Data Centre Project Management Lead
WSP USA
**What if you could do the kind of work the world needs?**
At WSP, you can access our global scale, contribute to landmark projects and connect with the brightest minds in your field to do the best work of your life. You can embrace your curiosity in a culture that celebrates new ideas and diverse perspectives. You can experience a world of opportunity and the chance to shape a career as unique as you.
**A little more about your role…**
Become a part of an expanding UK team of Project, Programme, Construction, and Commercial Managers, with a focus on career growth professional development and advancement. We are looking for people with experience within the Data Centre Sector.
Our Project Management Team at WSP is responsible for guiding projects throughout the project lifecycle, implementing robust planning methodologies and monitoring and managing health & safety, time, quality, cost, and risk at each stage throughout the project. We pride ourselves on the quality of our service to our clients and enjoy long term relationships with them.
**YOUR TEAM**
You will be part of our wider Project Management and Commercial Management Team (PMCM), made up of over 400 professionals across the UK and sit within our Buildings Sector focussed Group. Your future development will be actively supported with access to WSP’s full range of training, development tools and resources and be part of transforming UK infrastructure.
You will integrate into our team’s flexible working culture, offering a balance of home and office working, where safety and wellbeing are paramount.
**A Typical Day Would Include:**
+ Providing visible leadership in safety, health, and wellbeing, committed to a zero-harm culture;
+ To lead and oversee the successful delivery of Data Centre projects;
+ Organising and chairing client and project meetings;
+ Working with autonomy to plan, monitor and control high-value projects, maintain schedules, managing risks and opportunity and ensuring compliance with quality management systems, and drive efficiencies throughout project execution;
+ Effectively managing project change and delivering projects within agreed commercial fee arrangements;
+ Undertaking contract management and administration under a range of framework and standalone contracts;
+ Making decisions on complex issues and providing direction regarding approach and priorities;
+ Providing leadership and support to business development, cross-selling, networking, work winning, and supporting the marketing of WSP services;
+ Providing strategic direction to clients aligning with their strategy, requirements, and project scope;
+ Collaborating with key stakeholders;
+ Influencing decision-making processes to ensure alignment with project goals and objectives, leveraging strong communication and negotiation skills to drive consensus among stakeholders;
+ Driving innovation and productivity through the development and implementation of new tools and methods;
+ Occasional UK and international travel to meet client and project demands;
**Don’t quite meet all the criteria? Apply, and we can see how your experience aligns to this role and other opportunities within the team.**
**What we will be looking for you to demonstrate…**
+ Strong experience of working in Data Centre / Mission Critical Sector as Consultant or Client PM, taking ownership of projects and driving delivery in fast paced environments;
+ Understanding of the sector and issues affecting the industry, including long-term internal and external influences;
+ Capable of developing and maintaining strong client relationships;
+ Track record of delivering projects and/or delivering consultancy services across all stages of development;
+ Professional qualification in project management, quantity surveying, and/or an engineering discipline; for example Association of Project Management (APM), Managing Successful Programmes (MSP), PRINCE2.;
+ Experience leading and administering JCT and NEC forms of Contract in the UK and good commercial awareness;
+ Excellent leadership skills, and can build and maintains relationships with good interpersonal skills;
+ Degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering, or Maths (STEM) or similar disciplines;
+ Membership of professional institutions; Association for Project Management (APM), Project Management Institute (PMI), Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (MRICS) or Member of Institute of Civil Engineers (MICE);
+ Demonstrate competence in stakeholder management, risk, planning/scheduling, and commercial management;
+ Excellent communication and presentation skills both written and verbal;
+ Proficiency in use of project management tools and software;
+ Demonstrable experience in a collaborative integrated delivery team;
**Imagine a better future for you and a better future for us all.**
Join our close-knit community of talented individuals who share your passion for making a positive impact. Our global team includes more than 69,000 employees, working together to make a difference in communities both close to home and around the world.
**With us, you can.** **Apply today.**
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When considering a career move its vital to work for a business that is aligned to your values and goals, a place where you can belong.
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**WHAT’S IN IT FOR YOU**
**Work-life balance?**
WSP recognises that work is only one part of your life and making time for other things is important – whether that’s for your families, friends, or yourself.
Our hybrid working policy allows the flexibility to work from the comfort of your own home as well as collaborating in our contemporary offices across the UK.
**Inclusivity & Diversity?**
We want our people to achieve rewarding careers, bringing their whole selves to work. We celebrate integrity and treat people with respect, supporting each other and embracing diversity to create a culture of inclusion and belonging at WSP.
Our employee resource groups VIBE (LGBTQ+ employees), CREED (Championing Racial Equality and Ethnic Diversity) and our Gender Balance Group, in tandem with WSP’s Neurodiverse Community Group, WSP Connect Group (visible and non-visible disabilities) help us promote the right environment for you to reach your full potential.
**Health & Wellbeing?**
We are committed to supporting our people, giving you the tools to make improvements to your health and wellbeing through our Thrive programme.
Med24 gives you and your family unrestricted telephone access to an NHS doctor where you can call day or night or have a face-to-face video consultation.
**Flex your time?**
For improved work life balance, WSP offers the “WSP Hour” which enables you to take one hour per day to do as you wish and make up the time earlier or later that day. We also offer part time and flexible working arrangements plus the option to flex your bank holiday entitlement to suit you.
**Your development?**
We appreciate that development and training is important to you and that’s why we have a supportive environment that invests in your development, whether that’s chartership, training or mentoring.
**APPLY NOW AND BE THE FUTURE OF WSP!**
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_Here at WSP we positively encourage applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status, pregnancy or maternity/paternity. As a Disability Confident leader, we will interview all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria, please let us know if you require any workplace adjustments in support of your application._
_Please note WSP reserves the right to close the vacancy before the advertised closing date._
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