Senior manager, project management

The Project Manager will be a critical member of the CloudHQ (CHQ) Development across the EMEA region, responsible for the pre-construction phase of hyperscale data centre projects.
The Project Manager is responsible for leading projects from site identification and due diligence through planning, design development, and contractor procurement, ensuring that projects are fully defined, supported by robust cost planning and commercial decision-making to ensure that they are de-risked prior to construction.

While focused on pre-construction, the role requires a strong understanding of the full project lifecycle- construction delivery, commissioning, and operations, ensuring early decisions translate into successful project execution.
This position requires a developer mindset, balancing technical, commercial, planning, and stakeholder considerations to inform project decisions and define project directions at the earliest stages.

Establish project leadership, build and leverage partnerships with internal teams (development, construction, operations, finance, legal) and external stakeholders (consultants, authorities having jurisdiction, utilities providers, project partners, contracts);
• Lead project governance, reporting and approvals processes;
• Ensure clear communication of project status, risks and identify where key decisions can be made or escalation to executive leadership is required;
• Lead projects from early-stage feasibility through to construction readiness;
• Confirm alignment with project business cases and manage internal investment approvals.
- Manage and coordinate multi-disciplinary consultants (architects, engineers, planners, project & cost management consultants);
• With consultant support, develop and manage development budgets and ensure cashflow alignment;
• Coordination and management of internal and external resources, and driving results in:
- Change management;
- Pro-active management of market conditions and ensure agile approach to adaption (supply chain, contractor availability, utilities constraints);
- Goal alignment/Stakeholder management;
- Ensure establishment of a robust and detailed project programme that can be used to negotiate lease agreements with hyperscale tenants;
• Ensure projects are fully prepared for construction delivery prior to handover, liaising with the construction delivery team to ensure continuity and intent is preserved;
• Ensuring compliance to Environmental, Health & Safety (EHS) regulations, and requirements. Help promote a safe working environment for all team members, colleagues, contractors, and customers.
• Challenge and remove barriers by working with others around a shared need or customer benefit. Liaise with our customers to assist them in the delivery of their preferred solutions into CHQ Data Centers and be part of the team that makes us the data centre provider of choice;
• Consult with global CHQ colleagues to ensure that best practice is uniform across all our developments, irrespective of geographic location;
• Champion CHQ initiatives on all projects; Industry recognised project management qualifications are desirable, but the core requirement for this role is substantial, demonstrable experience in delivering complex projects.

Experience : Minimum 8+ years of experience in Data Centre, critical infrastructure or complex real-estate development projects (e.g. pharmaceutical, semi-conductor).

Strong experience managing multiple major projects effectively;
• Proficiency with MS Office;
• Experience with Scheduling/Programming software and analysis;
• Ability to function effectively in a fast-paced environment, recognising needs to work outside of normal business hours due to global business needs;
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