Senior Project Manager IT & Telecoms – Data Centre Infrastructure

Project overview

For an ongoing hyperscale data centre project in Austria, an experienced Senior Project Manager for the physical IT and telecommunications infrastructure is sought. In this role, you will lead the existing project team and be responsible for the implementation of structured cabling, fiber optic and copper infrastructure through to commissioning and handover.

Quick Facts

• Industry: IT Infrastructure / Telecommunications
• Project: Hyperscale Data Centre Infrastructure
• Location: Austria (Linz)
• Start: Immediately or by arrangement
• Duration: Until the end of Q1 2027
• Language: Fluent English, German advantageous

Responsibilities

What you bring:

Framework Conditions:

• Leadership of the multidisciplinary team (Site Management, Engineering, Technical Integration, Quality, Safety, Project Support) with clear responsibilities, priorities, and communication.
• Responsibility for the IT and telecommunications scope from the current phase through to installation, scheduling, labeling, testing, commissioning, documentation, and final handover.
• Daily interface with the client, general contractor, M&E contractors, and other stakeholders; representing the package in technical, commercial, and project coordination meetings.
• Integration of team activities into the overall construction program, review and challenge of schedules from the general contractor and subcontractors, and management of interfaces, dependencies, and constraints.
• Control of program, resources, productivity, costs, quality, safety, and changes; maintenance of the critical path, milestones, progress and completion forecasts, and initiation of corrective actions as needed.
• Close collaboration with planning, engineering, commercial teams, and document control to correctly translate design requirements into on-site execution.
• Technical responsibility for high-density fiber optic backbone systems, structured Cat-6 copper cabling, racks, cabinets, optical distribution frames (ODF), cable management, and secondary enclosures.
• Compliance with client requirements, Austrian legal and project-specific regulations, and standards such as TIA/EIA, ISO/IEC, and BICSI; complete documentation of tests, inspections, and completion certificates.
• Comprehensive project experience in large-scale data centre or comparable critical construction projects, ideally with international hyperscale operators and major European projects.
• In-depth understanding of physical IT and telecommunications infrastructure, structured cabling, and fiber optic and copper systems.
• Experience in leading large multidisciplinary on-site teams and collaborating with clients, general contractors, EPC organizations, or M&E contractors.
• Knowledge of complex construction processes and the role of specialist contractors within a larger construction program, including scope and schedule protection.
• Practical experience in planning and formal project control; ability to assess complex construction programs and work with critical paths, dependencies, constraints, milestones, and schedule deviations.
• Strengths in progress measurement, reporting, forecasting, risk management, change control, and program recovery.
• Experience with recognized project planning software, preferably Primavera P6.
• Ability to translate project control information into delivery priorities, resource decisions, and practical actions with planners, site management, engineering, commercial teams, and client-side stakeholders.
• Commercial awareness and a consistent focus on health, safety, environmental requirements, quality, commissioning, and complete project closure.
• Autonomous working style with decision-making ability, supported by strong leadership, communication, and reporting skills.
• On-site deployment according to project requirements; home office possible as long as effective project management and coordination on-site are ensured.
• Willingness to travel and undertake assignments at various European locations after successful project completion.

Project details

• Start: 2026-10
• Duration: 8 Monate
• Remote: onsite
• Location: Frankfurt am Main, Deutschland, DE
• Languages: German