Data Centre PMO Manager

Role Overview

Location: Eastleigh, Sevenoaks or Midlands- Reporting office nearest to home location - UK WIDE ROLE- UK Driving licence essential

Salary: £60,000 + Car Allowance

Working Hours: Monday - Friday, 08:00 - 17:00

Benefits: Car Allowance, Private Healthcare, 25 days holidays + Bank holidays, Health Cash Plan, Discount Shopping, Gym, Days Out, Learning & Development opportunities, Paid Volunteering Days, plus many more.

About EMCOR UK

At EMCOR UK, we revolutionise facilities management by combining our engineering heritage and innovation capability. We prioritise people in everything we do, collaborating closely with our customers to understand all their needs, from the big picture to day-to-day operations. Our purpose is to “create a better world at work”. Using our unique insight platform, "One Data World," we harness data-driven intelligence to make informed decisions, adapting our services to meet our customers’ evolving requirements. This allows us to cultivate an enhanced workplace experience for their teams whilst optimising efficiency, meticulously managing every asset, and minimising their impact on the planet. All supported by our commitment to safety, compliance, and assurance. Our partnering approach empowers our customers to shape a better future. Whether guiding their path to net zero or redeveloping their facilities for enhanced efficiency, we create better places for work whilst taking away the burden of facility operations, freeing up our customers to concentrate on their business.

What You'll Do

• Lead on the implementation of PMO policies and procedures covering risk, governance, prioritisation and reporting, while ensuring they are embedded and adhered to
• Portfolio Management: Oversee and coordinate/schedule the entire portfolio of data centre projects; working with stakeholders to deconflict, prioritise and align with strategic objectives
• Resource Coordination: Identify resourcing requirements in advance and manage existing resource pool effectively across projects to ensure project delivery and optimise performance.
• Reporting: Produce high-quality reports on project status, including progress, risks/Issues, finance data and resourcing. These reports will be developed for Power BI and presented to a range of stakeholders, including senior management, providing accurate and data driven commentary in to highlight areas of concern and escalation. Ensuring commentary is proactively risk driven with a clear focus on impact and mitigations.
• Governance: Establish and maintain governance structures to ensure compliance with company policies and industry standards.
• Stakeholder Engagement: Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to ensure project objectives are met and expectations are managed.
• Risk Management: Be the DC Sector Champion for Risk Management - support the DC sector operational teams in managing and mitigating key risks / threats whilst identifying and exploiting opportunities. Lead on regular risk review meetings and ensure quality, accuracy and adherence to the risk management process.
• SME: Drive a culture of continuous improvement on PMO Process, welcoming change and promoting PMO as the centre of excellence
• Assurance: Manage the assurance and governance processes for the DC sector as part of EMCOR UK's project assurance processes. work with the central Project Assurance Manager to support audit and LFE activity.
• Present on key project insight to senior leaders
  
  

About The Role

Who you'll be:

• Extensive experience in project management, PMO
• Experience in the construction industry is essential, while specific Data Centre sector experience is preferred
• Relevant project management qualifications e.g. PMP, PMQ or PRINCE2
• Excellent experience in PMO Controls (risk, change, assurance)
• Working knowledge of planning software such as Microsoft Project
• Ideally you will have experience of working in a busy, fast paced programme environment with the ability to coordinate projects and provide timely reporting within tight delivery timescales
• You’ll also be a strong communicator and have the confidence to challenge project team members and senior stakeholders to ensure project schedules are maintained to the agreed timescales and quality standards, risks are managed, assurance is followed, and reporting and governance is clear and concise
• Excellent knowledge of Microsoft Office skills Word, Excel, PowerPoint & SharePoint, Power Bi and specialist tools
• Experience of building collaborative working relationships with both internal and external stakeholders
• Ability to manage multiple projects and priorities effectively
  
  

At EMCOR UK, we embrace and celebrate diversity in all its forms.

We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and experiences, regardless of age, race, gender, sexual orientation, religion, disability, or any other characteristic that makes you unique. We believe that a diverse and inclusive workforce fosters creativity, innovation, and better problem-solving.

We encourage applications from all candidates and are committed to providing equal opportunities for employment and growth, supported by our inclusive policies and practices.

Join us in our endeavour to build a culture of mutual respect and equity, a place where every voice is heard, and every individual is championed.

Join us in building a better world at work.

EMCOR UK Benefits

• Industry leading maternity & paternity policies
• Refer a friend scheme – worth £500 per referral
• GEMS – Internal recognition scheme with vouchers for Amazon and retail/dining
• Extensive learning & development opportunities, including opportunities for progression
• Discount shopping, gym, mobile, family activities, insurance, dining experiences, car leasing and breakdown cover
• Bike To Work Scheme
• Health cash plan - Benefits covered include optical, physiotherapy and a health & wellbeing
• Dental scheme
• Access to health assessments
• Employee Assistance Programme - Offering guidance and advice on Personal, Health, Legal and Financial queries