Senior Project Manager DCS Job ID 223745 Posted 30-Jul-2025 Service line PJM Segment Role type Full-time Areas of Interest Engineering/Maintenance, Facilities Management, Project Management Location(s) London - England - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Job Title Senior Project Manager, Data Centre Solutions Reporting to: Head of Projects, Data Centre Solutions Location: London & Surrounding Areas Job Purpose To lead delivery of mechanical, electrical, fabric or construction projects from several hundred thousand pounds to multi million-pound projects, following the project management process from cradle to grave (meeting with the customer, developing a scope of works, putting together a tender and delivering the projects on site through to handover). Role Summary: - The purpose of the role is to: - Lead their teams in the safe delivery of projects. - Have responsibility for generating a sales pipeline to deliver revenue to the BU in line with their individual financial targets. - Ensure projects are secured and delivered on time and within the financial requirements and margins as specified by the business. - Take ownership of the full project lifecycle. - Ensure that all projects adhere and are managed to commercial agreements / contracts. They must comply with statutory regulations, are QHSE compliant and meet technical industry standards. General Activities: - Ensure the safe delivery of projects through the management of risk and competence. - Recruit and retain talent for the present delivery and future growth of projects. - Provide leadership in identifying and specifying project opportunities. - Deliver contractual commitments on secured projects. - Ensure projects are delivered on all maintenance contracts. - Complete projects on time and on budget and to the satisfaction of all parties. - Identify, reduce and manage all risks (technical, statutory, health and safety, commercial or otherwise) associated with each and every project. - Maximise profit through cost reductions and better buying of subcontractor services. - Identify and win project through effective relationships. - Deliver supportive business communication through advice, review, leadership and direct contribution to management team meetings, briefings, consultation forums, correspondence, publicity, monthly and ad-hoc reporting and other applications as appropriate. - Promote and maintain the core values of CBRE. Business Development: - Plan and develop long term opportunities by creating a proposal pipeline. - Develop and manage all bids, tenders and proposals. - Responsible for generating and securing new sales to exceed the annual financial plan. - Seek out opportunities to generate projects through innovation and different technologies. - Lead the sales process through solutions development, participation in presentations and consultation meetings. Building Relationships: - Develop effective relationships with current and potential customers through demonstrating our capability in project delivery solutions. - Build strong relationships with supply partners through which we can bring innovation to our customers. - Ensure effective solutions which meet quality expectations can be delivered to our customers. - Work with operational managers to ensure the collaborative development of the projects business with effective team working and support of colleagues. - Work closely with the site Contract Managers and Area General Managers to develop opportunities. - Develop external networks within the industry to help win new projects from outside of CBRE's existing client list. Compliance: - Make certain that they and their team comply with project management policies and procedures. - Ensure compliance with health and safety policy across all activities. Regularly audit and review performance. - Carry out monthly and ad hoc project review meetings covering all aspects of Health & Safety / CDM Legislation and Requirements. - Engage with supply partners in a manner that ensures all risk is appropriately apportioned. - Financial management: - Development of project financial plans. - Financial responsibility for the delivery of the annual projects plan. - Manage the monthly P&L and ensure all costs (PMs, Site Supervisors etc) are fully accountable and recoverable. - Produce monthly and ad hoc financial reports for the business. - Leverage margins on projects by working with subcontractors and suppliers to reduce project costs. - Ensure positive cash flow and that all debt is controlled below 60 days. - Attend monthly project reviews with BULs, PM's, Project Support, Finance Manager, Procurement Manager, Health & Safety Manager and Commercial Manager. People Management: - Recruit, train, appraise and manage a team of exceptional project delivery specialists. - Have people plan in place at all times - Ensure the Project Managers and Project Supervisors are fully trained and equipped to deliver projects to the right standards and within the CBRE policies and procedures.; - Conduct performance reviews and create individual PDPs for all direct reports. - Responsible for recruitment and selection of all project staff. Being equally responsible for the resolution of any discipline and grievance issues that may arise. Experience Required: Skills - Commercial awareness - Strong financial acumen - Strong influencing, selling and negotiation skills - Present with confidence - Understand commercial and financial metrics - Internal and external customer management - Networking skills Knowledge - Knowledge of the construction market - Project management methodology - Broad understanding of construction Health and Safety law and legislation - Understanding of general financial terminology. Experience - Proven project management experience in either an M&E, FM, construction, or critical environment - Essential experience in the datacentre markets for M&E, Fabric or Whitespace - ICT project management experience also preferable - Experience of developing new project opportunities - Proven experience of running a P&L - Demonstrable evidence of having managed a team - Experience of creating, presenting and managing on bids, tenders and proposals. Qualifications - Recognised technical qualification in either a construction, mechanical or electrical discipline. - Business standard of written and verbal literacy as well as above average numeracy skills - Recognised qualification in project management Aptitude - Highly developed interpersonal and communication skills - An excellent relationship builder - Ability to inspire confidence - Challenge status quo - High degree of integrity - Highly motivated and self-aware - Highly organised with attention to detail - Ability to network - Results focused - Innovative - Handle high levels of information from a wide range of sources CBRE, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer (Women/Minorities/Persons with Disabilities/US Veterans)