Freelance Electrical Project Manager

Warden Tyne Solutions are currently recruiting for an experienced Freelance Electrical Project Manager for a major hyperscale data centre development in the North East.
This role will focus on the day-to-day delivery of electrical installation works, managing subcontractor performance, maintaining programme progress and coordinating complex electrical services within a demanding, mission-critical environment.
Roles & Responsibilities
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Electrical Package Delivery: Manage electrical installation activities from planning through to completion, ensuring works are delivered safely, to specification and in line with agreed milestones.
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Site Coordination: Coordinate subcontractors, supervisors, engineers and installation teams to maintain progress and resolve day-to-day site issues.
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Programme Management: Monitor planned versus actual progress, identify potential delays and implement recovery measures to protect key dates.
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Daily & Weekly Planning: Drive productivity through detailed work planning, short-term lookaheads, installation sequencing and effective allocation of labour and resources.
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Technical Coordination: Work with design teams and subcontractors to resolve technical queries, drawing discrepancies and installation issues before they impact progress.
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Critical Power Installations: Oversee works associated with MV/HV distribution, standby generation, ePODs, busbar and other critical electrical infrastructure.
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Services Coordination: Liaise closely with mechanical and other package leads to coordinate containment, cable routes, busbar and associated services within congested areas where installation tolerances are limited.
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Procurement & Materials: Monitor material requirements, delivery schedules and long-lead equipment, ensuring resources are available to support planned activities.
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Quality Management: Ensure installations comply with drawings, specifications and inspection requirements, with defects and outstanding works tracked through to close-out.
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Health & Safety: Maintain safe working practices across the package, ensuring subcontractors follow site procedures and that risks are addressed proactively.
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Progress Reporting: Provide clear updates on installation progress, programme risks, resource requirements, procurement and outstanding technical issues.
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Meetings & Actions: Participate in coordination and progress meetings, maintaining clear action ownership and ensuring issues are followed up promptly.
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Commissioning & Handover: Coordinate installation completion, inspections, test documentation and outstanding works to support a smooth transition into commissioning and handover.
The Person
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Proven experience as a Mechanical Project Manager within an Principal Contractor, MEP contractor, mechanical contractor or building services environment.
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Strong data centre experience is essential, ideally within hyperscale or other mission-critical projects.
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Sound technical understanding of electrical building services, including MV/HV distribution, critical power systems, generators, busbar and associated installations.
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Demonstrable experience managing electrical subcontractors, site teams, programme commitments and installation quality.
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Strong planning skills, with the ability to manage short-term priorities while maintaining visibility of upcoming milestones and procurement requirements.
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Meticulous attention to detail and the ability to coordinate complex services in congested areas with minimal installation tolerances.
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Confident communicator, able to work closely with other package leads, design teams and site management to resolve issues and maintain progress.
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Proactive approach to identifying risks, addressing delays and preventing rework.
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Good working knowledge of quality assurance, site documentation, commissioning preparation and handover requirements.
Terms:
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Competitive day rate (negotiable)
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Salaried role available (if preferred)
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Outside IR35, subject to assessment.
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CIS available.
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7-day payment terms (contractor)
Only candidates based in UK and eligible to work in UK are allowed