Project Engineer

Job ID

161780

Posted

07-May-2024

Service line

GWS Segment

Role type

Full-time

Areas of Interest

Data Centers

Location(s)

Amsterdam '- Noord-Holland - Netherlands

CBRE Data Centre Solutions a division of Global Workplace Solutions is a leading global provider of integrated data centre services including advisory, projects and operations. We are recruiting a Project Engineer/Analyst to support the growth of our projects business and the continued path towards cloud based project management systems.

The purpose of the role is to:

• The Project Engineer is responsible for assisting our PM’s with all aspects of our projects. This includes involvement at all key stages of the projects; Mobilisations, Delivery, Cost Control & Close-Out.

• Project Engineer will be tasked with ensuring our projects are mobilised and maintained on our cloud platform management systems to drive efficiencies and compliance.

• As a highly motivated individual with very good organization, technical, and communication skills, you will work with a team of professionals to deliver superior service.

Key Responsibilities

• Mobilise all new projects onto our Quantum management system.

• Mobilise all new projects onto AutoDesk Construction Cloud where required.

• Manage and monitor Quantum on all our live projects to drive efficiencies and ensure optimum results.

• Work with the QS Team to ensure all project Cost Plans are updated each week on Quantum.

• Work closely with the project managers to develop, maintain and manage project schedules.

• Formulate & issue weekly client Progress Reports.

• Manage the Project Monitoring Checklists to ensure project compliance on Commercials, H&S, Execution and Quality Assurance.

• Participate in regular project team meetings across multiple projects.

• Ensure that all projects are being scheduled and forecast using MS Project.

• Regularly review critical path, cost loading, schedule content, use of relationships and lag, constraints and milestones.

• Provide schedule analysis and metrics to key stakeholders on a regular basis.

• Updating the schedule and comparing the actual work performed against the baseline program.

• Review vendor, sub-contractor and consultant schedule submittals and incorporate appropriate information into the schedule.

• Identifying activities impacting the schedule’s critical path and facilitating the identification of opportunities to accelerate completion of the work, or measures to avoid potential delays.

• Assist in the review of the schedule and status of the plans during all phases of the projects.

• Schedule & manage Internal Project Review Meetings.

• Schedule & manage weekly project update meetings with our key supply chain.

• Assist with managing the project planner for the portfolio of projects in hand at any one time.

• Assist our Quality Assurance team with the development of standards & implementation of same.

• Assist Project Director with day to day client requests on our live projects.

Person Specification

Skills

• Schedule Management

• Platform Management

• Present with confidence

Knowledge

• Knowledge of the data centre market

• Familiarity with project management systems & platforms

• Broad understanding of construction methods of data centres

Experience

• 3years plus experience in project or programme management

• Experience in project planning/scheduling within the construction sector.

• Ability to multi-task.

• Ability to work under pressure (timelines and deadlines) when required

Qualifications

• Proficiency with scheduling software, with a strong preference placed on MS Project, and/or Primavera P6;

• Requires strong computer skills to include Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Project and database applications.

• An understanding of critical path methodology to ensure, and communicate, timely delivery of milestone tasks;

Aptitude

• Organised & diligent

• Highly developed interpersonal and communication skills

• High degree of integrity

• Highly motivated and self-aware

• Highly organised with attention to detail

• Ability to network

• Innovative

• Handle high levels of information from a wide range of sources

This is what we have to offer you!

• Competitive salary (depending on knowledge and experience);

• Laptop, Phone;

• Travel allowance, fixed pension scheme and optional collective health and home insurance;

• 8.33% Holiday pay, 25 fixed leave days, 12 ADV days with full-time employment, up to 10 days of leave to buy and 2 bonus leave days for 1 year not sick!

About CBRE Data Center Solutions

CBRE Data Center Solutions (DCS) delivers fully converged real estate, facility and technology solutions for data center owners, users and investors around the world. As a dedicated business line within CBRE, DCS is committed to solving complex challenges at every stage of the data center lifecycle. We currently serve more than 800 Data Centers worldwide with 6,000 employees. Due to our strong growth this year as well as our ambitious growth plans for the coming years, we are constantly looking for new colleagues.

Are you the Project Engineer we are looking for?

We would like to receive your CV by responding via the button below. Additional questions? Contact Timothy Bleijert via timothy.bleijert@cbre.com

CBRE, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer (Women/Minorities/Persons with Disabilities/US Veterans)