Role Overview
This position is responsible for the end-to-end operational delivery of complex technical projects, ensuring safety, quality, commercial performance, and customer satisfaction from bid stage through to practical completion and close-out. The role requires strong leadership, commercial awareness, and technical credibility within data centre, fibre, and construction/M&E environments.
Key Responsibilities
* Provide visible leadership on Health & Safety, ensuring compliance with all statutory, corporate, and project-specific requirements.
* Deliver projects in line with established ISO standards, governance frameworks, and internal delivery processes.
* Support bid and pre-contract activities, contributing technical, commercial, and delivery input to ensure profitable and executable project awards.
* Lead pre-commencement planning, including scope validation, methodology review, resourcing, programme development, and risk assessment.
* Manage supply chain engagement, maintaining effective relationships with subcontractors and resolving issues through agreed escalation processes.
* Work closely with commercial functions to ensure subcontractor performance, contractual compliance, and cost control throughout the project lifecycle.
* Identify, manage, and mitigate project risks while recognising and maximising commercial opportunities.
* Lead multidisciplinary delivery teams, setting clear objectives, roles, and accountabilities, and managing performance accordingly.
* Ensure all works are delivered safely, to specification, and in line with agreed programmes.
* Provide accurate and timely customer-facing progress reports using approved reporting tools and formats.
* Prepare internal management reports, cost/value reconciliations, programme forecasts, and contract reviews with a focus on accuracy and integrity.
* Maintain strong client relationships through clear communication, expectation management, and delivery excellence.
* Lead projects through to successful completion, including defect resolution, documentation handover, and formal close-out.
* Act as a subject matter expert within relevant technical or sector disciplines.
* Conduct performance reviews, mentoring, and development planning for direct reports.
* Represent the organisation professionally with clients, partners, and stakeholders.
* Maintain strict confidentiality and comply with all data protection and information security requirements.
Essential Skills & Experience
* Extensive experience delivering fibre network installations and associated infrastructure works.
* Minimum 5 years' experience in a comparable Project Manager role.
* Strong background in data centre, construction, and M&E environments.
* Demonstrable leadership and people management capability.
* Proven commercial awareness, including profit & loss, cost control, and risk management.
* Experience working on international projects or within global delivery environments.
* High level of IT proficiency, including Microsoft Word, Excel, Project, and PowerPoint.
* Recognised project management qualification (PMP or equivalent).
* Formal education in Project Management, Engineering, or a related discipline (or significant equivalent trade experience).
* Data centre-specific certification or proven delivery experience in mission-critical environments.
* Valid industry and safety certifications (e.g. SMSTS, IOSH Managing Safely, CSCS, ECS).