Project Lead

Winthrop Technologies Ltd.; Setúbal; Hybrid; EUR 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary package

Equal opportunities employer

Career progression and development

Job summary

Winthrop Technologies Ltd. in Sines, Portugal seeks an experienced Project Lead to manage and deliver a large data centre project safely, on schedule, and within budget. The role requires strong leadership, cost control, and excellent coordination with subcontractors, vendors, and clients.

Proficiency in MS Office and project controls tools is essential. You will lead planning, track milestones, review proposals, and oversee handover to the client, with a focus on quality and safety.

Qualifications

• Minimum 10 years of experience in a similar role.
• Strong leadership and communication skills.
• Proficient in MS Word, Excel and project management tools.

Responsibilities

• Manage overall project cost, schedule, and budget from inception through to completion.
• Oversee subcontractors, vendors, and consultants to ensure seamless execution.
• Track milestone activities to prevent schedule delays and ensure timely delivery.
• Review and evaluate construction proposals, pricing, and scopes of work.
• Lead client meetings and project coordination meetings.
• Monitor costs and provide data-driven insights and recommendations.
• Review and audit cost estimates from subcontractors and stakeholders.
• Support engineering decisions related to cost and budget during design-build changes.
• Coordinate scheduling consultant reviews and ensure integration with project controls.
• Review and approve invoices, payment applications, and retention payments.
• Manage handover to the client including close-out documentation.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Time management

Organisational skills

Project management

Budgeting

Stakeholder coordination

Commercial awareness

Pressure resilience

Tools

MS Word

MS Excel

Job description

Winthrop Technologies is Europe’s only dedicated data centre delivery partner, offering full turnkey solutions from design through to construction and commissioning. Headquartered in Dublin, we deliver projects across Europe and have become the most trusted name in our sector.

We are currently seeking an experienced Project Lead to join our project team in Sines, Portugal. The Project Lead will be responsible for the overall management and successful delivery of the project, ensuring it is completed safely, on schedule, within budget, and to the highest quality standards. The role requires strong leadership, commercial awareness, and technical expertise, with an emphasis on effective communication and stakeholder coordination.

Duties:

• Manage overall project cost, schedule, and budget from inception through to completion.
• Oversee and coordinate subcontractors, vendors, and consultants to ensure seamless execution of project activities.
• Analyse, track, and manage critical milestone activities to prevent schedule delays and ensure timely delivery.
• Review and evaluate construction proposals, pricing, and scopes of work.
• Lead and facilitate client meetings and other required project coordination meetings.
• Monitor and report on factors that influence construction costs, preparing data-driven insights and recommendations.
• Demonstrate knowledge of construction procurement methods and manage long-lead equipment delivery schedules.
• Review, validate, and audit cost estimates prepared by subcontractors and other project stakeholders.
• Support engineering and design decisions related to cost and budget during design-build changes.
• Track and verify equipment availability in line with the project schedule.
• Coordinate and oversee scheduling consultant reviews and ensure integration with project controls.
• Review and approve invoices, payment applications, and retention payments.
• Manage the handover process to the client, including close-out documentation, warranties, and final deliverables.

• Minimum 10 years’ experience in a similar role.
• Strong organisational, communication, and time management skills.
• Proficient in MS Word, Excel, and other relevant project management tools.
• Proven ability to lead teams, manage subcontractors, and coordinate multidisciplinary project activities.
• Commercially astute, with a strong understanding of project financial management and cost control.
• Capable of working under pressure to meet demanding schedules while maintaining the highest quality and safety standards.

• Opportunity to work for a market leader in the Data centre industry
• Working on large scale data centre projects
• Collaborative team working environments
• Career progression and development supported
• Competitive salary packages

Winthrop Technologies Ltd. is an equal opportunities employer