Senior Project Manager

ABOUT FRACTERA Fractera GmbH is a specialist Project Management Consultancy operating exclusively on the owner side across EMEA data center and critical infrastructure delivery. We act as the client's representative, never for contractors. Our service lines cover Project Management, Commercial Management, Scheduling, Document Control and BIM Management. We are a Partner member of the German Datacenter Association and our people are expected to hold the delivery chain to account on behalf of the owner with independence, technical credibility and commercial rigour. PURPOSE OF THE ROLE The Senior Project Manager owns a defined data center construction project, phase or workstream end to end on behalf of the owner in the Paris market. The role sits between the Project Director and the site delivery functions, converting strategic direction into executed work. It exists to ensure that scope, programme, cost and quality commitments are met, that the general contractor and design team are held to their obligations, and that the French regulatory pathway is actively managed rather than discovered late.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
▪ Own delivery of the assigned project, package or phase from mobilisation through construction, commissioning, réception and close-out. ▪ Act as the day to day owner representative (AMO) towards the maître d'oeuvre, general contractor or entreprises générales, and specialist trades. ▪ Coordinate the design, construction, commercial and commissioning interfaces within the assigned scope, including the transition from DCE and ACT into DET and AOR. ▪ Chair progress meetings with the contractor and design team, and drive resolution of technical, interface and sequencing issues. ▪ Review and challenge contractor programme submissions, method statements and resource loading against the accepted baseline. ▪ Manage change control at project level, including assessment of contractor claims, devis and avenants, with the commercial function. ▪ Manage the interface with the contrôleur technique, the coordonnateur SPS and other statutory parties, and track their observations to closure. ▪ Coordinate the permitting and environmental pathway with the project team, including permis de construire conditions and ICPE obligations for generator and fuel installations. ▪ Coordinate with Enedis or RTE on grid connection milestones, energisation dates and associated technical requirements. ▪ Maintain the project risk and issue register and escalate early where mitigation exceeds available authority. ▪ Prepare the réception process, manage the réserves list to closure, and protect the owner's position under the garantie de parfait achèvement and related warranties. ▪ Produce accurate weekly and monthly reporting for the Project Director and the client, and deputise for the Project Director as required. ESSENTIAL EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS ▪ Minimum ten years in construction project management, with direct data center or mission critical delivery experience. ▪ Experience working on the owner side, as AMO, within a PMC or as client representative, not solely contractor side. ▪ Strong working knowledge of French construction practice, including NF P03-001 or CCAG Travaux contracting, the MOP phase structure and the réception regime. ▪ Working knowledge of the French regulatory framework applicable to data centers, including permis de construire, ICPE and the role of the contrôleur technique. ▪ Proven capability in programme review, change control and contractor performance management on projects of significant value. ▪ Degree in engineering, construction management or a comparable discipline. ▪ Fluent French and English, both written and spoken. DESIRABLE ▪ Formal project management certification such as PMP, IPMA or PRINCE2. ▪ Experience delivering for hyperscale or colocation operators in the Île-de-France market. ▪ Exposure to electrical and mechanical commissioning through to integrated systems testing. ▪ Experience of grid connection processes with Enedis or RTE. ▪ Experience of brownfield, phased or live environment delivery. PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES ▪ Independent judgement and the confidence to hold a position under pressure from the delivery chain. ▪ Technical credibility sufficient to challenge specialists on their own ground. ▪ Clear, evidenced written communication, particularly in reporting and correspondence. ▪ Structured and disciplined approach to record keeping and follow through. ▪ Personal accountability and a bias toward resolving issues rather than escalating them prematurely. ▪ Professional conduct consistent with representing an owner at senior client level. WHAT FRACTERA OFFERS ▪ A role on the owner side, with direct client exposure and genuine delivery authority. ▪ Engagement with a specialist consultancy focused exclusively on data center and critical infrastructure delivery. ▪ Competitive remuneration or day rate benchmarked to the EMEA critical infrastructure market. ▪ Scope to grow with the business as Fractera expands its mandates and service lines. ▪ A working culture built on technical standards, independence and delivery certainty.

HOW TO APPLY
Please submit your CV together with a short covering note setting out your relevant experience against the essential criteria to: contact@fractera.de Please quote reference FRA-HR-JD-033 in the subject line. Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis. Only candidates meeting the essential criteria will be contacted.