Senior Project Manager - Data Centre

Falcon Green Personnel; Tees Valley; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Falcon Green Personnel in Middlesbrough is seeking an experienced Senior Project Manager to lead major substructure works on a high-profile data centre development. You will work with engineering, design and construction teams to keep the project moving.

The role requires a strong civil/structural engineering background, 10+ years of delivery or design experience on large infrastructure or data centre projects, and familiarity with Design & Build contracts.

Qualifications

• Degree in Civil Engineering or equivalent.
• 10+ years delivering or designing major infrastructure, industrial or data centre projects.
• Recent data centre experience within last 5 years is essential.
• Experience in engineering, design management, project engineering or senior site engineering positions.
• Strong knowledge of enabling works, earthworks and reinforced concrete substructures.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical and project leadership across the delivery of the works.
• Act as technical authority, challenge proposals and identify risks.
• Review and interrogate civil, structural, geotechnical, drainage and temporary works designs.
• Assess design assumptions, methods and constructability.
• Manage contractor-led design packages through construction.
• Coordinate with site teams to develop methods and sequencing.
• Manage multidisciplinary consultants, designers and subcontractors.
• Engage with client, consultants, contractors and utilities.
• Identify and resolve technical issues on site to maintain programme.
• Support enabling works, earthworks, remediation, drainage and piling.
• Manage technical change and assess impact on programme and cost.
• Mitigate construction, engineering, environmental and planning risks.
• Support commercial discussions arising from design development and changes.

Skills

Senior Project Management

Stakeholder management

Construction delivery

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering

Chartered status (preferred)

Tools

JCT Design & Build contracts

Construction methods review

Job description

A leading engineering contractor are looking for an experienced Senior Project Manager to join a major data centre development in Middlesbrough.

This is a newly created position supporting the delivery of a large-scale development, offering an excellent opportunity to work on a high-profile, technically complex project within the rapidly growing data centre sector.

The successful candidate will have a strong engineering background combined with proven project management and construction delivery experience. This role would suit someone who is technically hands-on and enjoys working closely with engineering, design and construction teams to solve problems and keep projects moving.

The Role

As Senior Project Manager, you will take a key role in the delivery of the project's major substructure package, working across enabling works, groundworks, piling and reinforced concrete construction.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Providing technical and project leadership throughout the delivery of the works.
• Acting as a technical authority, challenging engineering proposals and identifying technical risks.
• Reviewing and interrogating civil, structural, geotechnical, drainage, remediation and temporary works designs.
• Assessing design assumptions, construction methodologies, sequencing and constructability.
• Managing contractor-led design packages through construction.
• Working closely with site teams to develop and validate construction methodologies and sequencing.
• Managing multidisciplinary engineering consultants, designers and subcontractors.
• Coordinating with the client, consultants, contractors, utilities providers and other key stakeholders.
• Identifying and resolving technical issues on site to maintain programme.
• Supporting delivery of enabling works, earthworks, remediation, drainage, piling, foundations and reinforced concrete substructures.
• Managing technical change and assessing its impact on programme, cost and buildability.
• Identifying and mitigating construction, engineering, environmental and planning risks.
• Supporting commercial discussions and negotiations arising from design development and technical change.
• Ensuring works are delivered safely, efficiently and in accordance with project requirements.
• Working within a fast-track construction environment and supporting phased project delivery.

You will ideally have:

• A degree in Civil Engineering, Structural Engineering, Construction Engineering or a related discipline.
• 10+ years' experience delivering and/or designing major infrastructure, industrial, energy, mission-critical or data centre projects.
• Recent data centre experience within the last 5 years is essential.
• Previous experience in engineering, design management, project engineering or senior site engineering positions.
• Strong knowledge of enabling works, earthworks, remediation, drainage, piling, temporary works and reinforced concrete substructures.
• Experience working under Design & Build contracts with contractor-led design responsibility.
• Experience delivering large-scale industrial developments or data centre projects.
• Familiarity with JCT Design & Build contracts.
• Experience managing technical change and supporting commercial negotiations.
• Strong understanding of construction sequencing, programme and buildability.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.

Both PAYE and contractor arrangements will be considered.