Senior Project Manager - Data Centre

Computacenter AG & Co. oHG; Hindley; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Computacenter is seeking a Data Centre Senior Project Manager to lead complex IT infrastructure and cloud projects, ensuring delivery from planning through to closure while managing scope, budget, and timelines. You will collaborate with architects, engineers, and cloud teams to align design and delivery, and build capable project teams.

Experience with VMware and hybrid cloud environments, plus Prince2/Agile accreditation, will support stakeholder management and successful outcomes.

Qualifications

• Proven experience delivering IT infrastructure and cloud platform projects.
• Hands-on experience managing VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) upgrades or similar virtualised environments.
• Strong understanding of enterprise data centre technologies and hybrid cloud architecture.
• Project management accreditation (Prince2, Agile).
• Strong leadership and influencing skills.
• Excellent communication and relationship-building abilities.

Responsibilities

• Lead full lifecycle delivery of infrastructure and cloud platform projects (initiation through to closure).
• Deliver end-to-end complex projects or lead a medium size portfolio.
• Work closely with architects, engineers, and cloud teams to ensure alignment on design and delivery.
• Build and manage project teams.
• Control risks, issues, dependencies, and change.
• Support solution design and sales cycles.
• Maintain positive stakeholder relationships.
• Ensure projects meet financial and quality targets.

Skills

Project management

Leadership

Stakeholder management

VMware

Cloud platforms

Communication

Relationship-building

Education

Prince2

Agile

Tools

VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF)

vSphere

ESXi

vSAN

NSX

Job description

Select how often (in days) to receive an alert:

Location: UK - Manchester, UK - Birmingham, UK - Leeds, UK - London, UK - Milton Keynes, UK - Nottingham, UK - Sheffield | Job-ID: 220530 | Contract type: | Business Unit: Project Management

Life on the team

Computacenter’s Group Professional Services (GPS) brings together Engineering, Consultancy, and Project Management expertise to deliver innovative solutions for global brands. With over 4,200 professionals across three continents, we drive digital transformation in a fast-paced, evolving landscape.

As a Data Centre Senior Project Manager, you’ll lead complex, high-risk projects or major workstreams within larger programmes. You’ll ensure successful delivery from planning through to completion, managing scope, budget, and timelines while maintaining strong customer relationships.

You will also have proven experience of working with virtualisation technologies inc. VMware.

What you’ll do

• Lead full lifecycle delivery of infrastructure and cloud platform projects (initiation through to closure)
• Deliver end-to-end complex projects or lead a medium size portfolio
• Work closely with architects, engineers, and cloud teams to ensure alignment on design and delivery
• Build and manage project teams
• Control risks, issues, dependencies, and change
• Support solution design and sales cycles
• Maintain positive stakeholder relationships
• Ensure projects meet financial and quality targets

What you’ll need

• Proven experience delivering IT infrastructure and cloud platform projects
• Hands-on experience managing VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) upgrades or similar virtualised environments
• Strong understanding of enterprise data centre technologies and hybrid cloud architecture
• Project management accreditation (Prince2, Agile)
• Strong leadership and influencing skills
• Excellent communication and relationship-building abilities
• Familiarity with latest technologies and ability to explain benefits, including VMware stack: vSphere, ESXi, vSAN, NSX
• Strong financial and contractual management skills
• SC clearance or the ability to gain relevant clearances

About us

Computacenter is a leading independent provider of IT infrastructure services, with about 21,000 employees worldwide. We work at the heart of digitisation, advising organisations on IT strategy, implementing the most appropriate technology and managing our customers’ infrastructures.

We offer a friendly, open working environment without too much fuss about hierarchy. We are looking for professionals with diverse competencies, personalities and strengths who want to live our shared value of teamwork and performance.

Interested in joining a company with a strong sense of community?

We’re growing. We’re hiring. We encourage. We empower. We support.
#winningtogether #peoplematter