Overview
Senior Project Manager - Data Centre Construction at Turner & Townsend. As part of the Industrial, Sciences and Technology team in Leeds, you will support large-scale, ground-up data centre construction projects with prominent technology clients across the UK. The role covers all aspects of project delivery from inception through to commissioning.
Key Accountabilities
* Advising at a strategic level at the project conception stage, including providing advice on the different approaches that can be adopted to successfully achieve the client’s overall objectives.
* Leading the establishment of the overall success criteria for the project, including time, cost, technical and performance parameters.
* Planning for and the ongoing management of quality, safety, health and environment issues.
* Establishing effective project governance, processes and systems to be utilised throughout project.
* Project planning, including ensuring the production of the detailed project plan.
* Advising upon the procurement of resources.
* Leading and facilitating the overall cross-functional project team.
* Monitoring and applying performance management techniques, including the use of KPI’s to improve project performance.
* Managing the change control process.
* Monitoring and advising upon project finances.
* Managing the flow of project information between the team and the client, through regular meetings and written communications.
* Ensuring the production of formal project progress and other reports; and
* Taking a leading role in interfacing with the client and other consultants, at all project stages.
Internal Management Accountabilities
* Staff management (where appropriate).
* Knowledge management – Ensuring that key information and learning generated from each project is input into the Turner & Townsend internal database.
* Financial management – Ensuring prompt client invoicing and utilising FMS to monitor a project’s financial status.
* Process improvement – Identifying and acting upon ways to improve internal systems and processes.
Qualifications
* Key technical competencies include:
o Data Centre Design and Development
o Data Centre Management
o Data Centre Construction
o Construction Engineering
o Tenant Liaison/coordination
* Construction consultancy experience strongly preferred
* A minimum of 5-10 years project management experience, preferably gained within the digital/data centres environment mentioned above.
* Professionally qualified in one of the following fields: construction, project management, engineering, or architecture.
* A thorough understanding of the total project life cycle, from project conception stage, through all of the operational stages to completion and post-project review.
* Excellent knowledge and experience of all of the main project management concepts, tools, and techniques.
* Design, management or construction experience gained within the general construction environment. ideally residential, office, fit-outs and health & education
* Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Additional Information
Our inspired people share our vision and mission. We provide a great place to work, where each person has the opportunity and voice to affect change. We want our people to succeed both in work and life. To support this we promote a healthy, productive and flexible working environment that respects work-life balance. Turner & Townsend is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees and actively encourage applications from all sectors of the community. Please find out more about us at www.turnerandtownsend.com/ SOX control responsibilities may be part of this role, which are to be adhered to where applicable.
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