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Senior Project Manager DCS

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Job TitleSenior 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

Senior Project Manager DCS

CBRE
London, UK
Full-Time

Published on 01/08/2025

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