Project Manager Data Centres

About WSP in the Middle East

WSP offers a global platform for professionals to contribute to significant projects and collaborate with experts in their fields. The company fosters a culture that values new ideas and diverse perspectives, providing opportunities for career development.

Role Overview: Project Manager Data Centres

The Project Manager will operate within a multidisciplinary design consultancy environment, focusing on the successful delivery of complex Data Centre projects across the region. This full-time position is based in Riyadh, Riyadh. The role requires leadership of integrated design teams spanning architecture, building engineering, specialist disciplines, infrastructure, utilities, and master planning. The Project Manager will ensure coordinated, high-quality design solutions that meet client, regulatory, and project requirements. This is a client-facing role that demands strong communication, coordination, and stakeholder management skills. The successful candidate will manage projects through all phases of delivery, ensuring objectives are achieved safely, efficiently, and in accordance with client requirements, quality standards, and business objectives.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage the delivery of Data Centre projects from initiation through to completion.
• Act as a primary point of contact for clients, maintaining effective working relationships and regular communication.
• Develop and maintain project plans, schedules, budgets, and resource plans.
• Lead and coordinate multidisciplinary teams to ensure efficient and integrated project delivery.
• Monitor project progress and performance against agreed objectives and deliverables.
• Identify, manage, and mitigate project risks and issues.
• Facilitate design coordination across internal teams and externally appointed subconsultants and subject matter experts.
• Ensure compliance with applicable regulations, standards, health and safety requirements, and client expectations.
• Support coordination with stakeholders, authorities, contractors, consultants, and other third parties.
• Support design assurance and technical governance processes.
• Assist in securing necessary approvals, permits, and stakeholder agreements where required.
• Review project deliverables to ensure adherence to quality standards and project requirements.
• Prepare project reports and provide accurate updates to clients and internal stakeholders.
• Support commercial management activities, including cost control, change management, and contract administration.
• Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives and the development of project management best practices.

Experience and Qualifications

Candidates should possess 5-10 years of relevant experience in project management, particularly within complex Data Centre projects. The role requires a professional who can lead integrated design teams and manage projects through all delivery phases.

Work Environment

This is a full-time position based in Riyadh, Riyadh, within a multidisciplinary design consultancy environment. The role involves significant client interaction and coordination with various internal and external stakeholders.