Head of Projects - Data Centres

ABOUT CBRE DATA CENTRE SOLUTIONS

CBRE Data Centre Solutions (DCS) is a part of the CBRE Group with over 130.000 employees worldwide and delivers fully integrated real estate facilities and technology solutions for data centre owners occupiers and investors across the globe. As a dedicated business line within CBRE DCS is dedicated to solving complex challenges within every stage of the data centre lifecycle.

We provide our employees with the best conditions to develop professionally and personally and to realise their full potential in the course of their career.

Join us now at Dublin (Ireland) and bring your unique talent and skills to our Team!

Tasks

YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES

The purpose of the role is to:

• Lead their teams in the safe delivery of data centre projects
• Have overall responsibility for generating a sales pipeline to deliver revenue to the BU
• Ensure projects are secured and delivered on time and within the financial requirements and margins as specified by the business
• Ensure that all projects adhere and are managed to commercial agreements / contracts
• They must comply with statutory regulations are QHSE compliant and meet technical industry standards

General Activities:

• Ensure the safe delivery of projects through the management of risk and competence
• Recruit and retain talent for the present delivery and future growth of projectsProvide leadership in identifying and specifying project opportunities
• Deliver contractual commitments on secured projects
• Ensure projects are delivered on all maintenance contracts
• Complete projects on time and on budget and to the satisfaction of all parties
• Identify reduce and manage all risks (technical statutory health and safety commercial or otherwise) associated with each and every project
• Maximise profit through cost reductions and better buying of subcontractor services
• Identify and win project through effective relationships
• Deliver supportive business communication through advice review leadership and direct contribution to management team meetings briefings consultation forums correspondence publicity monthly and ad hoc reporting and other applications as appropriate
• Promote and maintain the core values of CBRE and Turner & Townsend

Business Development:

• Plan and develop long term opportunities by creating a pipeline of opportunities
• Develop and manage all bids tenders and proposals
• Responsible for generating and securing new sales to exceed the annual financial plan
• Seek out opportunities to generate projects through innovation and different technologies
• Lead the sales process through solutions development participation in presentations and consultation meetings

Building Relationships:

• Develop effective relationships with current and potential customers through demonstrating our capability in project delivery solutions
• Build strong relationships with supply partners through which we can bring innovation to our customers
• Ensure effective solutions which meet quality expectations can be delivered to our customers
• Work with operational managers to ensure the collaborative development of the projects business with effective team working and support of colleagues

Compliance:

• Make certain that their team comply with project management policies and procedures
• Ensure compliance with health and safety policy across all activities. Regularly audit and review performance
• Carry out monthly and ad hoc project review meetings covering all aspects of Health & Safety / CDM Legislation and Requirements
• Engage with supply partners in a manner that ensures all risk is appropriately apportioned

Financial management:

• Development of project financial plans
• Financial responsibility for the delivery of the annual projects plan
• Manage the monthly P&L and ensure all costs (PMs/HoP) are fully accountable and recoverable
• Produce monthly and ad hoc financial reports for the business
• Leverage margins on projects by working with subcontractors and suppliers to reduce project costs
• Ensure positive cash flow and that all debt is controlled below 60 days
• Chair monthly project reviews with BULs PMs Project Support Finance Manager Procurement Manager Health & Safety Manager and Commercial Manager

People Management:

• Recruit train appraise and manage a team of exceptional PM delivery team
• Have people plan in place at all times
• Ensure the Project Managers are fully trained and equipped to deliver projects to the right standards and within the CBRE policies and procedures
• Conduct performance reviews and create individual PDPs for all direct reports
• Responsible for recruitment and selection of all project staff. Being equally responsible for the resolution of any discipline and grievance issues that may arise

Requirements

YOUR PROFILE

Experience Required:

Skills

• Commercial awareness
• Strong financial acumen
• Strong influencing selling and negotiation skills
• Present with confidence
• Understand commercial and financial metrics
• Internal and external customer management
• Networking skills

Knowledge

• Knowledge of the construction market
• Project management methodology
• Broad understanding of construction Health and Safety law and legislation
• Understanding of general financial terminology

Experience

• Strong project experience in the data centre (or critical environments) industry
• Proven experience of selling / pitching for new project work
• Proven experience of managing project managers
• Must have extensive industry knowledge and a strong sales background
• Demonstrable evidence of having managed a team
• Experience of creating presenting and managing on bids tenders and proposals

Qualifications

• Recognised technical qualification in either a construction mechanical or electrical discipline
• Business standard of written and verbal literacy as well as above average numeracy skills
• Recognised qualification in project management

Aptitude

• Highly developed interpersonal and communication skills
• An excellent relationship builder
• Ability to inspire confidence
• Challenge status quo
• High degree of integrity
• Highly motivated and selfaware
• Highly organised with attention to detail
• Ability to network
• Results focused
• Innovative
• Handle high levels of information from a wide range of sources

Benefits

OUR BENEFITS WHAT YOULL GET IN RETURN

• Futureproof job opportunity with a true development guarantee in one of the fastest growing Data Centre markets worldwide
• A demanding job with an interesting variety of responsibilities and high level of real management autonomy
• Working in an exceptionally motivated team
• TOP trainings with internationally recognized stateoftheart certifications as well as a proper personal onboarding thanks to our Welcome Days
• Attractive salaries with annual increases performancebased good bonus and many other additional benefits
• International working environment with inspiring crossborder career opportunities
• A friendly and collegial working atmosphere combined with a dynamic and creative working culture
• DIVERSITY OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY and WORKLIFE BALANCE are practiced values!

Do you need further reasons to join CBRE Check our awards:

• Best Data Centre Operator 2025 (Data Centre World Awards)
• TOP Company 2025 (among the TOP 5% on Kununu)
• Best Places to Work 2024 (Globe Sts)
• Best Workplace for Wellbeing (Indeed)
• Best Company for Career Growth 2024 (Wallstreet Journal)
• Outstanding Contribution to Skills and Training Award 2024 (DCS Awards)
• Outstanding Contribution to the Data Centre Industry 2024
• Commitment to Diversity and Talent Development Award 2024 (Datacloud Global Awards)

ARE YOU THE EMPLOYEE WE ARE LOOKING FOR

If yes please submit your application documents (CV selected certificates no cover letter necessary) incl. your availability and salary expectations via our application system.

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EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES

We are an equal opportunities employer and do not discriminate on the grounds of gender sexual orientation marital or civil partner status pregnancy or maternity gender reassignment race colour nationality ethnic or national origin religion or belief disability or age.