Senior Project Manager - Data Center Whitespace Infrastructures

ABOUT CBRE DATA CENTER SOLUTIONS

CBRE Data Centre Solutions (DCS) is a part of the CBRE Group with over 115.000 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 center lifecycle.

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

Join us now in Sines (Portugal) and bring your unique talent and skills to our Team!

Tasks

YOUR CHALLENGES

The Senior Project Manager is responsible for the delivery and oversight of Whitespace & Technology Infrastructure projects across all Business Units within this region. Additionally the Senior Project Manager supports and manages all client relationships acting as a trusted advisor and project leader to grow the business relationship and projects offering within Data Centre Solutions. Working closely with the inregion Director you will have responsibility for Business Development & Marketing of the Whitespace Projects Business. The Senior Project Manager will ensure alignment between the account organization and other departments within DCS to maximize value creation and ensure excellence in project delivery by providing direction and oversight to enable business unit and account teams to positively contribute and comprehensively manage the fulfillment of our commitment to the client.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Business Development & Marketing

• Report on all major DC developments in region ensuring the senior management team are fully informed of all potential opportunities in the market
• Build relationships with key stakeholders in all major DCs in region
• Build and maintain strong relationships with our existing client base
• Drive growth in the Projects Business by maintaining a strong pipeline for Whitespace/TI projects
• Provide leadership in identifying and specifying project opportunities and in delivering contractual commitments on secured projects
• Delivering effective business communication and direct contribution to management team meetings briefings consultation forums monthly and adhoc reporting and other publications as appropriate
• Supporting the sales process through solutions development participation in presentations and consultation meetings
• Acts as an expert in DCS business culture and strategy by proactively contributing to the improvement of the DCS business
• Develop and manage all bids tenders and proposals in conjunction with the EMEA QS

Management Planning & Value Creation

• To ensure projects are delivered to completion on time and on budget and to the satisfaction of all parties expectations to be exceeded wherever possible
• To identify reduce and manage all risks (technical statutory health and safety commercial or otherwise) associated with each and every project
• Build individual relationships with industry manufacturers & distributors
• Ensure compliance with CBRE project management policies and procedures
• Ensure the provision of healthy and safe working conditions and that both clients and Company health and safety policy and process is effectively implemented across both CBRE and subcontractor activities and are regularly review on every project. This will include the timely delivery of a Health and Safety file for the works and full compliance with local regulations
• To build strong relationships with subcontractors in particular preferred suppliers to ensure cost effective solutions which meets our quality expectations can be delivered to our clients whilst managing the risk and ensuring back to back terms and conditions
• Establishes and executes resource & people strategy
• Development of project financial plans for revenue and profit delivery
• Ensure positive cash flow through the upfront agreement of a relevant payment schedule and the submission of timely invoices/applications for payment. Ensuring all debt is controlled below 60 days
• Manage the delivery of projects within agreed budget requirements with the target to maximise profit through cost reductions and better buying of subcontractor services
• Ensure appropriate control systems to ensure statutory policy and contractual commitments are met
• Strategic interpreter of needs and identifier of new valueadded services
• Ensure that opportunities for the strategic development of projects are exploited to deliver increased turnover and profitability
• Working with other Operational managers to ensure the collaborative development of the projects business with effective team working and support of colleagues
• Ensuring a customer focus within all areas of operational activities and that effective relationships are maintained with key client contacts and the CBRE site teams/managers to identify and win project opportunities
• Promoting and maintaining the core Values of CBRE

Customer Relationship Management & Development

• Demonstrates credibility and leadership influencing project outcomes
• Manages DCS wide client relationships at project levels acting as an advisor to the DCS Whiteapace management team
• Creates alignment between customer need & project delivery
• Manages issue escalation and resolutionLeadership
• Direct support for the account teams and may have direct reporting as well as matrix reporting responsibilities
• Manages in a diverse environment
• May have multiregional responsibilities
• Direct technical support for the entire EMEA Project Team training and upskilling where required

P&L Contract Management & Covernance

• Assist financial performance of EMEA Whitespace Projects
• Responsible for delivery of the project managing scope interpretation as required
• Leads the sponsorship essential to deliver the project assisting to manage the scope interpretation as required
• Ensures fulfilment of promise to customer sets tone and culture for the way DCS delivers
• Engages executive involvement as needed to leverage the broader DCS portfolio to introduce new scope & business pricing as part of delivering an integrated set of services

Requirements

YOUR PROFILE

Required Skills:

• Project Management Skills with experience at contract management level with the ability to manage a portfolio of projects
• 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

Required Knowledge:

• Knowledge of the construction market
• Knowledge of the data centre market / industry
• Project management methodology
• Broad understanding of construction Health and Safety law and legislation

Required Experiences:

• Understanding of general financial terminology
• Minimum of 5 years proven project management experience in either a M&E or Technology/ICT sector
• Minimum of 5 years experience of developing new project opportunities
• Demonstrable evidence of having managed a team
• Experience of creating presenting and managing on bids tenders and proposals

Required Qualifications:

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

Required Attitudes:

• 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
• Understanding customer needs
• Commercial awareness
• 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 fastestgrowing Data Centre markets worldwide
• TOP trainings with internationally recognized stateoftheart certifications
• Attractive salaries based on experience and qualification with an annual salary assessment/increase and good bonuses as well as a good oldage provision and insurance policies including health insurance and other good social benefits
• International working environment with inspiring crossborder career opportunities
• Creative working culture with challenging responsibilities and a high level of autonomy
• DIVERSITY OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY and WORKLIFE BALANCE are practiced values!

Do you need more good reasons Please take a look at our recent won awards:

• Data Center Company of the Year 2023
• Data Centre Service Provider of the Year 2023 (Datacloud Global Awards)
• Commitment to Diversity and Talent Development Award 2023 (Datacloud Global Awards)
• Best Employer for Training 2022 (WOMEN in TECH Employer Awards)
• Data Centre Managed Services Vendor of the Year 2022 (DCS Awards)

HAVE WE AROUSED YOUR INTEREST

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