Senior Project Manager - Data Centre

Senior Project Manager, Delivery – Mission-Critical Infrastructure

Based in Frankfurt Area, Germany

Hybrid working available

Permanent opportunity

Very competitive Salary + Bonuses & Benefits

Role Summary As Senior Project Manager, you will lead complex data centre design and construction projects across our regional footprint in the Frankfurt area. You will manage the full project lifecycle, from design, permitting, and procurement through construction, commissioning, and handover into operations.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead detailed project execution plans covering scope, schedule, budget, risk management, and resource planning.
• Manage project schedules across design, procurement, construction, commissioning, and handover, ensuring key milestones are tracked and delivered.
• Coordinate internal teams and external partners, including designers, engineers, contractors, consultants, vendors, utility providers, and local authorities.
• Oversee design development to ensure data centre solutions meet client requirements, operational needs, regulatory obligations, safety standards, and sustainability goals.
• Support permitting and approvals, including construction permits, utility connections, and compliance with applicable German building, environmental, health and safety, and energy standards.
• Oversee construction activities, contractor performance, site progress, quality, and safety, including integration of owner-furnished, contractor-installed systems and equipment.
• Manage project budgets, forecasts, cost reporting, change control, and risk mitigation, ensuring decisions and issues are clearly documented and communicated.
• Lead quality control, testing, commissioning, and operational readiness activities, ensuring electrical, mechanical, cooling, fire suppression, and IT infrastructure systems meet design requirements.
• Ensure smooth handover to clients, tenants, and operations teams, including documentation, warranties, operational manuals, maintenance schedules, and post-construction support.
• Provide clear progress reporting to senior management, clients, and stakeholders, maintaining accurate project records, schedules, and decision logs.

What You'll Bring

• Significant experience managing large-scale data centre construction projects or similarly complex infrastructure environments, such as mission-critical, high-tech, or oil and gas projects.
• A strong track record of delivering multi-million-euro construction projects through design, procurement, construction, commissioning, and handover phases.
• Experience leading contractors, consultants, subcontractors, vendors, and internal project teams in a fast-paced delivery environment.
• Strong knowledge of construction delivery, project controls, change management, risk management, quality assurance, and health and safety expectations.
• Good understanding of data centre systems, including electrical, mechanical, cooling, fire suppression, IT infrastructure, redundancy, scalability, and energy efficiency considerations.
• Familiarity with German construction regulations, local permitting processes, health and safety requirements, and energy management standards such as ISO 50001.
• Confidence using project management and tracking tools such as MS Project, Primavera, or similar platforms.
• A degree or equivalent experience in Civil Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Project Management
• Strong written and verbal English and German language skills, supporting clear communication with local authorities, contractors, and international project teams.