Senior Project Manager

JDL Recruitment; London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading Specialist Contractor in Power Generation is seeking a Senior Project Manager for their data centre project team in London. The ideal candidate will possess strong leadership skills, a background in power generation, and a proven track record in project management. Responsibilities include managing resources effectively, ensuring project delivery on time and within budget, and building strong client relationships.

Qualifications

• Experience in the power generation industry.
• Excellent communication and negotiation skills.
• Customer-focused with negotiation and mediation skills.

Responsibilities

• Manage and deliver projects successfully.
• Demonstrate leadership and ownership qualities.
• Implement project controls for successful delivery.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Negotiation

Commercial Acumen

Project Management

Education

Electrical or Mechanical Engineering Qualification

Job description

JDL Recruitment are delighted to be partnering with a leading Specialist Contractor (Power Generation Supply) who are looking for a Senior Project Manager to join their data centre project team in London, UK.

Responsibilities:

• This role requires a balance between role model leadership, operational skill, strategic ability, strong financial acumen and be able to communicate at high level of engagement with new and existing clients.
• Due to the varied type of projects which the role encompasses, the person needs to have a good understanding of the type of work carried out in this sector and be able to manage and deliver projects successfully.
• Be able to demonstrate that either he or she has a proven track record in delivering projects in this sector.
• Has already shown clear ownership and leadership qualities.
• Be able to be adaptable and be capable to work with several of our key customers.
• High level of commercial acumen with a proven track record of working in preconstruction, project procurement and project execution phases.
• Have implemented and used appropriate project controls to oversee successful major project delivery.
• Experience of identifying and implementing continuous improvement in a project environment.
• Experience of actively contributing to the development, analysis and implementation of business strategy and analysis.
• Track record of successfully managing and controlling costs, delivering against deadlines, maintaining quality and progression on major projects.
• Evidence of building effective relationships with clients.

Deliver Results

• Deliver on agreed commitments on time.
• Manage projects and resources (people, funding, material, support) to get things done effectively and efficiently; set and follow up goals that are concrete and realistic.
• Highlight mistakes or difficulties transparently.
• Challenge and examine what, how and why we do the things we do with targets that are concrete and realistic; dig deep to ensure a proper view of the situation.
• Consider risks and opportunities when making decisions.
• Follow processes and guidelines set by the company.
• Take decisions also in difficult situations and persist when faced with pressure or setbacks.
• Take several related areas into account - make sure that targets are aligned with the company’s overall purpose and strategy.

Lead Teams

• Build diverse teams with complementary skills and backgrounds; encourage all team members to speak up and thereby utilize the differences in the team
• Define team goals and celebrate team success
• Develop High preforming teams and have succession planning as a high priority to give resilience to your business.
• Encourage and challenge your team to take its performance to a higher level
• Ensure that conflicts are solved in a constructive way
• Be able to communicate in an honest and transparent manner.

Requirements:

• Experience in power generation industry
• Excellent communication and negotiation skills
• Customer focussed with negotiation and mediation skills
• Hold an electrical or mechanical engineering qualification
• Hold a full valid driving licence

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Management and Project Management

• Industries

  Electric Power Generation and Construction

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