DataX Connect
Senior Project Manager
DataX ConnectNetherlands1 day ago
Full-timeEngineering

We are seeking an experienced Senior Project Manager to join the client-side delivery team for a major data centre project in the Netherlands. This role will provide oversight of the construction programme, ensuring that contractors, consultants, and suppliers deliver to the highest standards of safety, quality, cost, and schedule.


The Project Manager will act as the client’s representative on site, coordinating stakeholders, managing reporting, and ensuring the project is executed in line with design intent, operational requirements, and business objectives.


Key Responsibilities


  • Represent the client on a large-scale hyperscale data centre development in the Netherlands.
  • Oversee day-to-day project delivery across CSA, MEP, and specialist data centre packages.
  • Manage relationships with the general contractor, design consultants, OFCI vendors, and specialist subcontractors.
  • Track progress, cost, risk, and schedule, reporting to senior management with clear status updates.
  • Lead weekly progress meetings, technical workshops, and stakeholder updates.
  • Monitor QA/QC compliance, health & safety performance, and environmental standards.
  • Ensure seamless integration of OFCI (Owner Furnished, Contractor Installed) equipment into the delivery programme.
  • Support commissioning readiness, testing protocols, and client handover requirements.
  • Provide input into procurement, contract reviews, and change management processes.



Candidate Requirements


  • 7–10+ years’ experience in project management, construction, or consultancy, ideally with exposure to data centres or other mission-critical facilities.
  • Strong knowledge of construction delivery, with experience in CSA and/or MEP packages.
  • Proven ability to manage contractors and vendors on fast-track, high-value projects.
  • Familiarity with commissioning, QA/QC processes, and HSE best practice.
  • Excellent stakeholder management, communication, and reporting skills.
  • Experience with OFCI/vendor coordination highly desirable.
  • Degree qualified in engineering, construction management, or a related field.
  • Fluent in English (Dutch or other European languages a plus).