We are looking for Construction Project Manager to manage design and construction of data centers and major renovation projects. His/her missions and responsibilities are following:
Administrative/permitting:
1. Follow up on pending permitting requests (building permit and/or environmental authorization) and maintain understanding of where they are at in process.
2. Prioritize deadlines and deliverables to ensure projects are on track and in compliance with statement of work
Design phase
3. Support entire design phase to ensure that the target data center meets Data4’s and Customer’s needs
4. Lead engineering teams for the design phases
5. Act as interface between Operations and Design teams throughout the project.
Construction & Commissioning Phase
6. Actively participate in the tendering phase and awarding of contracts for the implementation part
7. Track project updates, project status, uncovering and relaying issues, solutions resolution and cost/budget associated with each project.
8. Monitor the realization phase daily to ensure that the work complies with the contracts
9. Manage the respect of the Health and Safety rules during the whole construction phase
10. Manage service providers with a direct contractual link with the project owner ( energy provider, control office, safety coordinator, CSI, design office, architect, property owner, project manager, etc.)
11. Act as an interface between the Operations and Construction teams throughout the project
12. Manage the commissioning operations in relation with the Commissioning Agent and the project management
13. Gradually put the operations team of the future site in a position to take over the site as soon as it is made available (training on the technical packages, documentation, drafting of simplified procedures, etc.),
Project Management
14. Conduct all meetings necessary to manage the project, in relation with the general contractor, project management team, and the final customer
15. Document the project, including as-built documentation
16. Generate the reporting required for this type of operation
17. Ensure the budgetary follow-up of the project in collaboration with the prime contractor and the finance department of data4
18. Financial oversight on capital budget allocation, expense, and cost.
19. Implement automation tools and techniques to streamline and enhance processes.
Transversal Missions
20. Elaboration of a Data4 Design Specification
21. Assistance to Sales/Pre-Sales teams in complex pre-sales processes involving technical and design issues
22. Participation in customer audits for the design of Data Centers
23. Leading specific missions (if applicable; example: uptime certification, reliability studies, etc.)
24. Supporting the operational team on specific subjects
25. Technical referent for our Key Accounts and Hyperscalers customers
Technology Watch
26. Ensure the technological watch on the best practices of design and implementation of data centers at the international level
27. Participation, if necessary, in specialized events
28. Visits to Data Centers (customers, competitors, others.)
EXPERIENCE REQUIRED
Education and experience
29. Ideally a graduate of higher education (Engineer or equivalent) in the field of electrical/climate engineering or generalist, the training is not a prerequisite, the quality of experience, knowledge of the market and personal qualities take precedence over the rest.
30. Experience: at least 5 years within a construction project management company, a design office, or even an installer on project management issues, allowing to have significant knowledge in areas where continuity of service is essential and technical knowledge allowing to pilot the various areas concerned.
Technical skills
The candidate must possess the following skills:
31. Proven track record in project management, preferably in the hosting or service integration industries
32. Experience managing projects in an occupied site (preferred)
33. Proven skills and taste for cross-functional team management and teamwork to lead projects
34. Good level in civil works and/or HVAC and/or Electrical and/or Security/Networks and/or BMS
35. Knowledge in general design of industrial buildings with issues close to Data Centers (continuity of service, security, etc.),
36. Proven ability to work under pressure and with others
37. Ability to work simultaneously with several projects
38. Ability to analyze and summarize
39. Ability to « popularize » the technique and the benefits for non-experts thanks to a discourse adapted to the interlocutor and to his needs and constraints
40. Good command of document writing
41. Mastery of Microsoft Office, Microsoft Project and AutoCAD applications.
42. English with a very good written/oral level
The candidate does not require the following, but it would be an advantage
43. Project Management training such as PMI or equivalent
44. Experience working in English-speaking environments
Soft skills
45. Sense of confidentiality, integrity and ethics
46. Excellent interpersonal skills
47. Reporting skills
48. Strong organizational skills
49. Adaptability and open-mindedness
50. Entrepreneurial profile, capable of strong intellectual mobility and multitasking within a small structure
51. Ability to work methodically and independently
52. Excellent written and oral communication skills
53. Sense of customer service
54. Decision-making spirit
55. Rigor and method
56. Team spirit
57. Sense of commitment for him/her and his/her teams