Technical Project Manager CxM– Data Centres

Job title:

Technical Project Manager CxM– Data Centres

Company

Ridge & Partners LLP

Job description

What’s the Opportunity
As a Senior Cx Technical Project Manager at Ridge you will work with highly experienced, culturally diverse, and passionate teams nurturing a strong social dynamic and a shared sense of achievement. You will gain vast industry experience that will open doors for you, extend your skillset and expand your perspective. We will empower, support, and enable you to take real responsibility in your role so that you can take charge of your career progression with us. For us lasting trusted relationships are everything, both with our teams and our clients.What you need to do to be effective in this role

• Attend key meetings to monitor progress, actively collaborate on solving problems and communicate impacts to partners
• Conduct site inspections to review QA/QC and commissioning process
• Continually review best practices to identify and incorporate quality and cost-effective solutions.
• Create and implement the commissioning strategy and procedures for the project, engaging all partners to actively support across all areas
• Drive the project commissioning process including scope and schedule
• Effectively communicate progress of project scope, schedule and budget, as well as update key partners and management on the commissioning process
• Ensure excellent vendor results through oversight and performance management
• Facilitate meetings and activities with vendor project managers
• Identify and manage scopes, timelines, budget and project interdependencies between key partners for a great client outcome
• Identify issues proactively and work with the team to resolve effectively
• Oversee and manage client appointed commissioning teams
• Work independently in support of the Data Centre Commissioning Programme

The purpose of this role is to:
Provide coordination, monitoring, and support services to facilitate the successful commissioning of systems. The primary objectives are to ensure timely resolution of issues, support knowledge transfer to operations teams, and maintain seamless coordination among all stakeholders in the commissioning process. The CxM’s role is to oversee and drive progress without supplanting the CxA’s responsibility for independent verification and final sign-off of systems performance.Drive the complete commissioning process forwards on behalf of the Client, providing weekly Commissioning Management Reports to update the Client CxA and the Contractor on effectiveness of the commissioning practices and processes in place and to drive continual improvement. The reports will highlight and prioritise issues (both technical and logistical) for resolution to ensure commissioning continuity without assuming the CxA’s responsibility for verifying performance.Engage with the operations team at the earliest possible stage to assess training requirements, managing the training programme to ensure effective knowledge transfer. This includes coordinating training with specialist subcontractors, ensuring timely delivery aligned with the handover process, and facilitating knowledge transfer in line with the facility’s design and operational parameters. The CxA will validate the content and effectiveness of the training.Collaborate with the Client, Contractor and CxA to review the commissioning programme, verifying that tests are scheduled reasonably and that necessary resources are allocated. The CxM will liaise with all parties to pre-empt issues and ensure readiness for mechanical, electrical, and other testing as required. Coordination will be maintained by the CxM to avoid scheduling conflicts and ensure all required resources; human, power, equipment, water (where applicable) are available as well as ensuring all relevant approvals are in place.Pre-empt scheduling conflicts and ensure readiness for testing but will not approve readiness criteria, which is the responsibility of the CxA.Be responsible for ensuring that contractors upload required data and documentation to the Clients document platform, implementing and agreeing the protocols for this activity with the Contractor, CxA, Client and Tennant. This includes ensuring that the IRL and other commissioning documentation are updated and auditable and the verification the regular back-ups of information stored on the document portal are successful. The CxA retains responsibility for reviewing and approving all uploaded documentation.The skills and experience you need to have for this role

• Electrical systems audits, mechanical system reviews, start-up testing, and full commissioning.
• Construction project quality control including the creation of a commissioning plan and support of the commissioning process.
• A thorough understanding of UPS systems, switchgear, generators, and critical mechanical systems
• Have demonstrated skills in developing detailed commissioning scripts
• Experience project managing on a Data Centre project

Ridge is a Built Environment Consultancy. We provide our clients with access to a wide range of integrated expertise and professional disciplines to help them transform the quality and sustainability of the built environment.Our people make what we do possible, helping us lead the way with quality, innovation, and entrepreneurial spirit. That’s why we challenge them to be the best they can be and offer exceptional training and career development opportunities at all levels.Ridge and Partners LLP

Expected salary

Location

South East London

Job date

Wed, 19 Feb 2025 07:42:30 GMT

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