Project Manager (IT Infrastructure/Electrical) in Darlington

Turner & Townsend is a global professional services company with over 22,000 people in more than 60 countries. We work with our clients across real estate, infrastructure, energy and natural resources, transforming together to deliver outcomes that improve people's lives.

About the Role

You will coordinate IT, construction, facilities, security, business leaders, consultants, and technology partners to deliver a secure, resilient, and operationally ready workplace. The scope covers network infrastructure, IT rooms, AV, structured cabling, CCTV, access control, and related technologies. We need a project leader with broad technical understanding, strong judgment, and disciplined execution in scope, schedule, budget, quality, vendors, and handover.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the full IT infrastructure lifecycle: requirements, design, procurement, construction, commissioning, acceptance, and handover.
• Coordinate across IT, business functions, Real Estate, Facilities, EHS, Security, architects, consultants, contractors, carriers, integrators, and vendors.
• Manage project charter, WBS, integrated schedule, budget, governance, communication, and readiness plan.
• Lead design and construction-document reviews; resolve clashes, capacity gaps, interfaces, and dependencies early.
• Track milestones, critical paths, resources, costs, risks, issues, changes, and recovery actions; escalate with clear options.
• Oversee sourcing and suppliers: RFP/RFQ, technical evaluations, bid comparisons, purchase planning, change orders, warranties, and performance.
• Drive on-site execution: surveys, installation sequencing, access planning, material delivery, quality inspections, safety compliance, and field issue resolution.
• Define acceptance criteria; coordinate factory, site, integration, performance, security, and user testing; ensure defect closure.
• Provide governance and senior leaders with concise, transparent views of schedule, budget, risk, decisions, changes, and readiness.
• Ensure complete operational transition: documentation, configurations, asset records, training, warranties, spares, support models, and escalation procedures.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in IT, Engineering, Construction Management, Project Management, or related field; equivalent large-scale program experience considered.
• 10+ years of project management experience on complex headquarters, campus, data centre, workplace, laboratory, manufacturing, construction, renovation, or relocation programmes.
• Proven track record integrating IT, AV, network, cybersecurity, physical security, and low-voltage workstreams in construction or major build environments.
• Strong governance and control across scope, schedule, budget, resources, quality, risk, issues, dependencies, change, decisions, stakeholders, vendors, documentation, and escalation.
• Broad practical knowledge of enterprise networks, IT rooms, structured cabling, AV, CCTV, access control, power, cooling, and building interfaces.
• Foundational knowledge of Microsoft Teams Rooms (MTR): room architecture, core devices, room accounts, networking, AV peripherals, installation, integration testing, user scenarios, and acceptance.
• Confidence managing consultants, general contractors, low-voltage contractors, integrators, carriers, and equipment vendors.
• Practical experience with RFP/RFQ, technical evaluations, procurement, budget tracking, change orders, commissioning, acceptance, and contract deliverables.
• Ability to interpret architectural and MEP drawings, ceiling plans, equipment layouts, rack elevations, network topologies, door schedules, specifications, BOMs, test reports, and as-built documentation.
• Strong English listening, speaking, and written communication; strong written Chinese required.
• Proactive, accountable work style with sound prioritisation, follow-through, and timely escalation.

Preferred:

• PMP, PRINCE2, or equivalent certification; BICSI, RCDD, CTS, ITIL, CCNA/CCNP, or another relevant certification.
• Multinational headquarters, regional office, laboratory, manufacturing, or mission-critical facility experience.
• Knowledge of tendering, contract administration, construction sequencing, site safety, cybersecurity, privacy, physical security, and local building requirements.
• Experience with project scheduling, collaboration, drawing-review, issue-tracking, and document-control platforms.

Turner & Townsend is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees and actively encourage applications from all sectors of the community.