Mechanical Project Manager - Data Centres in City of London

About Us

Group Metropolitan was founded in 1985 as an electrical contractor carrying out small moves and changes projects for a select few clients. Over the past 35 years, we have grown into a turnkey Principal Contractor offering in-house tradespeople, with a projected turnover of £80M. This has been achieved by working collaboratively with our clients to understand their needs and become an extension of their business, expanding our service offerings and geography to meet the expectations required. Whilst the business has seen organic growth over the years, our core values of Safety, Quality, Integrity and People remain the same.

Group Metropolitan is an equal opportunities employer committed to fostering a supportive and inclusive workplace. We value dedication, innovation, and teamwork, and we strive to provide an environment where all employees can thrive.

About The Role

The Project Manager is to deliver multiple ongoing projects, day-to-day business as usual and reactive works to Metropolitan standards, the required programme and to the maximum commercial performance. The role also involves working closely with the client representatives, estimating department, engineers and other site teams to ensure that projects are completed in a safe manner, whilst ensuring customer requirements and expectations are always maintained or exceeded.

The role will require close collaboration with numerous stakeholders throughout the project lifecycle, including but not limited to the following: designers both internal and external, architects, GML estimating department, key account leads, project commercial teams both in house and client side, sub-contractors, manufacturers and specialist suppliers, client agents, commissioning teams and high-profile customers. The candidate will be a key contributor from conception, through the design stages, managing the delivery and ensuring that each project is successfully handed over and closed out in a professional manner to the highest of standards.

Type of contract: Permanent

Department: Mechanical

Hours: 7am - 4pm

Location: Site Based – South East London & East London (Flexible to travel when required).

Salary: DOE

Generally, the above hours will be flexible in line with the needs of the business. We operate a fair working policy but if any extended overtime is worked by agreement of your line manager, then overtime payment will be applicable.

Key Roles & Responsibilities

• Promote Group Metropolitan’s Rules and establish safe working cultures and practices.
• Comply with Group Metropolitan’s procedures and legal obligations.
• Promote and comply with environmental compliance.
• Responsible for delivery and quality in line with customer and company expectations.
• Coordinate the work of the site team, including subcontractors/trades and the external supply chain.
• Implement and maintain quality assurance methods/standards to ensure the delivery of projects.
• Maintain HSQE procedures from pre-start to project completion to ensure compliance with all company HSQE standards, policies, processes, ISO accreditations and legislative requirements.
• Preparation of weekly site condition & safety reports and acting swiftly on any areas identified requiring attention.
• Ensure all programmes, plans, method statements and risk assessments are robust, up to date, understood and implemented.
• Be aware of and ensure contract terms are understood and adhered to.
• Ensure that all site records are kept up to date in line with company and legislative requirements.
• Develop and maintain close relationships with all appropriate internal and external stakeholders, including customers, sub-contractors, and supply chain.
• Identify and act on opportunities to reduce cost and add value to the project.
• Identify and escalate any potential issues.
• Ensure the high site standards set out at the start of the project are maintained throughout the lifecycle.
• Ensure all persons working on site have the correct competence and training for the role they are carrying out.
• Participate, contribute and, where required, chair and minute meetings with Sub-Contractors.
• Completion of testing documentation and other relevant record information.
• Carry out site surveys to establish SoW for costing purposes.
• Base understanding of how to cost a job for small VO’s and smaller projects.
• Understanding of cost tracking to ensure projects are delivered within budget allowances.

Requirements

• Minimum of 3-5 years of Project Management experience.
• Experience Working at the Construction Management/Project Engineer Level.
• In-depth Knowledge of Data Centres and Critical Facilities.
• Relevant Mechanical NVQ Qualifications.
• SMSTS.
• CSCS / Skills Card (Managers Card).
• In-depth knowledge and expertise with mechanical infrastructure and ideally data centre fit-out packages.
• Proven track record of working for customer-facing contractors.
• Drives a structured, process-led approach across all stages of the project lifecycle, ensuring consistency, compliance, and efficient delivery from initiation through to completion.
• Comprehensive awareness of health & safety, CDM and environmental legislation and good practice.
• Good knowledge of IT systems. All Microsoft packages including MS Projects, SharePoint. We utilise Procore and 1Breadcrumb for all project and H&S documentation.
• Key communication skills necessary to maintain and develop relationships.
• Key skills in project planning, time management, and effective communication to manage site-based project personnel.
• Experienced in running effective and productive meetings with a subcontractor.
• Excellent time management and organisational skills.

Benefits

• Following 12 months of continuous employment, you are entitled to become a beneficiary of the Employee-Owned Trust (EOT) scheme.
• Private Healthcare.
• Private Dental Insurance.
• Life Insurance.
• Pension Scheme.
• Length of Service reward scheme.
• Tradepoint discount scheme.
• Private Financial Advice.
• Project Performance Bonus.