Project Manager (Electrical ICT Cabling)
The opportunity
As a Project Manager at Linesight, you will play a pivotal role in delivering high-performance ICT cabling and network infrastructure solutions for mission-critical data centre projects. You’ll lead multidisciplinary teams, manage complex scopes, and ensure seamless execution from procurement through to commissioning. This is an opportunity to make a tangible impact in a fast-paced, technically advanced environment while growing your career with a global leader in data centre delivery.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead the delivery of ICT cabling and network infrastructure scopes across data centre projects, ensuring alignment with programme goals and quality standards.
- Oversee on-site activities including installation sequencing, resource planning, and issue resolution.
- Manage network activation (turn-up), coordinating logistics, materials, and sign-off procedures.
- Drive procurement and contract management for ICT & network cabling and materials, ensuring timely delivery to meet project needs.
- Conduct site inspections and enforce compliance with Environmental, Health & Safety (EHS) regulations.
- Implement quality assurance processes, including inspection and test plan (ITP) reviews.
- Act as the primary liaison between clients, consultants, subcontractors, and internal teams.
- Lead progress meetings and provide clear reporting on programme status, risks, and schedule impacts.
- Support cost tracking, forecasting, and risk management in collaboration with commercial teams.
- Promote standardisation and continuous improvement across regional projects through technical feedback and adoption of project management tools.
Requirements
- Minimum 10 years’ experience in telecoms, ICT cabling, or network infrastructure delivery, with at least 5 years in data centre or mission-critical environments.
- Proven expertise in structured cabling and fibre installation (server/rack installation or IT operations alone is not sufficient).
- Strong background in ICT or Electrical Project Management with deep understanding of cabling infrastructure.
- Demonstrated experience in programme management, procurement, quality assurance, and commercial coordination.
- Working knowledge of electrical systems and their interface with ICT infrastructure is highly desirable.
- Excellent leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
- Proficiency in project management tools, scheduling platforms, and reporting systems.
- Ability to perform under pressure in fast-paced, technically complex environments.
At Linesight, we believe that our success is tied to the success of our employees, and we are committed to creating a workplace that is fair, equitable, and inclusive for everyone. We understand that creating an environment where all employees have an equal opportunity to thrive requires a concerted effort across every stage of their time with us, from hiring and onboarding to promotion, career growth, and development.
As part of this commitment, we have implemented a range of policies and initiatives to promote diversity, equity, and inclusion (DE&I). This starts with our attraction pipeline and accessible job descriptions, designed to attract a broad range of candidates, and continuing throughout the employee life cycle with DE&I checks built in at every stage. Fairness, consistency, and transparency are the core principles for all our hiring, salary increase, and promotion decisions with built-in gender pay gap checks. Employee and family-friendly policies also enhance inclusion and equity in our teams.
About Project Management
Our teams of program and project managers deliver success globally through strategic planning and stringent controls. Whether you have extensive experience or are at the early stages of your career in program or project management, we offer the opportunity to work on some of the most innovative buildings and facilities with world-leading clients. Play a central role in these projects as part of our dynamic team. We recognise the value that each team member can bring to the table, and we offer a range of supports, learning pathways and structured career planning cycles to ensure that every individual has the best opportunity to excel and further develop, regardless of the stage of your career you join us at.
Life at Linesight
