Thryve Recruit are looking for a Director of Project Management. Someone who can operate independently, take ownership, solve problems and play a key role in a rapidly growing business within the Datacentre sector.
Role and Responsibilities
Project Delivery & Operational Leadership
- Oversee the successful delivery of multiple data centre projects across the UK, Europe and Nordics.
- Take direct responsibility for the management and delivery of selected key projects, acting as interim Project Director where required.
- Ensure projects are delivered in accordance with client expectations, agreed scopes, programmes, budgets and quality standards.
Team Building, Recruitment & Development
- Lead the development and expansion of project management teams to support new and existing client engagements.
- Identify resource requirements, develop mobilisation strategies and support the recruitment of high-quality project professionals.
- Build effective project teams, including Project Managers, Construction Managers, MEP specialists and other supporting disciplines.
Client Relationship Management & Business Development
- Establish, maintain and develop strong working relationships with existing and prospective clients.
- Support the Operations Director and COO with client engagement, account development and identifying new project opportunities.
- Attend client meetings, project reviews, interviews and business development discussions.
- Take a leading role in setting up and mobilising new project appointments across different countries and jurisdictions.
- Coordinate the mobilisation of project teams, ensuring resources, responsibilities, scopes and deliverables are clearly defined.
- Support the transition from initial client engagement through to full operational delivery.
Systems, Processes & Operational Improvement
- Support the development, implementation and continual improvement of project management systems, procedures and reporting standards across the business.
- Drive consistent approaches to project delivery, governance, risk management, programme monitoring and client reporting.
- Support the Operations Director and COO in developing scalable operational structures as the business expands.
- Work with the Operations Director to ensure projects are delivered in line with agreed commercial objectives.
- Monitor resource utilisation, project fees, delivery costs and profitability.
- Identify opportunities to improve efficiency, resource deployment and project margins.
Experience
- Ability and willingness to travel internationally to support projects, clients and teams.
- Significant experience in project management and the delivery of large-scale data centre or comparable mission critical infrastructure projects.
- A strong track record in a senior Project Manager, Project Director or operational leadership capacity.
- Strong understanding of data centre design, MEP infrastructure, construction delivery, commissioning and project interfaces.
- Excellent client-facing skills, with the ability to build relationships and communicate confidently with senior stakeholders.
- Commercial awareness, including an understanding of consultancy fee structures, project budgets, resource planning and profitability
- Relevant construction, engineering or project management qualifications, or equivalent substantial industry experience.
