Senior Project Manager (Data Centre)

Rider Levett Bucknall RLB; Greater London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid Working

Private Healthcare

APC mentoring schemes

Flexible working arrangements

Staff training and development

Job summary

Rider Levett Bucknall (RLB) seeks an experienced Senior Project Manager for a significant Data Centre campus project. The role involves on-site leadership, managing the client, design teams, and contractors, and acting as Contract Administrator across multiple phases over several years.

You will contribute to developing fee proposals, ensure value for money, adhere to HSE standards, and collaborate with senior stakeholders to secure repeat business.

Qualifications

• Experience managing on-site data centre projects.
• Strong contract administration and change management skills.
• Ability to lead client, design teams and contractors.

Responsibilities

• Be part of a wider team delivering the Data Centre campus project.
• Manage contract administration and change control.
• Oversee commercial management with Cost Management support.

Skills

Senior Project Management

Data Centre Projects

On-site Leadership

Contract Administration

Team Leadership

Education

Chartered Construction Qualification

Construction-related Degree

Job description

Department

Project Management

Location

London

Location

Buckinghamshire (5 days on site per week)

Reporting To

Partner

Title

Senior Project Manager

Seniority

Senior Project Manager

Sector

Advanced Tech / Data Centre

Discipline

Project Management

Why RLB?

At RLB, we live by four simple ideas: Truth, Trust, Together, Tomorrow. Four values that live at the heart of RLB. A place where People Make Progress.

We value your skills, talents and unique perspectives – we think they are priceless.

Bring them to RLB and you’ll be empowered to shape our future and your career in new and meaningful ways.

We’ll give you opportunities to work on some of the most ambitious and exciting projects currently being designed and developed in the built environment sector.

You’ll continue to learn and advance as everyone who works for us is provided with a tailored training programme. Our mentoring and reverse mentoring schemes will enable you to share your expertise while gaining fresh insights.

What makes RLB unique is our inclusive culture. As an independent, employee-owned business, teamwork and collaboration lies at the heart of everything we do. Hybrid and flexible working arrangements and family‑friendly policies are just some of the ways we invest in employee wellbeing.

Join us and you will thrive personally as well as professionally.

Role Overview

Due to continued growth, we are recruiting an experienced Senior Project Manager with on‑site experience to act as Senior Project Manager for a significant project within the Data Centre sector. The role would suit an experienced individual who enjoys being on site and managing the client, design teams and contractors. The works over the coming years are mainly around the development of several phases of buildings for a Data Centre campus. You will also be the Contract Administrator.

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced candidate to join and strengthen our Project Management team and Data Centre capability.

Role Responsibilities

• To be part of a wider team enabling successful delivery of this Data Centre campus (in conjunction with the support from the Project Director and Management partners) with a view to securing repeat business.
• Contract Administration (which requires a good understanding of building contracts) and change management.
• Undertake commercial management with support from the Cost Management team
• Oversee risk management process
• Undertake monthly reporting to the Client
• Managing the client, design teams and contractors.
• Team management duties likely taking on day to day management of 1-2 RLB staff.
• To assist the Project Management Partners in developing a pipeline of Data Centre opportunities and Clients.
• To support in the development of fee proposals and responses to RFPs.
• To support business objectives of delivering value for money in all circumstances.
• To carry out assigned duties efficiently and in accordance with processes and procedures.
• Comply with established procurement/commercial/contractual strategies.
• Take personal responsibility for complying with Environmental, Health, Safety, Security and Quality Standards.

Candidate Profile

The ideal candidate will demonstrate a positive proactive approach to the role, and will be committed to delivering customer service excellence, with good commercial results.

Experience

• Experienced Senior Project Manager with on‑site experience
• Data Centre / Mission Critical sector experience is essential
• Data Centre MEP, Data Centre Fit Out experience preferred
• Experienced in overseeing testing and commissioning activities for data centres
• Strong leadership skills and team management experience
• Used to managing clients, design teams and contractors
• Contract administration / Employers Agent experience required
• Managing Data Centre projects across the design, tender and construction stages

Qualifications

• Chartership - Professional (chartered) qualification (MCIOB, MRICS, MAPM ChPP)
• Construction related degree or a similar construction related qualification with wide-ranging technical delivery experience in a similar role gained within a consultancy

Behaviours

• Recognised as a client focused, positive collaborator who shares knowledge freely and offers support to their peers and seniors. Recognised as a team player with a strong willingness to learn.
• Demonstrates a positive and proactive approach to the role, and will be committed to delivering customer service excellence, with good commercial results.

RLB Employee Benefits

Our culture is built around enabling you to fulfil your potential, so you can look forward to benefits that include:

• Hybrid Working - Working patterns to support your work‑life balance. As well as competitive maternity and paternity packages.
• Well‑Rewarded - A competitive salary and generous holiday entitlement. As well as the opportunity to purchase up to five extra days.
• Focus On Wellbeing - We offer a number of health and wellness options, including gym membership and cycle to work schemes.
• Healthcare Packages - Private healthcare insurance and medical support, including dental insurance and eyecare vouchers.
• Personal Development - A continuous learning and development programme, including established APC and in‑house mentoring schemes.
• Additional Benefits - We offer a wide range of benefits including a season ticket loan and professional membership subscriptions.
• Exceptional Exposure - You’ll have the opportunity to work on diverse projects across different sectors and regions.
• Social Responsibility - We hold team and social events as well as charity fundraising and volunteering activities.

Our Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Commitment

We believe in building a diverse and inclusive environment where each person can be themselves, feel valued for their contribution and be challenged and supported to reach their full potential. We have a responsibility to support the communities in which we live and work, and that our workforce should reflect these communities and our clients. Our talent strategy should enable us to overcome bias in the construction industry by recruiting, retaining, developing, and promoting a diverse and inclusive workforce. Find out more here: Diversity, Equity & Inclusion - RLB | Europe

As a Disability Confident employer, we offer a guaranteed interview to applicants with either hidden or physical disabilities who meet the essential criteria for the role. This guarantees an interview, not an offer of employment.

If you require any reasonable adjustments to support you during any stage of the application or interview process, please contact our recruitment team at: [e-mail]