Project Director

Mercury; Turbigo; In loco; EUR 70.000 - 90.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

Mercury is seeking a Project Director based in Milan, Italy, to manage complex engineering projects, ensuring they are delivered safely, on time, and within budget. The role requires strong leadership skills and a commitment to safety, with responsibilities including client relationship management and team leadership.

The ideal candidate will have at least 5 years of experience, strong project management qualifications, and a detailed understanding of data centre systems.

Competenze

• Minimum 5 years’ experience in a similar position.
• Understanding of electrical and mechanical systems in data centres.
• Experience in Health & Safety Risk Assessments.

Mansioni

• Build and maintain strong client relationships.
• Lead the Mercury delivery team ensuring values are upheld.
• Monitor project risks and ensure mitigations are in place.

Conoscenze

Project Management

Communication Skills

Health & Safety Expertise

Vendor Management

Formazione

Professional project management qualifications or a trade qualification

Strumenti

Data Centre Systems

Risk Assessment Tools

Descrizione del lavoro

Mercury is an equal opportunity employer.

Project Director, Milan, Italy

Mercury is the European leader in construction solutions.

We build and manage complex engineering and construction projects for the world’s leading corporations. Our solutions help deliver technologies and life‑changing advancements that connect people, communities, and businesses, giving them the power to achieve incredible things. Our people have the courage to be innovative. Their determination and sharp focus enable us to deliver with certainty, time and time again.

We deliver our clients’ visions through leading‑edge construction solutions across multiple sectors, including Enterprise Data Centres, Advanced Technology & Life Sciences, Hyperscale Data Centres, and Fire Protection. At Mercury, it is our duty to encourage and support our people to realise their vision of themselves. We place them at the heart of what we do, providing challenging opportunities to develop within a great team in a supportive environment that allows them to reach their full potential.

Key Responsibilities

• Build and maintain strong working relationships with the client team and their representatives.
• Lead the Mercury delivery team ensuring the company values and culture are at the forefront.
• Maintain awareness of project risks and opportunities and ensure mitigations are in place where required.
• Ensure that projects under their control are delivered safely on time and within budget.
• Prepare weekly and monthly progress reporting on project status that tracks percentage complete, schedule performance, baseline variance and costs.
• Deliver all projects in line with both Mercury Engineering and the client’s health and safety requirements.
• Ensure that subcontractors used have been vetted by the Mercury procurement department and are approved before use.
• Ensure that all work performed is delivered in accordance with the permitting requirements of Mercury’s electrical safety rules.
• Guide and assist your project team, aligning your expectations with project requirements.
• Carry out routine inspections of the projects being executed to confirm they are being performed in line with the scope of work and schedule agreed.
• Ensure that a schedule and milestones are in place for all works and that subcontractor invoicing is measured in accordance with the schedule.
• Monitor that the subcontractors have sufficiently resourced the project being delivered to maintain the delivery schedule.
• Ensure that all works have an established execution plan, and a safe plan of work, and that the subcontractors are performing their work in accordance with the plan.
• Manage the contract budget and report at internal and client‑facing meetings on monthly status.
• Be the point of contact during significant events or multi‑discipline technical escalations.
• Ensure contractually agreed SLA’s and KPI’s within the Scope of Works are met and necessary record retention demonstrates adherence.

Essential Criteria

• Minimum 5 years’ experience in a similar position.
• Professional project management qualifications or a trade qualification.
• Detailed understanding and experience of electrical and mechanical systems used in a data centre environment, including Transformers, Generators, Fuel Systems, Switchgear, UPS Systems, Battery Banks, ATS/STS Units, PDU Units, Air Handling Units, Chilled Water Systems, Fire Alarm Systems, and Fire Suppression Systems (pre‑action sprinklers).
• Understanding all the associated safety code related requirements relative to providing the service.
• Experience in Health & Safety Risk Assessments and Control Measures.
• Experience in vendor management, ability to manage and monitor progress to ensure objectives are achieved for outsourced support and projects.
• Experience in Project Management principles & delivering DC project upgrade works.
• Excellent verbal, written and interpersonal communication skills, with the ability to communicate intelligently and effectively with the client, employees and subcontractors.
• Excellent motivational and influencing skills, with high levels of personal integrity.
• Ability to communicate technical and business problems in a non‑technical manner.
• Ability to work well under pressure and within a strict deadline environment.
• Travel and working abroad will be required for this role.

Mercury is an equal opportunity employer.