Data Centre Project Manager (Loyang)

CBRE Pte Ltd; Singapore; On-site; SGD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

CBRE Pte Ltd is seeking a Project Manager to coordinate and execute data centre infrastructure projects, ensuring compliance with standards and on-time delivery. The role requires cross-functional collaboration with internal teams and external contractors.

You will oversee design, restack planning, BOM gathering, and site progression, while managing budgets, schedules, and risk. Experience in whitespace design and vendor coordination is essential.

Qualifications

• Min 5–7 years working experience in Data Center industry’s mission critical systems, specifically whitespace design and/or project management.
• Good understanding of data center infrastructure resiliency design (UPS, Generator, CRAC, cabling, containment routes).
• Experience with hardware installation procedures and network cabling/testing techniques.
• PM certification such as PMP is a plus.
• Experience in data hall fit-outs, testing and commissioning, handover, close-out on Data Center projects.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate with internal technology teams, external contractors, and service providers to deliver projects.
• Design, analyze, and gather requirements for whitespace layouts and restack planning.
• Monitor progress, review construction, and provide progress feedback to stakeholders.
• Centralize installation requests, raise Change Management requests, and assist in rack mounting where needed.
• Coordinate with vendors for equipment delivery, circuit installations, and testing; document records.

Tools

Microsoft Project

MS Office Suite

Job description

Overview:

We are seeking a Project Manager to join our team in coordinating and executing our data centre's physical and network infrastructure projects. The ideal candidate will possess versatile knowledge and experience in the different aspect of a data centre. He/She will be skilled in coordinating with cross-functional teams and appointed contractors in ensuring compliance with the firm's standards and practises, conducting site surveys, and resolving any technical issues that may arise during the project lifecycle, ensuring compliance with industry standards, and delivering projects on time and within budget.

Key Responsibilities:

Responsible for overall project coordination with internal technology teams, external contractors, and Data Center service providers to deliver projects.

Design, Analysis and Requirement Gathering

• Work with Data Center service providers to understand whitespace constraints (power / coolings) and come up with the white space layouts
• Prepare the complete equipment restack plan/phasing plan co-ordinatiing with internal technology teams as well as the DC vendor
• Gather hardware BOM (model, delivery dates, etc.) from different technology teams
• Calculate/design the required rack count, power consumption, cooling, network panels, cables, etc, and work with other Data Center teams on design and construction
• Work with Sourcing, Real Estate, Legal and Finance teams on RFP's, and provide adequate support for any DC contract amendment/renewals discussions when applicable

Implementation and Deployment

• Monitor Data Center service providers' progress. Prepare project defect lists and follow-up accordingly
• Travel to sites to review construction progress. Work with service providers engineers to provide progress feedback to the Morgan Stanley Technical SME's
• Centralize all installation requests for different technology teams, and raise Change Management request. When required, assist in physical racking and stacking oftechnology equipment (e.g. power and network cable connections, iLO configuration)
• Coordinate with all technology teams on equipment restack plan
• Work closely with different third party vendors for equipment delivery
• Coordinate and escort Telco carrier vendors for circuit installations, and witness testing.
• Coordinate and supervise patching of network cables, and witness testing
• Centralize and raise all equipment decommission and disposals requests. Follow appropriate guideline carefully, and work with disposal teams/vendors on equipment disposal, disk degaussing/shredding and document detailed records

Documentation

• Update equipment inventory management system and rack elevations.
• Provide regular reporting on project status and meeting minutes to regional EDC team
• Obtain and collect all data necessary for management/operation report, including capacity management, financial budget forecasts, project spends, vendor coordination, patching, and project sharepoint sites

Requirements:

Experience/Knowledge:

• Min 5-7 years working experience in Data Center industry's mission critical system, specifically in whitespace design and/or project management.
• Good understanding of data center infrastructure and its resiliency design (UPS, Generator, CRAC, cabling, containment routes, etc). CDCP is a plus
• Good understanding of technology hardware installation procedure
• Network cable patchings and testing technique
• Solid experience with Excel, Powerpoint, Microsoft Project
• Project Management certification is a plus, such as PMP
• Experience in datahall fitouts, testing and commissioning, handover, close out on Data Center projects

Basic knowledge of International as well as local building regulations including Workplace Safety & Health.

Able to work proactively with good communication, analytical, problem solving, and negotiation skills, in order to work with different teams across different countrie

Ability to communicate in a clear and understandable manner

Ability to organize and plan multiple projects with different end-users simultaneously.

Ability to work in a fast paced, dynamic environment and under pressure.