Senior Project Manager

1. Job title
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Senior Project Manager – Front-End Planning / Pre-Construction

2. Location

Spain or Italy – Remote / Hybrid

Candidates must be based in Spain or Italy and able to work across an EMEA stakeholder environment.

3. Salary / rate

€80,000 – €100,000 per annum, depending on experience

4. About the role

We are hiring a Senior Project Manager to lead front-end planning and pre-construction readiness for large-scale hyperscale infrastructure projects across EMEA.

This is a strategic role sitting between site acquisition, technical due diligence, master planning, utility readiness and construction mobilisation . You will be responsible for making sure complex development sites are technically viable, properly approved, commercially understood and ready to move into implementation.

The role will suit a senior project professional with strong experience in large-scale industrial planning, data centre development, utility infrastructure, pre-construction, master planning or heavy infrastructure projects .

Fluent French and English are essential.

5. Key responsibilities

• Lead Front-End Planning Management Services across multiple large-scale infrastructure development projects.
• Own the planning bridge between site acquisition, due diligence, design development and construction readiness .
• Secure and coordinate planning approvals, site readiness activities and pre-construction deliverables.
• Oversee geo-assessments, campus planning refreshes, test fits and site capacity reviews.
• Lead technical design coordination to maximise site density, utility capacity and buildability.
• Review due diligence outputs and validate whether proposed test fits are achievable.
• Manage design teams, consultants and internal stakeholders through iterative site master planning.
• Oversee utility infrastructure triggers, capacity assessments and trigger tables.
• Support standardised documentation and templates for Pad Utilities & Foundations contractor selection.
• Identify programme, cost, approval, utility and buildability risks early and drive mitigation plans.
• Lead weekly stakeholder meetings and maintain progress reporting across internal points of contact.
• Define workstream strategy, ownership, end-state objectives and delivery responsibilities.

6. Requirements

• Based in Spain or Italy .
• Full professional fluency in French and English .
• Strong senior project management experience across large-scale infrastructure, industrial development, data centres, utilities, real estate development or major capital projects .
• Deep understanding of front-end planning, pre-construction, master planning, technical due diligence and site readiness .
• Experience managing complex external consultants, design teams, technical stakeholders and internal decision-makers.
• Strong ability to manage risk, approvals, reporting, documentation and competing priorities across multiple live projects.
• Comfortable operating in a matrixed, international EMEA environment.

7. Desirable / nice-to-have background

• Data centre, hyperscale, mission-critical or cloud infrastructure experience.
• Experience with utility infrastructure, grid connections, substations, power capacity planning or large-scale campus utilities.
• Exposure to owner-side development, client representative roles or development management.
• Experience working with design consultants, engineering firms, planning authorities, EPC partners or specialist contractors.
• Knowledge of Pad Utilities & Foundations, campus planning, site enablement or early works packages.
• Italian or Spanish language skills would be useful but are not listed as mandatory.

8. About the employer / environmen