Data Centre Project Manager - Netherlands

NP Group; Amsterdam; Hybrid; EUR 99,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

NP Group is seeking an experienced Data Centre Project Manager in Amsterdam. The role focuses on delivering data center projects, including new builds, expansions, and retrofits, with responsibility for power, cooling, racks, cabling, DR/BCP, and migrations.

You will lead end-to-end IT infrastructure delivery, coordinate with physical infrastructure teams, and ensure designs meet scalability and performance requirements. The position is hybrid with travel when required.

Qualifications

• Experience delivering IT infrastructure and data center construction projects.
• Excellent stakeholder management and executive communication skills.
• Ability to manage multiple complex projects with strong planning and governance.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end IT infrastructure and data center projects.
• Develop detailed project plans, schedules, budgets, risk registers, and comms plans.
• Ensure PMO compliance, milestones, KPIs, and reporting structures.
• Coordinate IT system readiness with physical infrastructure availability.

Skills

Data centre project management

Stakeholder management

Project planning

Risk management

Executive communication

Multi-project management

Job description

Contract: Datacentre Project Manager

Start Date: ASAP

Duration: 6 months

Location: Amsterdam (Hybrid - 1-2 days per week in office for meetings). Possible some EU Travel when required during deployments

Rate: $600 - $640 USD a day - B2B assignment. Travel expensed

Reference: 20840

Looking for an experienced Data Centre Project Manager to deliver projects covering the following:

• Data center new builds, expansions, and retrofits
• Power, cooling, racks, cabling, and structured cabling systems
• DR, BCP, and data center migration initiatives
• Coordinate IT system readiness with physical infrastructure availability.
• Ensure designs meet scalability, resiliency, availability, and performance requirements.

Project Planning & Governance

Assist in leading end-to-end project management for IT infrastructure and data center construction projects.

• Assist in developing detailed project plans, schedules, budgets, risk registers, and communication plans.
• Establish project governance, milestones, KPIs, and reporting structures.
• Ensure adherence to PMO standards, change management processes, and documentation requirements.

Data Center & IT Infrastructure Delivery

• Data centre new builds, expansions, and retrofits
• Power, cooling, racks, cabling, and structured cabling systems
• DR, BCP, and data centre migration initiatives
• Coordinate IT system readiness with physical infrastructure availability.
• Ensure designs meet scalability, resiliency, availability, and performance requirements.
• Strong leadership and stakeholder management skills
• Excellent communication and executive presentation abilities
• Risk management and problem-solving mindset
• Ability to manage multiple complex projects simultaneously
• Familiarity with construction schedules, commissioning, and critical path analysis
• They will submit BOM's / Quotes on HW but not manage Budget or PO's.