Project Manager – Data Centres

Job Description What if you could do the kind of work the world needs? At WSP, you can access our global scale, contribute to landmark projects and connect with the brightest minds in your field to do the best work of your life. You can embrace your curiosity in a culture that celebrates new ideas and diverse perspectives. You can experience a world of opportunity and the chance to shape a career as unique as you. The Project Manager will operate within a multidisciplinary design consultancy environment, responsible for the successful delivery of complex Data Centre projects across the region. The role requires leadership of integrated design teams across architecture, building engineering, specialist disciplines, infrastructure, utilities and master planning, ensuring coordinated, high-quality design solutions that meet client, regulatory and project requirements. This is a client-facing role that requires strong communication, coordination, and stakeholder management skills. The successful candidate will manage projects through all phases of delivery, ensuring objectives are achieved safely, efficiently, and in accordance with client requirements, quality standards, and business objectives. Responsibilities • Manage the delivery of Data Centre projects from initiation through to completion. • Act as a key point of contact for clients, maintaining effective working relationships and regular communication. • Develop and maintain project plans, schedules, budgets, and resource plans. • Lead and coordinate multidisciplinary teams to ensure efficient and integrated project delivery. • Monitor project progress and performance against agreed objectives and deliverables. • Identify, manage, and mitigate project risks and issues. • Facilitate design coordination across internal and externally appointed subconsultants and subject matter experts. • Ensure compliance with applicable regulations, standards, health and safety requirements, and client expectations. • Support coordination with stakeholders, authorities, contractors, consultants, and other third parties • Support design assurance and technical governance processes. • Assist in securing necessary approvals, permits, and stakeholder agreements where required. • Review project deliverables to ensure adherence to quality standards and project requirements. • Prepare project reports and provide accurate updates to clients and internal stakeholders. • Support commercial management activities, including cost control, change management, and contract administration. • Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives and the development of project management best practices. Qualifications • Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Architecture, Construction Management, Project Management, or a related discipline. • Minimum 7 years of project management experience within a design practice • Experience of managing Data Centre projects through multiple phases of delivery. • Strong client-facing experience, preferably within a consultancy, engineering, or project delivery environment. • Experience coordinating multidisciplinary project teams and multiple stakeholders. • Excellent communication, leadership, and stakeholder management skills. • Strong understanding of project management principles, governance, and reporting processes. • Experience managing project schedules, budgets, risks, and quality requirements. • Proven track record of delivering projects successfully and meeting client expectations. • Professional certifications such as PMP, PRINCE2, or equivalent would be advantageous. Imagine a better future for you and a better future for us all. Join our close-knit community of talented individuals who share your passion for making a positive impact. Our global team includes more than 70,000 employees, working together to make a difference in communities both close to home and around the world. With us, you can. Apply today.

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Architecture, Construction Management, Project Management, or a related discipline. Minimum 7 years of project management experience within a design practice. Experience of managing Data Centre projects through multiple phases of delivery. Strong client-facing experience, preferably within a consultancy, engineering, or project delivery environment. Experience coordinating multidisciplinary project teams and multiple stakeholders. Excellent communication, leadership, and stakeholder management skills. Strong understanding of project management principles, governance, and reporting processes. Experience managing project schedules, budgets, risks, and quality requirements. Proven track record of delivering projects successfully and meeting client expectations. Professional certifications such as PMP, PRINCE2, or equivalent would be advantageous.

Manage the delivery of Data Centre projects from initiation through to completion. Act as a key point of contact for clients, maintaining effective working relationships and regular communication. Develop and maintain project plans, schedules, budgets, and resource plans. Lead and coordinate multidisciplinary teams to ensure efficient and integrated project delivery. Monitor project progress and performance against agreed objectives and deliverables. Identify, manage, and mitigate project risks and issues. Facilitate design coordination across internal and externally appointed subconsultants and subject matter experts. Ensure compliance with applicable regulations, standards, health and safety requirements, and client expectations. Support coordination with stakeholders, authorities, contractors, consultants, and other third parties. Support design assurance and technical governance processes. Assist in securing necessary approvals, permits, and stakeholder agreements where required. Review project deliverables to ensure adherence to quality standards and project requirements. Prepare project reports and provide accurate updates to clients and internal stakeholders. Support commercial management activities, including cost control, change management, and contract administration. Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives and the development of project management best practices.