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MEP Project Manager
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MEP Project Manager
Location: Cardiff (Occasional European Travel)
Contract: Permanent
Salary: Up to £90,000 (DOE)
About the Role
We are recruiting an experienced MEP Project Manager to support the delivery of major mission-critical data centre projects across Europe.
The successful candidate will take responsibility for the delivery of mechanical, electrical and public health (MEP) packages from pre-construction and design coordination through installation, commissioning and handover.
This is a technically demanding role requiring strong MEP project management experience, excellent contractor and stakeholder management skills, and previous experience working within data centre or other mission-critical environments.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead and manage MEP activities across data centre projects from design through to commissioning and handover.
- Oversee MEP contractors, subcontractors and specialist vendors delivering mechanical, electrical, BMS, fire protection and ELV systems.
- Ensure works are delivered safely, on programme, within budget and to the required quality standards.
- Monitor progress against project programmes and implement mitigation measures where required.
- Manage MEP change control and associated commercial impacts.
- Review and coordinate MEP design documentation, including HVAC, UPS, generators, MV/LV distribution, cooling, containment and fire protection systems.
- Oversee the installation, integration, testing and commissioning of mission-critical systems.
- Support and drive commissioning strategies, including Integrated Systems Testing (IST).
- Act as a key interface between clients, consultants, main contractors and MEP subcontractors.
- Chair technical coordination meetings and resolve design and installation interface issues.
- Provide regular reporting on programme, risk, cost and quality.
- Ensure compliance with relevant European standards, regulations and HSE requirements.
- Identify project risks and implement appropriate mitigation strategies.
- Support QA/QC processes and ensure project documentation is maintained to the required standards.
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Essential Requirements
Candidates should have:
- Minimum 5 years' experience in MEP Project Management, ideally within large-scale or technically complex projects.
- Proven experience delivering data centre, mission-critical or similarly complex MEP projects.
- Previous experience working on projects within European markets.
- Strong understanding of mechanical and electrical building services.
- Experience with MV/LV systems, UPS and generator systems.
- Strong knowledge of chilled water and air-cooled systems, including CRAH/CRAC units.
- Experience with BMS / SCADA systems.
- Understanding of fire detection and suppression systems.
- Strong commissioning, testing and handover experience.
- Experience managing multiple contractors and specialist subcontractors.
- Strong understanding of programme, commercial, risk and quality management.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
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Qualifications & Experience
- Degree qualified in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Building Services Engineering or a related discipline.
- Experience working on Tier III / Tier IV or other mission-critical facilities would be highly desirable.
- Previous experience with Integrated Systems Testing (IST) would be advantageous.
- Familiarity with Uptime Institute standards would be advantageous.
- Experience working with FIDIC contracts or equivalent European construction frameworks would be beneficial.
- Proficiency with project management software such as Primavera P6 or MS Project.
- Strong written and verbal English communication skills; additional European languages would be advantageous.
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