Senior Project Manager

Location/s: Huesca or Zaragoza, Spain

Mott MacDonald is a global engineering, management, and development consultancy with over 20,000 employees across more than 50 countries and 140+ offices.

We work across incredible global industries, delivering exciting work that is defining our future and making an important societal impact in the communities we serve. Our people power our performance - we succeed when they do. With countless opportunities to collaborate, learn, and grow, the possibilities for excellence are as varied as every individual.

Whether you want to grow as a subject matter expert or broaden your experience with roles across our international community, you’re surrounded by global specialists who want to combine their expertise and champion you to be your best. As a proudly employee-owned business, we benefit our clients, our communities, and each other, investing in creating the right space for everyone to feel empowered, included, and valued. Whatever your ambition, Mott MacDonald is where people come to be brilliant.

About The Business Unit Mott MacDonald's Advisory and Programme Delivery (APD) unit delivers both project, programme & commercial management (PPCM) services and advisory solutions across the built environment, defence, energy, water, environmental, transportation, health and care sectors.

We deliver tailored solutions that directly address our clients' key challenges, combining our world-leading project expertise with unrivalled programme delivery capabilities and advisory services.

APD delivers services to projects ranging in scale and complexity up to £20bn, through the technical disciplines of programme management, project management, project controls, scheduling, cost management, estimating, infrastructure finance, management consulting, digital consulting and education, health and care management.

Overview Of The Role As a Senior Project Manager, you will lead the delivery of large-scale data centre construction projects or programmes, acting as a trusted advisor to clients while providing leadership to project teams and managing key delivery risks.

You will be accountable for project performance across quality, programme, commercial outcomes and stakeholder satisfaction.

What you will contribute to the team:

Lead the delivery of complex hyperscale and colocation data centre construction projects

Manage multidisciplinary project teams and construction management resources

Oversee contractor performance, project governance and construction execution strategies

Manage client relationships and act as a primary point of contact for project matters

Lead project reporting, risk management, change control and commercial oversight

Review and challenge contractor schedules, methodologies and performance metrics

Support procurement strategies and contract administration activities

Mentor junior project management staff and contribute to team development

Resolve complex technical, commercial and stakeholder issues.

Candidate specification Essential:

Significant experience managing major construction projects within data centre, mission-critical, industrial, pharmaceutical, semiconductor or other highly technical environments

Demonstrated experience leading large project teams through all phases of project delivery

Proven track record delivering projects with substantial capital values

Strong understanding of construction contracts, including NEC, FIDIC or equivalent contract forms

Experience working directly with global clients, contractors and consultants

Knowledge of commissioning and handover processes within mission-critical facilities.

Qualifications:

Degree qualified in Engineering, Construction Management, Quantity Surveying, Project Management or related discipline

Professional chartership or equivalent professional accreditation desirable

Relevant project management qualification desirable.

Skills & Competencies:

Strong leadership and people management capability

Excellent client-facing and stakeholder engagement skills

Advanced commercial and risk management experience

Proven ability to influence project outcomes and drive performance improvements

Strong negotiation, communication and presentation skills

Strategic thinker with excellent decision-making capability.

Languages:

Native-level Spanish

Fluent English (written and spoken)

Additional Requirements

Flexibility to travel across Spain and Europe

Valid Spanish or EU driving licence

We are actively recruiting a diverse workforce that is reflective of the communities we serve. We recognise that differences in ability, skills and experience are