EOI - Data Center Project Manager (Construction/Fitout, M&E focused)

CBRE Asia Pacific; Hong Kong; On-site; HKD 600,000 - 1,000,000; Full time

Job summary

CBRE Asia Pacific is seeking a Data Centre Construction Project Manager in Hong Kong to lead scope and designs for data hall fit outs and oversee construction for new builds and upgrades. You will own the project scope, timeline and budget, coordinating with customers, contractors, and operations teams.

The role requires 5-7+ years in construction (data centres ideal), strong leadership, and excellent communication skills.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Construction Management, Mechanical or Electrical Engineering.
• 5-7+ years of work experience in the construction industry, ideally in the data centre space.
• Experience managing customer relationships.
• Ability to read and interpret construction drawings.
• Demonstrable leadership and problem solving skills.
• Excellent communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Manage customer and contractor access and collaborate with operations teams.
• Develop and coordinate method of procedures for works within operational facilities.
• Provide construction management for initiatives aimed at increasing resiliency of data centres.
• Review constructability of electrical and mechanical system designs for new data centres or optimizations.
• Create project scope and equipment requirements, assist with RFPs and capital requests.
• Lead the group and support internal and external teams across data centre projects.
• Project cost and contract management.
• Develop and review tender packages and cost data, bid templates and evaluations.
• Develop and own project cost data, including budgeting and cash flows.
• Project delivery: chair meetings, monitor safety, track status, and handover to operations.
• Develop and execute project management plans (safety, quality, time, cost).
• Record and report team metrics to management.
• Concurrently manage multiple projects including new data centre builds and upgrades.
• Support operations of installed facilities and review maintenance initiatives.
• Review vendor claims, invoices, variations, and time-related claims.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Problem solving

Reading drawings

Education

Bachelor's degree in Construction Management, Mechanical or Electrical Engineering

Job description

This role will work closely with our data center client to develop scope and designs for the seamless implementation and execution of the data hall fit outs. This role will also project manage and oversee construction related activities for new builds and fit out projects, including the ownership of the project scope, timeline and budget.

Responsibilities

• Manage customer and contractor access and collaborate with operations teams
• Develop and coordinate method of procedures for works within operational facilities
• Provide construction management for specific initiatives aimed at increasing the resiliency of our data centres
• Review of constructability of electrical and mechanical system designs associated with the construction of new data centres or the optimization of existing ones
• Create project scope and equipment requirements, assist with request for proposals and capital requests
• Be a leader within the group as well as within internal and external teams that support the data centre
• Project cost and contract management
• Develop and review tender packages including developing scope of works, bid templates, tender evaluations, review and recommendation
• Develop and own project cost data, including budgeting
• Develop and provide cost reporting, including cash flows and cost to complete reports
• Project delivery; chair meetings, keep accurate record, ensure safety monitor and status programmes, identify and manage quality, assist with handover to operations teams and provide project health reports
• Develop and execute project management plans, such as safety, quality, time and cost
• Record and report team metrics to team members and management
• Concurrently manage multiple projects; including new data centre building and capital improvement projects associated with existing data centres
• Operations support of installed facilities, including review of procedures, best practices and maintenance initiatives
• Review and assist vendor claims, including payment claims, invoices, variations and time related claims

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Construction Management, Mechanical or Electrical Engineering
• 5-7+ years of work experience in the construction industry (ideally in the data centre space), having worked with tier 1 or tier 2 construction companies
• Have successfully managed customer relationships in the past
• Be able to read and interpret construction related drawings for all disciplines
• Possess demonstrable leadership and problem solving skills
• Be a motivated, highly dependable individual with limited oversight
• Ability to develop performance and equipment requirements to vendors and contractors, communicate conceptual designs and create/maintain project documentation before, during and after construction
• Ability and willingness to think creatively to find innovative solutions prior to and during construction process to reduce costs and schedules with no impact on quality and reliability
• Excellent communication skills

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience directly related to the design or construction of large data centre facilities, either colocation or client owned/operated
• Previous vendor and contractor/subcontractor negotiation and management skills associated with construction and project execution
• Experience with fast track design/build projects and or multiple significant upgrade projects
• Experience with large scale technical operations or compute farms
• Knowledge of local and international building codes and regulations including Fire Codes, Building Codes, Energy Efficiency Codes, Sanitary Codes and Safety Codes
• Knowledge and experience with large scale mechanical and power systems
• Experience in power and mechanical system reliability and risk assessment studies (SPOF)
• Work experience with global international companies