MEP Project Manager (m/f/d) - Data Centres

Description

The company's European business is growing, and there are openings in Berlin for MEP professionals.

The company is a global professional services firm with over 22,000 people in more than 60 countries, working across real estate, infrastructure, energy and natural resources.

The team offers programme, project, cost, asset and commercial management, controls and performance, procurement and supply chain, net zero and digital solutions.

The company is majority-owned by CBRE Group, Inc., with partners holding a significant minority stake.

Responsibilities

• Lead planning, design and delivery of MEP systems so they meet project specifications, codes and standards.
• Work with architects, engineers and construction teams to fit MEP systems into the overall design.
• Track critical milestones and manage them closely to prevent schedule slippage.
• Review construction proposals, pricing and scopes, and manage budgets to keep costs within limits.
• Advise on engineering decisions that affect cost and budget when design-build changes arise during construction.
• Check and assess work in place before approving capital expenditure.
• Keep clients, contractors and team members aligned on MEP requirements and timelines.
• Chair client meetings and other required meetings.
• Identify what drives construction costs, then monitor and report on them.
• Review payment requests and approve final invoices, payment applications and retention payments.
• Make sure equipment arrives in line with the project schedule.
• Log events that could lead to a claim, acting on the client's behalf.

Requirements

• A university degree in construction management or a related field.
• Several years of experience as an MEP project manager on major construction projects. Data centre construction experience is preferred.
• Advanced skills in spreadsheets, report writing and presentations.
• Strong communication skills, excellent organisation and the ability to juggle several tasks at once.
• A team-first attitude, self-motivation, and willingness to help other groups and projects when needed.
• Entrepreneurial thinking, creativity and energy.
• Fluent English and at least B2 German.

Conditions

The role is based in Berlin.

Equal opportunity employer: the company welcomes applications from all members of the community.

Benefits

• The company supports a healthy, productive and flexible way of working that respects work-life balance.
• You will have the chance to influence change in a workplace that values each person's voice.