Senior Project Manager (Infrastructure/Data Centre)

Role overview

Project and stakeholder leadership

• Lead projects from concept to completion and develop execution strategies aligned with client objectives.
• Manage multidisciplinary teams and project governance, reporting, cost, schedule, quality, safety, and operational performance.
• Act as primary client contact; maintain stakeholder relationships and lead progress reviews, steering meetings, and executive presentations.

Design and construction delivery

• Coordinate design teams and vendors; manage design reviews, value engineering, technical risks, and compliance with local requirements.
• Oversee construction, contractor performance, interfaces, progress reviews, and corrective or project recovery actions.
• Manage procurement interfaces, tender packages, vendor recommendations, long-lead equipment, and procurement schedules.

Data centre commissioning and handover

• Manage hyperscale, cloud, colocation, and enterprise data centre projects and integration of power, UPS, generators, cooling, BMS, fire systems, cabling, and IT infrastructure.
• Lead commissioning, Integrated Systems Testing, energization, client acceptance, operational readiness, handover, and close-out.

Commercial, risk, and compliance

• Manage budgets, forecasts, cost plans, variations, claims, contract administration, change requests, risk, and profitability objectives.
• Promote health, safety, security, and environmental practices; comply with UAE legislation, authority requirements, and contractual obligations.

Education and experience

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or a related discipline.
• At least 15 years of project management experience in construction, infrastructure, industrial, or mission-critical sectors; at least 5 years in a Senior Project Manager or Project Manager leadership role.
• Proven delivery of regional mega/giga projects and experience managing multidisciplinary teams.
• At least 5–10 years of UAE or GCC project delivery experience, knowledge of UAE authority approvals and construction regulations, and experience with complex Middle East developments.
• Demonstrated project delivery experience across data centres, industrial, manufacturing, semiconductor, pharmaceutical, logistics, distribution, warehousing, or processing facilities.

Technical expertise

• Expertise in project execution, design and construction management, contracts, procurement, commissioning, project controls, risk, change, and stakeholder management.
• Knowledge of Uptime Institute Tier III/IV, ANSI/TIA-942, mission-critical infrastructure, commissioning and IST, reliability and redundancy, and operational readiness.
• Contract experience may include FIDIC, design and build, EPC, EPCM, or PMC arrangements.
• Listed tools include Primavera P6, Microsoft Project, Power BI, Autodesk Construction Cloud, BIM 360, Aconex, Procore, and Microsoft 365.

Preferred qualifications

• A master's degree in Engineering, project/construction/engineering management, or an MBA is preferred.
• Listed professional credentials include PMP, PgMP, PRINCE2 Practitioner, PMI-RMP, MCIOB, MRICS, CEng, LEED AP, and Uptime Institute ATD.

Rewards and benefits

• Benefits listed include tax-free salary, life and medical insurance, annual leave, a gratuity scheme, discretionary bonus, annual flight contribution, and transport and housing allowances.
• An employee wellbeing programme provides access to specialists in finance, legal matters, family care, health, fitness, and nutrition.

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