Freelance Electrical Project Manager in Blyth, Northumberland

Warden Tyne Solutions are currently recruiting for an experienced Freelance Electrical Project Manager for a major hyperscale data centre development in the North East.

This role will focus on the day-to-day delivery of electrical installation works, managing subcontractor performance, maintaining programme progress and coordinating complex electrical services within a demanding, mission-critical environment.

Roles & Responsibilities

• Electrical Package Delivery: Manage electrical installation activities from planning through to completion, ensuring works are delivered safely, to specification and in line with agreed milestones.

• Site Coordination: Coordinate subcontractors, supervisors, engineers and installation teams to maintain progress and resolve day-to-day site issues.

• Programme Management: Monitor planned versus actual progress, identify potential delays and implement recovery measures to protect key dates.

• Daily & Weekly Planning: Drive productivity through detailed work planning, short-term lookaheads, installation sequencing and effective allocation of labour and resources.

• Technical Coordination: Work with design teams and subcontractors to resolve technical queries, drawing discrepancies and installation issues before they impact progress.

• Critical Power Installations: Oversee works associated with MV/HV distribution, standby generation, ePODs, busbar and other critical electrical infrastructure.

• Services Coordination: Liaise closely with mechanical and other package leads to coordinate containment, cable routes, busbar and associated services within congested areas where installation tolerances are limited.

• Procurement & Materials: Monitor material requirements, delivery schedules and long-lead equipment, ensuring resources are available to support planned activities.

• Quality Management: Ensure installations comply with drawings, specifications and inspection requirements, with defects and outstanding works tracked through to close-out.

• Health & Safety: Maintain safe working practices across the package, ensuring subcontractors follow site procedures and that risks are addressed proactively.

• Progress Reporting: Provide clear updates on installation progress, programme risks, resource requirements, procurement and outstanding technical issues.

• Meetings & Actions: Participate in coordination and progress meetings, maintaining clear action ownership and ensuring issues are followed up promptly.

• Commissioning & Handover: Coordinate installation completion, inspections, test documentation and outstanding works to support a smooth transition into commissioning and handover.

The Person

• Proven experience as a Mechanical Project Manager within an Principal Contractor, MEP contractor, mechanical contractor or building services environment.

• Strong data centre experience is essential, ideally within hyperscale or other mission-critical projects.

• Sound technical understanding of electrical building services, including MV/HV distribution, critical power systems, generators, busbar and associated installations.

• Demonstrable experience managing electrical subcontractors, site teams, programme commitments and installation quality.

• Strong planning skills, with the ability to manage short-term priorities while maintaining visibility of upcoming milestones and procurement requirements.

• Meticulous attention to detail and the ability to coordinate complex services in congested areas with minimal installation tolerances.

• Confident communicator, able to work closely with other package leads, design teams and site management to resolve issues and maintain progress.

• Proactive approach to identifying risks, addressing delays and preventing rework.

• Good working knowledge of quality assurance, site documentation, commissioning preparation and handover requirements.

Terms:

• Competitive day rate (negotiable)

• Salaried role available (if preferred)

• Outside IR35, subject to assessment.

• CIS available.

• 7-day payment terms (contractor)