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Senior Electrical / MEP Managers

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Job Description

Senior Electrical / MEP Construction Manager – Data Centre

Client-side hyperscale data centre programmes in Italy and the UK. Senior electrical and MEP roles in the Owner's team, from mobilisation through energisation and handover. Long-term, with extension potential.

ESSENTIAL: minimum 2 years' data centre experience. Applications without it will not be considered.

Roles Available

  • Senior Electrical Engineer
  • Electrical Construction Manager
  • Senior Electrical Construction / Remediation Lead
  • Senior MEP Project Manager
  • Site Recovery Lead / Senior Site Lead
  • MEP Remediation Lead / Technical Construction Manager

The Project

Our client delivers project and construction management services to hyperscale, AI, neocloud and colocation developers, building mission-critical facilities on time, safely and to the highest technical standard.

This is a large-scale, complex data centre (data centre) programme where pace and precision are non-negotiable.

The Role

You'll sit in the Owner's project team as the client's eyes and ears on the electrical and MEP scope, holding the main contractor and M&E subcontractors to account on design intent, programme and quality.

  • Own the client-side electrical scope: HV/LV distribution, switchgear, generators and UPS
  • Review and approve submittals, RFIs and method statements against the employer's
requirements
  • Audit contractor performance against programme, specification and Italian, UK and EU standards
  • Close out interface risk early with controls, BMS, mechanical and CSA packages
  • Lead client-side input into commissioning, energisation and remediation planning
  • Own QA, snagging and closeout sign-off through to handover

What You'll Bring

  • 2+ years' data centre or mission-critical experience (essential)
  • Background as an M&E/MEP Lead, Manager or Senior Electrical Engineer, ideally client-side
  • Proven record of holding main contractors and subcontractors to account on large sites
  • Strong knowledge of electrical codes and standards, or equivalent international experience
  • Electrical engineering degree, HNC/HND or equivalent
  • Composure under pressure and clear stakeholder communication

What's On Offer

  • Salary/rate: [£X – £Y / day rate]
  • Direct client-side role on a major hyperscale programme
  • Long-term project with extension potential
  • Roles based primarily in Italy, with UK opportunities; Mon–Fri or relocation options
  • All visa statuses considered, with support and guidance where possible

If you have the data centre track record and want to work on a project of genuine scale, apply now

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