Senior Project Manager - AI Datacentre's

Computacenter (UK) Ltd • Birmingham, Edinburgh, Hatfield, London, Salford

Birmingham, Edinburgh, Hatfield, London, Salford

220410-en_GB

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An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Senior Project Manager to join Computacenter's rapidly growing Smart Infrastructure team, delivering some of the most innovative AI Data Centre projects across the globe.


This role offers the opportunity to lead the delivery of large-scale, business-critical data centre and digital infrastructure programmes for enterprise and hyperscale customers. You will be responsible for managing complex projects from inception through to completion, working closely with customers, internal delivery teams and third-party partners to ensure successful outcomes.


As part of a high-growth team, you will gain exposure to cutting-edge AI infrastructure projects, international delivery environments and major customer investments. This is an ideal opportunity for an experienced project professional who thrives in complex environments and is excited by the prospect of delivering projects on a global scale.


Due to the nature of the role, significant international travel will be required. Project locations are global, and assignments may involve extended periods working on-site with customers and delivery teams.

What you'll do

  • Lead the successful delivery of large-scale data centre and infrastructure projects to agreed time, cost, quality and customer satisfaction objectives.
  • Provide leadership and governance across the full project lifecycle, ensuring delivery excellence and adherence to agreed methodologies and controls.
  • Manage complex project budgets, commercial responsibilities and contractual obligations.
  • Lead matrix teams comprising technical specialists, third-party partners, subcontractors and customer stakeholders.
  • Ensure effective project planning, risk management, change control and resource management throughout delivery.
  • Produce accurate and timely project reporting for customers and senior leadership.
  • Build strong relationships with key customer stakeholders, acting as a trusted advisor throughout project delivery.
  • Support bid and pre-sales activities by providing delivery expertise, project estimates and implementation recommendations.
  • Identify and manage opportunities for scope growth, variation orders and revenue optimisation.
  • Ensure projects are delivered in accordance with Computacenter and customer governance standards, quality frameworks and statutory obligations.
  • Champion innovation, continuous improvement and delivery best practice across the business.
  • Promote and maintain compliance with all Health & Safety requirements across project activities.
  • Professionally represent Computacenter at all times, protecting the company's reputation and customer relationships.

What you'll need

  • Proven experience delivering large-scale infrastructure, data centre, network transformation or technology programmes.
  • Extensive project management experience gained within enterprise technology, data centre, construction-related technology or critical infrastructure environments.
  • Strong commercial awareness, including ownership of project financial performance, forecasting and contractual delivery.
  • Demonstrable experience managing project governance, risk, change control and reporting at programme or portfolio level.
  • Experience leading geographically dispersed and matrix-managed delivery teams.
  • Exceptional stakeholder management skills with the ability to influence and engage at all organisational levels.
  • Strong customer-facing presence with the credibility to operate within complex enterprise environments.
  • Prince2 Practitioner, PMP or equivalent project management qualification.
  • Excellent communication, leadership and problem-solving skills.
  • Flexibility to travel extensively both within the UK and internationally, including periods of extended customer site presence where required.

Desirable

  • Experience delivering data centre infrastructure projects.
  • Knowledge of AI infrastructure environments and associated technologies.
  • Structured cabling, physical infrastructure or engineering delivery experience.
  • Experience working within international delivery environments and global customer programmes.

Access all areas

Join us and you’ll follow a structured programme that gives you access to all parts of Computacenter including our senior leaders.

Freedom & trust

You’ll have the support on hand when you need it and the autonomy when you don’t. Feel right at home in an environment where you’re able to work with freedom and flexibility, and trusted to manage your own work.

Showing appreciation & having fun

Great performance is recognised, so too is the willingness to help others. Our Bravo! awards and Long Service Awards Scheme are just a taste of how we say thank you for a job well done. And when it comes to recognising success, we love to celebrate. Our company and team events are legendary!

Working with the best

Over 1,300 technology consultants, 900 project managers and 3,200 systems engineers come together to form our highly regarded professional services community. You’ll find they’re a close-knit team, where mutual trust and collaboration is the norm.

Sharing knowledge

We organise several events and initiatives, such our UK Professional Services Conference and ‘Lunch and Learn’ sessions, that bring together the brightest minds in the business. Here you can learn new things, network, and celebrate success together.

Exciting digital technology

Challenging and rewarding projects: The range of technologies and industries that we are so diverse, that no two projects are alike. The result? A role for you that’s varied and provides the opportunity to expand your expertise and develop your career further.

Health & wellbeing

Our people are our greatest asset and we’re passionate about supporting you in feeling good and staying healthy. We offer a comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme, Wellbeing Champions, Mental Health First Aiders, Access to Work scheme, and more.

Personal development

We like to invest in our people. We offer training and technology certifications, mentoring and coaching, specialist or management careers, access to our on-the-go immersive learning platform, Percipio, and much more.

Inclusive workplace

People work best when they bring their whole selves to work, that’s why we see and value you as the amazing individual you truly are. We take a genuine interest you that extends beyond skills, knowledge, and experience. Our Employee Impact Groups champion best practice, celebrate diversity and promote inclusion within our industry.

Pension and financial security

Thinking ahead, planning for life’s uncertainties, or simply saving for a rainy day? We offer auto-enrolment onto our pension scheme, a Sharesave/SAYE scheme and more besides.

Flexible benefits

Do you fancy a new bicycle? Want to work-out at the gym? Or do you prefer to get-away from it all? With our voluntary flexible benefits platform, ‘My Benefits’, you can. Achieve savings with our Cycle2Work, GymFlex, Travel Insurance benefits and loads more.

We’re a place where you can belong

We’re a place where you can belong

At Computacenter, people matter. We value what makes you, you, and believe everyone should feel comfortable being themselves at work. Here, you’ll be recognised for your contribution, supported to grow, and welcomed into a vibrant, collaborative culture where you can experience a genuine sense of belonging - because when you thrive, we thrive.

You’ll see this reflected in our recruitment process too. We aim to provide fair access to opportunities and an inclusive, barrier‑free experience. All that matters to us is that you share our vision and values and bring the skills and experience we need.

As a Disability Confident Committed employer, we offer a guaranteed interview scheme. If you opt in and meet the minimum criteria for the role, you’ll be guaranteed an interview, and we’re happy to support any reasonable adjustments. Please let us know when you apply.

Winning Together

At Computacenter, we have been writing success stories for more than 40 years! Today, we’re driving digital transformation with over 20,000 employees worldwide. We develop IT strategies, implement new technologies and manage complex infrastructures.

As a proud, independent partner to some of the world’s leading technology providers, our portfolio covers workplace, applications & data, cloud & data center, security, and networking. What’s the secret of our success? Quite simply, it’s our people.

The people who bring their unique skills and perspectives to a diverse and inclusive environment that enables them to reach their full potential.

Winning Together

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