Senior Project Manager (M&E, Telecoms/Fibre-Data Centres)

Travel requirement: APAC region and flexibility to travel as required

Job Summary:

Datalec Precision Installations (DPI) is a leading provider of data centre design, supply, build, and managed services. We are committed to delivering seamless and integrated solutions for data centre operators worldwide. Our team is dedicated to maintaining high standards of service and excellence in every project we undertake.

Manage the full life cycle of the project, opportunities, delivery, compliance and customer escalations. Control the overall design and operational delivery of projects, considering the safety, technical, commercial, and managerial requirements, from bid and pre-commencement through to successful practical completion. Ensuring that profitability is maintained or improved through effective leadership, high quality customer relations and management of relevant support functions allocated to the project.

Core Duties & Responsibilities:

• Demonstrate strong Health and Safety leadership and compliance throughout all activities relating to the project on which you are working. To ensure that safe systems of work are always employed on site to achieve zero accidents or lost time incidents, reporting any accidents or incidents that occur.
• Overall supervision of installation teams and project managers to ensure the safe completion of the project within agreed time scales and budgets that exceed statutory regulations and standards to meet specification and customer requirements.
• Ensure all projects are delivered in adherence with all ISO requirements and business systems. To be pro-active in ensuring that the work being carried out is to the highest standard in every aspect, delivered defect free, on time.
• Ensure site rules are observed by all that are working for and on behalf of DPI staff and sub-contractors and any other 3rd party suppliers of products, goods, logistics and services.
• To oversee the production & updating of Risk Assessment Method Statements (RAMS) as required and ensuring RAMS and safe working requirements are adhered to.
• Conduct site surveys, ensure compliance to project design and compile material list for production.
• Working with senior team provide ownership with client relations and participate in bid activities supporting sales as well as the bid proposal team.
• Review and measure project and team performance in line with project and team KPI’s, managing performance and delivering on objectives.
• To ensure that professional, profitable, and successful bids are delivered, meeting customer expectations.
• Manage pre-commencement activities in line with business project delivery process. To maximise opportunities, efficiency, and profitability in the delivery phase of the project.
• Supply chain engagement, maintaining relation and understanding escalation structure and processes to overcome barriers to resolve disputes or issues.
• Proactively engage with the commercial team ensuring Sub-contractor contracts and performance is implemented. Management/contracts management across the full operations.
• Responsible to proactively engage with the commercial team to identify and manage project risks, opportunities and CVR reports.
• Lead the teams to effectively manage the appointed specialist Sub-Contractors and ensure the work is being carried out safely, to the specification and programme. Develop effective, sustainable relationships with key sub-contractor organisations.
• Provide leadership for the project management delivery teams within the area of control; through clear provision of objectives, responsibilities, and accountabilities, managing performance accordingly. Offer guidance and feedback to maximise the performance of the teams.
• Provision / Manage teams to provide of Customer Progress / general Reporting in a timely and regularly manner, using correct reporting management tools and templates. Ensure the level of information provided is sufficient to manage expectations and considers the sensitivity of business to end to end client relation to avoid any detrimental effect.
• Contribute towards DPI strategy and goals, supporting the senior management team to implement policies and procedures and providing clear, timely communications on project plans.
• Prepares for and carries out employee performance reviews with direct reports following the company process.
• Maintains/develops skills and team performance to deliver required outcomes. Identifies potential within the team and provides mentoring/coaching to team members to support development plans and career progression.
• Represent the business, upholding our core values and behaviours with all internal and external customers, clients and third parties.
• Maintain business and client confidentiality, adhering to applicable Data Protection regulations and Information Security Standards in line with company, and group policies and procedures.

KPI/Measures:

• KPI’s set by the company, Continuous improvement.
• Safety record.
• Installations on time.
• Installations in budget.
• Installations consistent through and of the highest quality.
• Defect free projects.
• Project profitability improvement.

Qualifications: Skills and Experience:

• PMP certified or equivalent, along with a minimum of 5 years proven experience in a similar role.
• Demonstrable experience within the data centre industry, ideally within both white and grey space and connectivity biased.
• Degree in Engineering, Business Studies or a related field preferred.
• Strong commercial acumen and understanding of business financial principles, including profit and loss and costings.
• Strong stakeholder management and the ability to build and maintain excellent client/customer relations.
• Excellent time management and ability to work under pressure, managing and driving schedules.
• Sector and industry knowledge within Data Centre and associated services environment.
• Solid understanding of Health and Safety regulations with demonstrable experience implementing policies and procedures, ideally certified in this field.
• Must hold and maintain the necessary accreditations and certifications relevant to the level of this role, sector and industry.
• Lead on a monitoring programme to enabling team members to progress.
• IT skills in word, excel, Projects and power-point presentation.
• Flexibility to travel as required by the business.

Values & Behaviours:

DPI Value:

Dedication Precision Integrity

Behaviours:

• Inspiration -Has a clear vision of where to go and the ability to articulate it. Empowers people to implement our vision and strategy. Great communicator who captures the imagination, generating trust and commitment.
• Team Spirit -Thinks about "we" not "me"; we do this together. Brings purpose to the team to make it a cohesive unit. Knows when to seek help and when to give it. Prepared to take action to address issues for the good of the team and celebrate others' successes.
• Self-Awareness -Emotionally intelligent; has empathy for others and gets the best out of people by meeting them on their terms. Great at building rapport with colleagues and customers; knows that their behavior impacts on the performance of others and adapts approach to achieve the best results.
• Achievement -Always striving to be the best and consistently delivers. High performer: bringing high energy, competence and making the right decisions to get things done.
• Tenacity -Relentless in the pursuit of their goals. Excellent at solving problems and overcoming obstacles; seeing the challenges before others see them and taking action, to avoid them becoming problems. Sees setbacks as opportunities and becomes stronger in adversity.
• Influence -Highly skilled at getting others committed to the goal. Confident, enthusiastic and encourages creativity. Understands the needs of stakeholders and as a result, engages them.

Our Vision:

• To compete at the highest standards in data centre fit-out, MEP construction and managed services throughout Europe and beyond.

Our Mission:

• Continue to develop and deliver products and services unparalleled in terms of quality.
• Retain our clients, broaden our breadth of service identifying closely with their changing requirements.
• Execute a robust H&S and Wellbeing strategy. Consider and implement wherever possible initiatives that relate to environmental improvements.
• People -Build an organisation capable of managing the business we will become. Recruit and retain and develop the best industry professionals. Health, Safety and Wellbeing remain paramount, for our employees and clients.
• Products -Must address an industry need. We must have differentiators such as assured quality, modularisation, and off-site construction techniques. Datalec’s commitment to quality is unsurpassed in the industry, we seek perfection. New products and services must be delivered to the same exacting standards.
• Purpose -Relates both to our clients and our organisation. We need to understand both how to be able to confidently present our solutions and product strategy to the market. Separately, we create a working environment that promotes and rewards employees fairly, actively supporting a culture of transparency and mutual respect.