Senior Project Manager - Data Centres

Location/s: Huesca or Zaragoza, Spain
Recruiter contact: Maria Cervantes

Mott MacDonald is a global engineering, management, and development consultancy with over 20,000 employees across more than 50 countries and 140+ offices.

We work across incredible global industries, delivering exciting work that is defining our future and making an important societal impact in the communities we serve. Our people power our performance – we succeed when they do. With countless opportunities to collaborate, learn, and grow, the possibilities for excellence are as varied as every individual.

Whether you want to grow as a subject matter expert or broaden your experience with roles across our international community, you’re surrounded by global specialists who want to combine their expertise and champion you to be your best. As a proudly employee-owned business, we benefit our clients, our communities, and each other, investing in creating the right space for everyone to feel empowered, included, and valued. Whatever your ambition, Mott MacDonald is where people come to be brilliant.

About the business unit

Mott MacDonald’s Advisory and Programme Delivery (APD) unit delivers both project, programme & commercial management (PPCM) services and advisory solutions across the built environment, defence, energy, water, environmental, transportation, health and care sectors.

We deliver tailored solutions that directly address our clients’ key challenges, combining our world-leading project expertise with unrivalled programme delivery capabilities and advisory services.

APD delivers services to projects ranging in scale and complexity up to £20bn, through the technical disciplines of programme management, project management, project controls, scheduling, cost management, estimating, infrastructure finance, management consulting, digital consulting and education, health and care management.

Overview of the role

As a Senior Project Manager, you will lead the delivery of large-scale data centre construction projects or programmes, acting as a trusted advisor to clients while providing leadership to project teams and managing key delivery risks.

You will be accountable for project performance across quality, programme, commercial outcomes and stakeholder satisfaction.

What you will contribute to the team:

• Lead the delivery of complex hyperscale and colocation data centre construction projects
• Manage multidisciplinary project teams and construction management resources
• Oversee contractor performance, project governance and construction execution strategies
• Manage client relationships and act as a primary point of contact for project matters
• Lead project reporting, risk management, change control and commercial oversight
• Review and challenge contractor schedules, methodologies and performance metrics
• Support procurement strategies and contract administration activities
• Mentor junior project management staff and contribute to team development
• Resolve complex technical, commercial and stakeholder issues.

Candidate specification

Essential:

• Significant experience managing major construction projects within data centre, mission-critical, industrial, pharmaceutical, semiconductor or other highly technical environments
• Demonstrated experience leading large project teams through all phases of project delivery
• Proven track record delivering projects with substantial capital values
• Strong understanding of construction contracts, including NEC, FIDIC or equivalent contract forms
• Experience working directly with global clients, contractors and consultants
• Knowledge of commissioning and handover processes within mission-critical facilities.

Qualifications:

• Degree qualified in Engineering, Construction Management, Quantity Surveying, Project Management or related discipline
• Professional chartership or equivalent professional accreditation desirable
• Relevant project management qualification desirable.

Skills & Competencies:

• Strong leadership and people management capability
• Excellent client-facing and stakeholder engagement skills
• Advanced commercial and risk management experience
• Proven ability to influence project outcomes and drive performance improvements
• Strong negotiation, communication and presentation skills
• Strategic thinker with excellent decision-making capability.

Languages:

• Native-level Spanish
• Fluent English (written and spoken)

Additional Requirements

• Flexibility to travel across Spain and Europe
• Valid Spanish or EU driving licence

We are actively recruiting a diverse workforce that is reflective of the communities we serve. We recognise that differences in ability, skills and experience are a strength and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds.

We offer some fantastic benefits including:

• Competitive annual leave
• Pension scheme
• Life insurance
• An annual professional institution subscription
• Private medical insurance
• Optional benefits via salary sacrifice (restaurant voucher/transport card/day care voucher)
• Continuous development opportunities – because we want you to thrive
• Agile/flexible working – because life isn’t 9-5
• Annual bonus scheme
• Wellbeing support including access to an independent Employer Assistance Scheme, wellbeing champions and access to learning and support resources
• Access to our Advanced Employee Networks which support our LGBTQ+, gender, race and ethnicity, disability and parents/carers communities
• The opportunity to make a difference; learn more about our social outcomes

Employee Ownership

• Our employee ownership model means no external investors, just us, creating a culture of shared success.
• Our employees have a stake and a voice in our business, giving them a direct connection to our success through our personal and group performance bonuses.
• As your career grows, so does your stake, recognising your long-term impact and contribution.
• Your voice matters, with the opportunity to connect directly with senior leadership through formal channels to help shape our future.
• For our senior roles you will have a direct pathway towards ownership from day one.

Agile working

At Mott MacDonald, we believe it makes business sense for you and your manager to choose how you can work most effectively to meet your client, team, and personal commitments. We offer a hybrid working policy that embraces your well-being, flexibility, and trust.

Equality, diversity, and inclusion

We put equality, diversity, and inclusion at the heart of our business, seeking to promote fair employment procedures and practices to ensure equal opportunities for all. We encourage individual expression in our workplace and are committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone feels they can contribute.

AI Usage

At Mott MacDonald, we see the value AI can bring, but we take a people-first approach to hiring. While AI tools can help candidates prepare and build confidence, every application and hiring decision is reviewed by our recruitment and hiring teams. We encourage the responsible use of AI while ensuring we get to know the real person behind the application.

Accessibility

We want you to feel supported and able to perform at your best throughout our recruitment process. If there is anything we can do to make applying or interviewing with us more accessible, please contact us at reasonable.adjustments@mottmac.com and we'll be happy to discuss how we can help.

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