Project Manager

The global digital revolution is bringing prosperity to more and more countries and regions, benefiting millions of people. Data Centres make this 21st century transformation possible and reliable systems and continuity are crucial. From the pioneering stage, we have been involved in the emergence and development of Data Centres and other important facilities. Our aim is to ensure that customer investments in Data Centres, anywhere in the world, deliver a reliable and profitable result.

Our Mission Critical Facilities (MCF) Data Centre team is well established and partners with some of the largest and leading Data Centre providers and users across the globe, ranging from Europe, Africa, Asia and the UK. We have offices and teams in The Netherlands, Germany, Switzerland, Poland, the UK and South Africa.

Data Centres is a strategic market for Royal HaskoningDHV. We are ranked in the Top 5 leading Design and Engineering firms in the industry, and we aim to grow and establish innovative and sustainable data centres as one of our leading market sectors in future. We are expanding our business to help support this growth and have many exciting opportunities for experienced and motivated professionals to join us in The Netherlands, Germany, Switzerland, Poland, the UK or South Africa.

**What will you do as a Project Manager (MCF / Data Centres)**:
As Project Manager MCF you must prove yourself to some of the most demanding customers in the world and work pro-actively with our colleagues across the globe. Beyond the standard features of a building, our MCF projects require specific and advanced knowledge and skills. What our clients have in common, is the need for a proactive Project Manager. As a Project Manager MCF you are expected to deliver total success to allocated projects in green
- and brown-field environments. In this role you will be leading and managing multidisciplinary teams and act as the single point of contact to the client.

In the current business environment, datacenter clients are increasingly requesting us to develop business cases together with them in which design and engineering is fully integrated. These business cases subsequently are translated into conceptual design studies and master plans. As a Project Manager, you understand our client´s primary processes. You support business development as well, hence you are expected to have a personal network of potential clients and you have the commercial skills to develop accounts into sustainable repeating business. Your main responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following:

- Managing and leading large-scale projects in a multi stakeholder environment throughout a complete project life cycle, supporting our multinational clients to makes the best value decisions;
- Developing, leading and managing the team during project development and delivery;
- Initiating projects together with clients, coordinate stakeholder input, analyse and appraise production solutions, prepare project briefs and business cases and gain the necessary approvals within the client’s organization;
- Being in charge of all project controls: e.g., planning, cost control, project administration and contract management;
- Operating in an international context and anticipate short-, medium
- and long-term travel;
- Leads projects with short lead times;
- Our projects are in Europe & Africa. So you coordinate and work with people and subcontractors in the local culture.

You will work within a multidisciplinary team where your work will be cross borders, native and home based. In addition to participating in projects, you naturally also contribute to the optimization of our internal business processes and to safeguarding and sharing knowledge within your field. In this way, we continue to develop ourselves continuously

**Where you will work**:
Royal HaskoningDHV is a global engineering and project management consultancy with over 6,000 professionals in 150 countries. Their Mission Critical Facilities (MCF) team provides consultancy services for datacenter clients and includes professionals from various fields such as engineering, construction, and architecture. The team works on integrated designs for data centers and has completed various projects. Working with this team means joining a leading market and a dedicated and passionate team. You will be employed by NEXT HaskoningDHV Switzerland AG, the collaboration between local Swiss firm Confirm AG and HaskoningDHV NL.

**What you bring**:
You are an entrepreneurial, result oriented, proactive individual with a positive flexible and problem-solving attitude. As Project Manager MCF we expect you to be a qualified professional, and project management certifications are desirable (e.g., IPMA, Prince). With your proven track record in managing medium and large-scale projects, you have built a strong, high level international network within relevant industries. An international mindset and willingness to tr