Electrical Project Manager in Leeds, West Yorkshire

Electrical Project Manager – Data Centre Construction

Location: Ferrybridge, Leeds, UK
Salary: £90,000–£100,000
Sector: Data Centre / Mission-Critical Construction
Employment: Permanent

The Opportunity

An opportunity is available for an experienced Electrical Project Manager to oversee the delivery of electrical systems on a major data centre construction project in Ferrybridge. The successful candidate will manage electrical installation works, site teams, subcontractors, budgets, quality, safety and programme delivery, ensuring all works are completed to the required technical and commercial standards.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage the electrical systems package throughout the project lifecycle.
• Coordinate site safety with the Project Manager and Health and Safety team, including the management and close-out of safety documentation.
• Promote a strong quality, health, safety and environmental culture across the electrical team.
• Manage quality assurance processes and ensure QA documentation is maintained and completed.
• Coordinate the project schedule with the Project Manager, consulting engineers and client requirements.
• Control package costs, including labour, subcontractors, materials, plant, equipment, variations and valuations.
• Oversee day-to-day site operations and electrical installation activities.
• Ensure company policies and procedures are incorporated into supply-chain contracts and followed on site.
• Manage subcontractor progress, labour levels and weekly coordination meetings.
• Oversee snagging and punch-list management, ensuring defects are allocated and closed out.
• Monitor direct labour and subcontractor hours, material orders and deliveries.
• Attend site meetings, internal project reviews, engineering reviews, planning meetings and handover meetings.
• Coordinate project close-out, including final accounts, O&M manuals, safety files, QA files and outstanding snagging.
• Produce weekly cost reports and internal and external progress reports.
• Track project progress against work breakdown structures, highlighting risks, delays and issues affecting delivery.
• Coordinate material deliveries in line with the construction programme.
• Maintain project records, including a weekly photographic diary.

Essential Requirements

• Relevant trade qualification or third-level qualification.
• Minimum five years’ project management experience.
• Proven experience coordinating and managing large-scale electrical installation projects.
• Experience with design-and-build projects.
• Understanding of industrial relations and site workforce management.
• Strong knowledge of health and safety requirements.
• Good technical understanding of electrical and mechanical building services.
• Excellent IT, communication and organisational skills.
• Ability to manage competing priorities and deliver against strict deadlines.
• Proven ability to drive large-scale construction projects to completion.