer satisfaction upon completion.

This role is part of the DCS Delivery Team, managing a group of internal and external Project Managers delivering new-build data centre projects in West London and across Colt's pan-European estate, with governance and end-to-end delivery