Senior Project Manager – Data Centers

Company: Turner & Townsend
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Location: London
Job Description:

Overview

In this role you lead large-scale, ground-up data centre construction projects for major tech clients across Europe, from inception to commissioning. You will work within the Data Centre team to set project goals, governance, and cross-functional collaboration. You’ll manage quality, safety, environment, cost, and schedule while interfacing with clients and consultants. This is an opportunity to shape delivery at scale within a values-driven, entrepreneurial culture.

Pay / Benefits

  • great place to work
  • flexible working environment
  • focus on health and work-life balance
  • inclusive environment
  • opportunity to influence business
  • career development potential

Responsibilities

  • Advise at strategic level at project conception and evaluate delivery approaches
  • Establish overall project success criteria (time, cost, technical, performance)
  • Plan and manage quality, safety, health and environment
  • Set up and maintain project governance, processes and systems
  • Produce detailed project plans and manage procurement of resources
  • Lead and facilitate cross-functional project teams
  • Monitor performance using KPIs and drive improvements
  • Oversee change control and project finances
  • Manage information flow with client through meetings and communications
  • Interface with client and consultants at all stages and produce progress reports

Key requirements

  • Construction consultancy experience strongly preferred
  • Professionally qualified in construction, project management, engineering, or architecture
  • Chartered status or on path to it
  • Understanding of full project lifecycle from conception to post-project review
  • Strong knowledge of project management concepts, tools and techniques
  • Design, management or construction experience in general construction (residential, office, fit-outs, health & education)
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • Excellent communication
  • Cross-functional leadership
  • Strategic thinking
  • Project management concepts, tools and techniques
  • Governance and KPI-based performance management
  • Quality, safety, health and environment management

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Posted: November 1st, 2026