Electrical Package / Project / Contracts Manager – Data Centre (Harlow, Essex)

Up to £70000+ package
Package includes: company electric car / car allowance, bonus, PMI

James Lewis are assisting a leading, multi-disciplinary Principal Contractor in the appointment of an Electrical Package / Project Manager to join the team on a major data centre project in Harlow, Essex.

Our client delivers projects across critical infrastructure (data centres as a key market), plus education, commercial, healthcare and science & technology across London and the South East. They provide an end-to-end service from design, through construction and fit-out, to maintenance — and with a strong secured pipeline and repeat campus work, this role offers longevity and genuine job security.

The Project

You’ll be joining a live data centre campus with the current scheme forming the next hall/phase. Works are progressing through the early build stages, with a total program running through to summer 2027, and future phases expected thereafter.

The Role

This position blends electrical package ownership with strong programme, quality, HSEQ and commercial control. You’ll lead the electrical works from pre-construction coordination through installation, testing/commissioning and handover, ensuring delivery is on time, to spec, and fully compliant.

Key Duties & Responsibilities

• Full ownership of the Electrical package, including delivery strategy, sequencing and interface management with CSA, commissioning and client teams.

• Manage and lead the electrical site team and supply chain: subcontractors, vendors and specialists.

• Drive programme performance: short-term planning, lookaheads, progress reporting, constraints and recovery planning.

• Commercial and contract management: support tender reviews, manage variations/change, track cost/value, and assist forecasting and payments.

• Ensure subcontractor compliance with HSEQ; demonstrate safety leadership and maintain site records and reporting.

• Lead QA: inspections/ITPs, benchmarking, snagging, defects, and close-out.

• Ensure installations are delivered in line with drawings, specs and standards.

• Own technical issues: RFIs/TQs, design clarifications and closures with client/design teams.

• Manage procurement: take-offs, requisitions, lead times, deliveries, materials and logistics.

• Compile/review RAMS, keep documentation current, and ensure works follow approved methods.

• Support testing, commissioning, IST and handover, including O&M, training and final documentation.

• Provide clear reporting into the Project Manager / Contracts Manager on progress, risks and delivery status.

About You

• Proven experience delivering electrical packages on large-scale MEP/critical infrastructure projects (data centre experience preferred).

• Strong subcontractor management and coordination across complex interfaces and high-spec install works.

• Confident managing programme and commercial alongside technical delivery.

• Solutions-led communicator, comfortable with client-facing environments and driving close-out.

• AP/HV experience is an advantage, particularly in live/sensitive environments.

Reward / Options

• Permanent: up to £70,000 + package (company electric car / car allowance, bonus, PMI)