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Senior Project Manager

Posted 4 days ago by WWT EMEA UK LIMITED

Summary: World Wide Technology (WWT) is seeking a Senior Project Manager to oversee complex projects related to data center migration and network deployment. The role involves managing budgets, vendors, and cross-functional teams to ensure timely delivery of infrastructure initiatives. This is a contract position based in Reading, UK, with a hybrid working arrangement. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in project management within data center or infrastructure environments.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Lead large-scale data center migration, build, and telecom network deployment programs from planning through execution and decommissioning.
  • Manage program governance, RAID processes, budgets, schedules, resources, and stakeholder communications.
  • Oversee data center fit-outs, including power, cooling, cabling, security, and physical infrastructure.
  • Coordinate network deployments across WAN/LAN, MPLS, DWDM, transport, and PoP environments.
  • Drive AI/HPC data center initiatives, including high-density power, liquid cooling, GPU networking, and resiliency requirements.
  • Manage vendors, contractors, telecom carriers, and commercial agreements.
  • Lead project teams and ensure adoption of PM best practices (PMP, PRINCE2, Agile).
  • Ensure compliance with security, privacy, governance, quality, and health & safety standards.

Key Skills:

  • 10+ years of program/project management experience in Data Center or Infrastructure environments.
  • Proven expertise in data center migration, fit-out, and build projects.
  • Strong understanding of network technologies (WAN/LAN, MPLS, DWDM, cabling, transport networks).
  • Experience with AI/HPC infrastructure, including GPU clusters and high-density data center design.
  • Strong financial, vendor, contract, and stakeholder management skills.
  • Experience managing global teams and enterprise-scale infrastructure programs.
  • PMP, PRINCE2, MSP, or equivalent certification preferred.
  • Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Telecommunications, Computer Science, Construction Management, or related field.

Salary (Rate): £92 per hour

City: Reading

Country: UK

Working Arrangements: hybrid

IR35 Status: outside IR35

Seniority Level: Senior

Industry: IT

Detailed Description From Employer:

World Wide Technology (WWT) is a global technology integrator and supply chain solutions provider. Through our culture of innovation, we inspire, build, and deliver business results, from idea to outcome.

World Wide Technology (WWT) is looking for Senior Project Manager for a delivery from initiation through to service acceptance, spanning core and access network deployment, data centre migration and fit-out, and the design/build requirements associated with next-generation AI-ready data centre infrastructure (high-density compute, liquid cooling, power and connectivity readiness).

The ideal candidate requires end-to-end ownership of complex projects, managing budgets, vendors, governance, and cross-functional teams to deliver infrastructure initiatives on time and within budget.

This is a contract Role and Outside IR35

Senior Project Manager

Contract Duration: 6 months!

Location: Reading, UK (Hybrid with 1 day onsite per week)

Key Responsibilities

  • Lead large-scale data center migration, build, and telecom network deployment programs from planning through execution and decommissioning.
  • Manage program governance, RAID processes, budgets, schedules, resources, and stakeholder communications.
  • Oversee data center fit-outs, including power, cooling, cabling, security, and physical infrastructure.
  • Coordinate network deployments across WAN/LAN, MPLS, DWDM, transport, and PoP environments.
  • Drive AI/HPC data center initiatives, including high-density power, liquid cooling, GPU networking, and resiliency requirements.
  • Manage vendors, contractors, telecom carriers, and commercial agreements.
  • Lead project teams and ensure adoption of PM best practices (PMP, PRINCE2, Agile).
  • Ensure compliance with security, privacy, governance, quality, and health & safety standards.

Required Skills & Experience

  • 10+ years of program/project management experience in Data Center or Infrastructure environments.
  • Proven expertise in data center migration, fit-out, and build projects.
  • Strong understanding of network technologies (WAN/LAN, MPLS, DWDM, cabling, transport networks).
  • Experience with AI/HPC infrastructure, including GPU clusters and high-density data center design.
  • Strong financial, vendor, contract, and stakeholder management skills.
  • Experience managing global teams and enterprise-scale infrastructure programs.
  • PMP, PRINCE2, MSP, or equivalent certification preferred.
  • Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Telecommunications, Computer Science, Construction Management, or related field.

Candidates will be required to go through background checks before commencing contract.

Must be eligible to live and work in the specified work location. Some occasional travel may be required. Only successful candidates will be contacted

EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES

World Wide Technology is committed to equal opportunities and actively seeks applications from all sectors of the community irrespective of sex, race, color, nationality, ethnic or national origin, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, having responsibility for dependents, age, religion/beliefs, or any other reason which cannot be shown to be justified.

Rate:
£92/hour
Location:
Reading
IR35 Status:
Outside
Remote Status:
Hybrid
Industry:
IT
Seniority Level:
Senior

Take-Home Pay

£16,000 per month

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