Data Centre Project Manager

Data Centre Project Manager
Inside IR35
500 - 600 p/day
Remote with travel to Europe
IT Services Provider
We are seeking an experienced Data Centre Project Manager to join a major IT Services provider, leading the delivery and assurance of large-scale data centre programmes.
You will operate at a strategic level, overseeing delivery plans, and ensuring successful execution across complex, enterprise environments.
Key Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end delivery of data centre programmes (builds and expansions)
• Own governance, ensuring alignment to business, technical, and compliance requirements
• Convert designs into executable project and implementation plans
• Manage schedules, budgets, risks, and dependencies across workstreams
• Act as the key liaison between engineering, vendors, and stakeholders
• Oversee delivery to ensure alignment with approved designs
• Identify, manage, and resolve programme-level risks and issues
• Support design approvals and senior stakeholder decision-making

Required Experience:

• Proven experience managing large-scale data centre deployments
• Strong understanding of data centre infrastructure (compute, storage, network, power, cooling)
• Ability to bridge technical and non-technical stakeholders effectively
• Comfortable operating in international, enterprise-scale programmes
• Willingness to travel to Europe throughout the contract

Desirable

• Exposure to AI / HPC data centre environments (e.g. GPU-dense, NVIDIA platforms)
• Experience with high-density, high-power data centre projects
• Familiarity with design assurance and technical governance frameworks

Contract Details:

• Inside IR35
• Competitive day rate (experience dependent)

Apply now to discuss the role in more detail.

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