Senior Project Manager - Mechanical

Equans Services Limited; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading data center services provider in the UK is seeking a Senior Project Manager – Mechanical to oversee the mechanical aspects of large projects. You will manage a team ensuring adherence to quality and safety standards. Candidates should have technical knowledge of mechanical services, experience in managing teams, and a relevant degree. This role offers a competitive salary, including a car allowance and substantial benefits.

Benefits

25 days annual leave (+ public holidays)

Life Cover equivalent to 4 times annual salary

Company Stakeholder Pension Scheme

Private Medical Insurance (Family Cover)

Corporate social responsibility days

Learning opportunities and support programs

Qualifications

• Experience working with a main contractor or large subcontractor.
• Proven people management experience of managing teams.
• Ability to mentor and develop team members.
• Commercially astute.
• Experience in the data centers sector.

Responsibilities

• Manage a team to ensure work conforms with standards.
• Coordinate and control the on-site construction process.
• Attend site meetings and provide information for progress reports.
• Chair and minute subcontractor meetings.

Skills

Team management

Problem-solving

Customer focus

Attention to Health and Safety

Technical knowledge of Mechanical Services

Education

Degree or equivalent in a Mechanical discipline

Job description

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Equans Data Centers are seeking to appoint a Senior Project Manager – Mechanical, to support our growing Data Centre business across the UK.

We are committed to providing cutting edge solutions for our clients Data Centre facilities and are recruiting a Senior Project Manager – Mechanical to join our innovative team. The Senior Project Manager – Mechanical will be responsible for managing the team and the mechanical aspects of large projects from inception to completion, within set timescales, to high quality standards and within health and safety guidelines.

The Role

• Manage a team to ensure work is carried out in full conformance with quality, environmental and safety standards.
• Be an expert and provide guidance and direction to ensure operational excellence.
• Coordinate and control the on-site construction process ensuring the site build progresses in line with plan.
• Develop and agree electrical submission and approval process with the client and design team.
• Support the overall programming and planning of the build.
• Attend site meetings, effectively communicate and provide information for Progress Reports.
• Chair and minute the subcontractor meetings.
• Recording and reporting key metrics to team members and management.
• Operational support including review of procedures, best practices and initiatives.

What we can offer you?

On offer is a competitive salary, car or car allowance and benefits package, which includes:

• 25 days annual leave (+ public holidays)
• Life Cover equivalent to 4 times annual salary
• Company Stakeholder Pension Scheme
• Private Medical Insurance (Family Cover)
• 2 corporate social responsibility days per year
• Broad range of learning opportunities, such as professional qualifications, collective/individual training, and personalised support programmes
• Attractive Employee Referral Rewards Scheme
• Access to our growing employee networks including AccessAbility, Encompass, RISE, WOMEN TOGETHER, Working Parents, and Young Professionals
• 24/7 Employee Assistance Program and access to mental wellbeing app

What we are looking for?

• Experience working with a main contractor or large subcontractor.
• Proven people management experience of managing teams.
• Have the ability to mentor and develop team members.
• Proven technical knowledge of Mechanical Services.
• Knowledge and skills to effectively problem solve.
• Be self‑motivated, with proven organisational ability and the drive to meet deadlines.
• Customer focused with the ability to communicate effectively with clients.
• Attention to Health and Safety matters.
• Commercially astute.
• Experience in the data centres sector.
• Degree or equivalent in a Mechanical discipline is desirable.

Who are we?

We are a strategic data centre partner delivering every aspect of general contractor design, build, and commissioning for major data centers across Europe to provide new build, fit‑out, complex retrofit, and upgrade through one point of contact.

Leveraging decades of experience with Bouygues Energies & Services and Equans in data centers, we deliver to every aspect of client needs through sustainability, health and safety, and wider engineering considerations. At Equans Data Centers, we’re unique in our ability to bring clients complete in‑house expertise across many facets of consulting, architecture, construction, and engineering. We are a true combination of global standardisation and local on‑the‑ground expert teams in every key European country to ensure the right level of localisation. We have total control of our supply chain, with the robustness of a global and European leader in construction behind us. And our most highly qualified and expert teams are focused on client success above all.

This enables us to deliver data centers with the best possible quality, speed to delivery, and high repeatability and scalability – to realise client needs for cost transparency, low risk, continual availability, innovation, and certainty of planning and outcomes.

With more than 1,200 highly skilled employees, across 8 European countries, Equans has delivered over 300,000m² of data halls, exceeding 500MW of IT space for major Data Centers providers such as VIRTUS Data Centers, Digital Reality, Equinix, Vantage Data Centers, Stack Infrastructure, Cloud HQ and many others.

Equans Data Centers is positioned to meet and exceed the increasingly demanding planning and capacity needs of hyperscaler and colocation businesses across Europe.

What’s next?

If this role is of interest to you, please click below to register, apply, and track your progress! A member of our Resourcing Team will review your application and be in touch.

At Equans we’re committed to delivering a culture where everyone’s voice is heard and supported. We know the value a diverse workforce creates, delivering better results for our people, customers, and stakeholders. Diversity and inclusion is at the core of what we do, should you join Equans you’ll find a welcoming and open workplace where you’re supported and encouraged to be your true self at work. You’ll also have access to our growing employee networks including WiE, RISE, LGBTQI+, Working Parents, YPN and our Disability Network.

For this role, you must have evidence of the right to work in the UK. Unfortunately, we are not able to offer a re‑location package with this job role. Certain roles may require applicants to undergo a Disclosure check, as noted in the role requirements.

The EQUANS Resourcing Team supports this job advert. Agency involvement is not required. All related enquiries must come to the resourcing team not direct to EQUANS Managers.

Seniority level

Mid‑Senior level

Employment type

Full‑time

Job function

Project Management and Information Technology