Infrastructure Project Manager - Berlin, Deutschland - Pentagon Technical Services

Beschreibung

Job Description

Power Project Manager

Duration: June June 2025

Location: Frankfurt

Purpose of the Role

Every day we help our major global clients deliver ambitious and highly technical projects, worldwide. Our team is dynamic, innovative, and client-focused, supported by an inclusive and fun company culture. Our clients value our proactive approach, depth of expertise, integrity, and the quality we deliver. As a result, our people get to enjoy working on some of the most exciting projects in the world.

Pentagon Technical Services are currently recruiting for a German Speaking Power Project Manager for a Data Centre Project in Berlin, Germany. To manage and secure by leading the technical aspect (being the SME for power) of power connection agreement(s), energy agreement(s), power infrastructure and overall power coordination of multiple buildings/campuses issued by utilities and energy suppliers. Supports the on-time and in-budget delivery of necessary agreements in coordination with utility for both new and existing data centre campuses. In-line with the contracted customer power on dates. This position is part of the team responsible for a single key function in the D&E team, namely, power and energy. This position will support all activities (including utility relationship, regulations and coordination) by acting as a SME to obtain the necessary (HV/MV) utility supplies at project commencement (utility confirmation at early due diligence) and thereafter manage all activities required to obtain and execute on the formal connection agreement(s) and other necessary agreements required to legally acquire and use power.

Key Deliverables

• Coordinate and collaborate with utility providers to efficiently obtain necessary agreements, ensure compliance with specifications, and manage ongoing communication and interactions.
• Oversee the deployment of utility infrastructure required to deliver power to project sites, ensuring timely delivery and adherence to technical requirements.
• Act as the primary point of contact for power-related matters, effectively coordinating and communicating with utility, GC/OEMs SME's and DE team and wider project stakeholders involved in power operations.
• Liaise with the design and construction teams to provide guidance and recommendations ensuring alignment with power requirements and critical success factors.
• Understand and manage the critical path for power delivery, including planning and permitting activities, to ensure prompt and efficient power availability on-site.
• Manage power availability issues with utility providers and implement alternative power solutions when necessary to ensure uninterrupted operations to site.
• Develop and implement strategies to mitigate power-related risks, maintain a comprehensive register of changes, and update project risk registers accordingly.
• Manage all subcontracting activities related to power, including connection agreements, design contracts, and regulatory compliance.
• Engage with regional projects to identify common risks, share lessons learned, and drive continuous improvement in power management practices.
• Ensure compliance with organizational and regulatory standards related to power operations and collaborate with energy and sustainability teams to optimize operational efficiency and meet sustainability requirements.
• Broad understanding of power consumption tariffs from a public and private perspective desirable to inform business models.
• Coordinate and collaborate with utility providers to efficiently obtain the necessary connection agreements of power and fulfil all the required specifications outlined by the utility.
• Working knowledge of requirements, timescales and technical inputs required along with support from consultant teams and/ or general contractors.
• Coordinate and review the baseline designs of HV Substation and communicate necessary modifications in line with the stakeholders.
• Manage and drive value engineering initiatives in collaboration with internal and external stakeholders.
• Manage key documents like contracts, agreements and power milestones in the IMS.
• Manage and track the status of all necessary power connections, power infrastructure, energy agreements.
• Lead internal and external meetings to drive the power delivery, power contracts etc.
• Manage and report each project's power procurement strategy.
• Ensure collaborative team efforts and continuous improvement with peers across the company to capture risks, issues, value engineering opportunities, and lessons learned.
• Collaborate with the Development Manager to define critical success factors for the project, specifically focusing on power/electrical aspects. Drive the critical path, including planning and permitting activities, ensuring alignment with project power goals.
• Manage power with the consulting team to ensure successful project execution.
• Ensure compliance to high standards and Customer leases.
• Work with the energy & sustainability teams to ensure we operate as efficiently & as effectively as possible and in-line with any utility and regional sustainability requirements.
• Oversee streamline and coordinate with the Ops/Energy team.

Skills & Attributes

• Experience of local grid and network operators, knowledge and experience of grid/ network code requirements, and regulatory requirements related to power distribution and supply.
• Experience of successfully acquiring and managing utility connection agreements, usage agreements, metering agreements, and energy supply agreements necessary for power operations.
• Full understanding and management of all agreements and contracts required to successfully deliver power on-site and be able to use it by successfully delivering necessary usage and energy supply agreements to site.
• Maintain a good relationship with the regional utility and energy providers.
• Stringent analysis of networks to identify the challenges faced and to reengineer the electrical scheme to meet the techno / commercial / regulatory needs, at all voltage levels from LV to EHV.
• Coordinate & lead the design and delivery of the MV and/or HV on/off site infrastructures.
• Provide end-to-end support to key stakeholders to timely deliver the necessary power contracts and power infrastructure.
• Support the line manager with current and new utility connection agreements, usage agreements, metering agreements, energy supply agreements, and HV/MV infrastructure delivery, etc.
• Keep up to date with utility and energy legislations.

Education & Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years' experience in power delivery with utility and power infrastructure design and management.
• Project management experience and necessary certification like PMP or Prince2.
• Proven experience of working with the local utilities and energy service providers.
• Experience of successfully acquiring utility connection agreements, usage agreements, metering agreements, energy supply agreements, and HV/MV infrastructure delivery etc.
• Experience of successful on-time delivery of Power from the local utilities on-site.
• Experience of working as a project manager in MV to EHV systems will be given high preference.
• Good understanding of electrical as well as knowledge of the energy use of organizations, with a recognized degree or equivalent (background in electrical/power engineering preferred)