Permanent Electrical Project Manager – Data Centres
Electrical Project Manager – £75,000–£80,000 + package
London (Dagenham & East India Docks) | Data centre campus
We’re hiring a delivery-focused Electrical Project Manager to run critical power and fit-out packages across a live data-centre campus. Pace, coordination and clean handovers are the brief.
What you’ll run day-to-day (Electrical PM)
* Programme & sequencing: two- to four-week look-aheads, area drops and access planning; coordinate risers, plant lifts, deliveries and energisation windows.
* Subcontractor leadership: chair progress/coordination meetings; set production targets; track labour, materials and off-site manufacture to hit milestones.
* Quality control: ITPs, hold/witness points, snag prevention, red-lines/as-builts; verify schedules, protection settings and asset registers match install.
* Technical admin: submittals/samples, long-lead trackers, O&M data capture and closure of technical queries; accurate monthly reports/forecasts to upstream leadership.
* Health & Safety: RAMS reviews, permits (hot works/WAH), daily briefings/TBTs, housekeeping in congested voids/risers; CDM and environmental compliance.
* Commissioning management: author and drive the Cx plan; pre-commissioning checks, functional testing, BMS IO/alarms/graphics; orchestrate black-building tests and client witnessing to PC, then seasonal commissioning.
What you know cold
* Mission-critical electrical infrastructure in live environments: UPS, LV switchgear, busbar, distribution, monitoring and controls.
* Data-centre delivery constraints: uptime, staged energisations, access controls and zero-defect handover culture.
* UK compliance and best practice for safety, quality and environmental management.
* Tools & reporting: look-aheads, QA and commissioning trackers; confident with common planning/office platforms.
What you’ll need
* Strong electrical building-services background delivering data centres/critical facilities for main or specialist M&E contractors.
* Clear, steady leadership; able to unblock issues quickly on site and keep multiple workfronts moving.
* Evidence of driving trades to programme with clean QA and commissioning outcomes.
Why you’ll want to work here
* Employee-owned culture: participation in an Employee Ownership Trust after 12 months, aligning everyone to long-term success.
* Integrated delivery: principal-contractor management with in-house trades for faster decisions and smoother interfaces on live projects.
* Critical-environment pedigree: established teams built around uptime, compliance and safe changeovers on complex campuses.
* Safety first: mature health, safety and environmental systems that go beyond minimum standards.
* Stable, certified and established: long UK footprint with robust quality, environmental and safety management systems.
Package & basics
£75,000–£80,000 + comprehensive package (private healthcare, dental, life insurance, pension, EOT eligibility after 12 months, service awards, retail trade discounts; overtime payable by agreement).
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