JDL Recruitment are delighted to be partnering with a leading data centre developer who are looking for a Senior Project Manager to join their data centre project team in Mainz, Germany.
Responsibilities:
Project Delivery & Governance
* Drive project through all stages – initiation to handover and closure.
* Manage scope, cost, schedule, quality, and risk, aligning with business objectives.
* Manage the General Contractor, Vendors, Consultants as required to achieve goals
* Ensure compliance with governance, reporting protocols, and project controls.
* Deliver high-quality documentation: schedules, forecasts, cost reports, risk registers.
* Drive Decision Making in line with project requirements.
Stakeholder & Customer Management
* Act as the single point of accountability for project delivery.
* Build strong working relationships with Development, Design, Operations, Finance, Sales, Legal, contractors, suppliers, and end-users.
* Maintain clear, concise communication at all levels – from executive updates to team collaboration.
* Provide regular progress reports and escalate risks or decisions required.
Leadership & Team Management
* Lead a small in-country project team; both internal and external.
* Drive accountability and ownership.
* Inspire confidence, trust, and alignment across cross-functional teams.
* Coordinate design, engineering, construction and commissioning.
* Lead the site for Health & Safety ensuring continuous improvement.
Financial & Programme Control
* Oversee budget management, cost control, and forecasting.
* Maintain programme integrity, driving on-time milestone delivery.
* Identify efficiencies and value-add opportunities to optimise resources.
Requirements:
* Proven track record managing large-scale construction projects (preferably data centre/mission-critical).
* Strong commercial, financial, and contractual acumen.
* Expertise with MS Project, Excel, Word for reporting and planning.
* Exceptional communicator, capable of influencing at senior levels.
* Problem-solver with the ability to drive resolution under pressure.
* Fluent English & German (B1/B2 level)