Data Centre Project Manager

The ideal candidate would be an efficient problem solver and an independent self-starter, capable of working pro-actively and taking individual responsibility, ability to command respect and create a sense of community amongst colleagues, as well as excellent communication and presentation skills both verbally and in writing.

Responsibilities:

• Planning and designing the programme
• Effective co-ordination and management of inter-dependencies, including oversight of any risks and issues arising
• Defining governance arrangements
• Ensuring effective quality assurance including that of product and service delivery
• Budget management
• Facilitating talent acquisition
• Managing third party contributions, communication with stakeholders and risks to the programme's successful outcome
• Reporting progress to the project sponsor and key stakeholders
• Working with the Head of IT Change for BAU transition.

Essential Skills Required:

• 10 years experience in a Data Centre consultancy environment
• Experience of managing a Datacentre migration and of Colocation Service Providers
• Background in Infrastructure projects and management of technical resources and providers
• Experience delivering mission-critical projects as either a consultant or client-side project management
• Good understanding of the procurement process including negotiation with third parties
• Good understanding of programme planning, monitoring, and controlling techniques
• Experience with programme and project management methods including MSP, PRINCE2 and Agile
• Excellent customer service, communication and client/external interface skills

Desirable Skills:

• Experience of delivering Disaster Recovery as a Service (DRaaS) solutions
• Experience of delivering Backup as a Service (BaaS) solutions
• Experience of Cloud Services and delivery models