Electrical Project Manager in Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire

If you’re an Electrical Project Manager who wants to work in data centres without being swallowed up by one enormous package for the next two years, this is a good opportunity. You’ll be delivering smaller but technically important data centre projects across Welwyn Garden City and Harlow, with individual schemes around the £1m mark. The work is expected to involve critical electrical infrastructure, white space upgrades, power distribution, containment, structured cabling, security systems, plant interfaces, commissioning support and live environment coordination.

These are not basic commercial projects. They are fast-moving data centre schemes where detail, sequencing, access, shutdowns, client communication and quality all matter.

The role

You’ll take control of electrical project delivery from pre-start through to handover. That means managing the programme, labour, subcontractors, materials, technical information, QA, commercial position and client relationship across multiple live data centre environments. You’ll be working closely with the wider project team to make sure the job is planned properly, installed correctly, tested, commissioned and handed over with clean documentation. This role will suit someone who likes ownership. The projects are not huge in value, but they are technically demanding and need someone who can keep control of the detail.

What you’ll be doing

• Managing electrical packages on data centre projects from pre-construction through to completion.
• Planning labour, materials, procurement, access, logistics and site delivery.
• Coordinating subcontractors, supervisors, engineers and specialist suppliers.
• Managing containment, LV power, small power, lighting, structured cabling, security, controls interfaces and critical systems installation.
• Reviewing drawings, technical submissions, RFIs, RAMS, QA records and commissioning documents.
• Working with the client, consultants and internal teams to keep information moving and issues resolved.
• Managing programme, progress reporting, variations, risk, cost control and project close-out.
• Supporting commissioning, witnessing, snagging, handover packs and O&M documentation.
• Maintaining high standards around health and safety, quality and live data centre working procedures.

What you’ll need

You’ll need experience delivering electrical projects within data centres, critical environments, commercial fit-out, technical infrastructure, M&E contracting or live building services environments. Data centre experience would be ideal, but strong electrical project management experience from technically demanding schemes will still be considered. You’ll need to be comfortable managing projects around the £1m mark, with the ability to run the job without needing constant direction. You should understand electrical installation, programme control, subcontractor management, client coordination, QA, commissioning and handover. Experience with LV distribution, UPS interfaces, generators, containment, structured cabling, BMS/security interfaces or live environment works would be a strong advantage.

The right person

You’re organised, practical and technically credible. You can deal with the client, push subcontractors, support the site team and keep the paperwork moving without losing sight of the actual installation. You’ll suit this role if you like fast-paced project delivery, enjoy working in critical environments and want a role where you can take proper ownership across multiple data centre schemes.

This can be taken on either a permanent basis at £70,000 - £80,000 or freelance at £350 - £400 a day.

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