Project Manager - Data Centres

Description

The company is hiring a Senior Project Manager for its Granada office to lead data centre construction work.

The company is a global professional services firm with more than 22,000 people in over 60 countries. It works across real estate, infrastructure, energy and natural resources, offering programme, project, cost, asset and commercial management, controls, procurement, net zero and digital services.

The company is majority-owned by CBRE Group, the world's largest commercial real estate services and investment firm, and its partners hold a significant minority stake.

Responsibilities

• Build and run the governance, communication and management control systems that keep the client's essential services and works on track.
• Compare the parties' organisation structures and propose changes to align them.
• Coordinate the interfaces between contractors.
• Track overall team performance and launch safety or performance improvements and methods where needed.
• Audit compliance with the management systems and report the results as required.
• Take an active part in project risk management: spot new risks, assign owners and drive mitigation.
• Hold and lead weekly technical and progress meetings on the services and works.
• Run the client's stage gate reviews and make sure conditions precedent are met before approval.
• Make sure design stage deliverables arrive on time and to standard, alongside fast-track packages and related permits and approvals.
• Lead daily site progress reviews covering HSE, logistics and progress against the programme.
• Write formal progress reports against baseline and milestone dates and agreed project-wide KPIs.
• Prepare weekly, monthly and ad hoc progress reports for the employer's representative, and present them as needed.
• Manage and administer contracts so the client's interests stay protected.
• Make sure company invoices and receipts are issued on time against the agreed contract.

Requirements

• Degree in engineering or a construction-related field.
• At least 5 years in the construction industry.
• Clear writing and speaking, plus sharp analysis.
• Proven leadership, with a record of working well across internal and external teams.
• Strong commercial awareness, including financial management for project tracking and forecasting.
• Solid grasp of contract documents, specifications, project plans and related paperwork.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft 365 and construction project management software.
• Basic understanding of construction estimating and financial processes such as payment applications and change orders.
• Self-motivated and able to juggle several projects at once, setting priorities well.
• Fluent in English and Spanish.
• Able to work on site five days a week.

Conditions

On-site work five days a week.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes applications from all backgrounds.

Benefits

• A healthy, productive and flexible working environment that respects work-life balance.