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Project Manager – Data Centres
Consultant to Executive level
London (Mixture of home, office, and client sites)
Permanent
Full-time with flexible working and core hours
Gleeds is a leading global property and construction consultancy. Independent since 1875, we are proud to deliver award-winning projects around the world. We are a Great Place to work accredited employer, with our people at the heart of everything we do.
This is a fantastic opportunity for an aspiring Project Manager with a MEP or Design background to join Gleeds' rapidly growing Data Centre team, supporting the delivery of some of the world's most complex and high-profile digital infrastructure projects.
Working alongside industry-leading clients, consultants and contractors, you will play a key role in coordinating multidisciplinary design teams, managing design deliverables, tracking technical queries and supporting programme governance across fast-paced, mission-critical environments. With exposure to hyperscale, colocation and cutting-edge data centre developments, you'll gain invaluable experience at the forefront of an industry that underpins the global digital economy, while developing your project management skills within a collaborative, people-focused consultancy renowned for delivering excellence across the built environment.
Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
- Manage and coordinate design deliverables throughout the project lifecycle.
- Track Requests for Information (RFIs), technical queries, design actions and outstanding decisions.
- Coordinate design review meetings, workshops and stakeholder engagement sessions.
- Maintain design review comment registers and ensure actions are tracked through to closure.
- Support programme governance through the preparation of reports, dashboards and project status updates.
- Assist with the development and maintenance of project execution plans and design management documentation.
- Coordinate interfaces between design consultants, contractors and client-side project teams.
- Support design assurance activities, ensuring compliance with project requirements, standards and governance processes.
- Monitor design progress against programme milestones and escalate risks where appropriate.
- Maintain project trackers, document control processes and reporting packs.
- Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives and the adoption of design management best practice.
- Provide support across multiple projects within the wider programme as business priorities evolve.
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Who we’re looking for:
Experience, Knowledge And Key Skills
- Previous experience working within an MEP engineering consultancy or multidisciplinary design consultancy.
- Experience supporting the design and delivery of data centre projects, preferably hyperscale, colocation or other mission-critical environments.
- Good understanding of the RIBA Plan of Work, particularly Stages 1–4, with appreciation of how projects progress through design into construction.
- Experience working within multidisciplinary engineering teams, coordinating Mechanical, Electrical and Public Health (MEP) design activities.
- Exposure to design management, programme coordination or project management within complex construction projects.
- Experience supporting governance, reporting and programme controls is desirable.
- Knowledge of project execution planning would be beneficial.
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What we can offer you in return
- Clear opportunities to develop and grow your career through training and further qualifications
- Fantastic networking opportunities to grow your personal brand and expand your understanding of the industry
- Generous holiday allowance plus the option to purchase additional days through the holiday purchase scheme.
- Highly competitive salary and the opportunity to increase this through continuous reviews
- Employee Assistance Programme to ensure your health and personal well-being comes first
- Our global travel scholarship programme gives you the unique opportunity to gain global experience
- Flexible working arrangements to ensure you have a healthy work-life balance
- Volunteering opportunities to engage with your local community or charitable organisations
- Unparalleled support from central teams and a company that is recognised as a Great Place to Work.
About Us
Gleeds is a global property and construction consultancy with over 150 years of expertise, operating in 28 countries worldwide. From iconic landmarks to critical infrastructure, we drive innovation, sustainability and value, delivering transformative projects that shape communities and redefine the built environment.
As a certified Great Place to Work, Gleeds promotes an inclusive workplace where everyone feels respected and valued. We uphold Fairness, Inclusion, and Respect (FIR) and embrace team diversity. As an equal opportunities' employer, we provide support, flexibility and accessibility. For reasonable adjustments, contact our Talent Team at [email protected].
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