Project Manager (Cabling/ICT Infrastructure)

Project Manager (Cabling/ICT Infrastructure)
Porto
Porto, Porto District, Portugal

Role Overview

This position is responsible for the
-
- end operational delivery of complex technical projects, ensuring safety, quality, commercial performance, and customer satisfaction from bid stage through to practical completion and
- out. The role requires strong leadership, commercial awareness, and technical credibility within data centre, fibre, and construction/M&E environments.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide visible leadership on Health & Safety, ensuring compliance with all statutory, corporate, and
  - specific requirements.
• Deliver projects in line with established ISO standards, governance frameworks, and internal delivery processes.
• Support bid and
  - contract activities, contributing technical, commercial, and delivery input to ensure profitable and executable project awards.
• Lead
  - commencement planning, including scope validation, methodology review, resourcing, programme development, and risk assessment.
• Manage supply chain engagement, maintaining effective relationships with subcontractors and resolving issues through agreed escalation processes.
• Work closely with commercial functions to ensure subcontractor performance, contractual compliance, and cost control throughout the project lifecycle.
• Identify, manage, and mitigate project risks while recognising and maximising commercial opportunities.
• Lead multidisciplinary delivery teams, setting clear objectives, roles, and accountabilities, and managing performance accordingly.
• Ensure all works are delivered safely, to specification, and in line with agreed programmes.
• Provide accurate and timely
  - facing progress reports using approved reporting tools and formats.
• Prepare internal management reports, cost/value reconciliations, programme forecasts, and contract reviews with a focus on accuracy and integrity.
• Maintain strong client relationships through clear communication, expectation management, and delivery excellence.
• Lead projects through to successful completion, including defect resolution, documentation handover, and formal
  - out.
• Act as a subject matter expert within relevant technical or sector disciplines.
• Conduct performance reviews, mentoring, and development planning for direct reports.
• Represent the organisation professionally with clients, partners, and stakeholders.
• Maintain strict confidentiality and comply with all data protection and information security requirements.

Essential Skills & Experience

• Extensive experience delivering fibre network installations and associated infrastructure works.
• Minimum 5 years' experience in a comparable Project Manager role.
• Strong background in data centre, construction, and M&E environments.
• Demonstrable leadership and people management capability.
• Proven commercial awareness, including profit & loss, cost control, and risk management.
• Experience working on international projects or within global delivery environments.
• High level of IT proficiency, including Microsoft Word, Excel, Project, and Power
  Point.
• Recognised project management qualification (PMP or equivalent).
• Formal education in Project Management, Engineering, or a related discipline (or significant equivalent trade experience).
• Data centre–specific certification or proven delivery experience in
  - critical environments.
• Valid industry and safety certifications (e. g. SMSTS, IOSH Managing Safely, CSCS, ECS).