Description
Workplace Resources (WPR) is seeking a Technical Capital Program Manager to lead the delivery of capital projects with a specific focus on data centre and laboratory environments across the APJC (Asia Pacific, Japan & China) region.
The ideal candidate will bring a strong construction/capital program management background together with hands-on exposure to data centre or lab build, fit-out, or upgrade projects, and will be comfortable engaging directly with M&E engineers, critical facilities teams, and specialist technical vendors.
Responsibilities:
- Manage APJC capital program service partners to successfully plan, design, deliver, handover of capital projects assigned to you.
- Own the successful planning, brief development, and budgeting of a portfolio of capital projects, determined by the manager, with particular emphasis on technical and critical-infrastructure spaces.
- Act as the single point of responsibility and escalation for the project life cycle from inception through design, business case development, delivery, and handover.
- Effectively manage both upward communication to clients and stakeholders to ensure transparency and alignment, while providing clear, actionable direction and feedback to team members through consistent downward communication.
- Develop Project Execution Plans and manage Change Control for technical builds, including data centre and lab-specific commissioning and validation stages.
- Ensure projects comply with Construction Health & Safety Guidelines as well as data centre and laboratory-specific safety, security, and compliance standards.
- Develop a quarterly APJC Delivery Plan identifying requirements for capital projects, including due diligence, due diligence funding, and partner resourcing.
- Own due diligence for capital projects managed by service partners, ensuring cross-functional input (risk management, IT, critical facilities engineering, capital project management).
- Own compliance to global offerings guidelines and standards, including relevant data centre design and operational standards.
- Solve complex problems and identify viable, innovative options, using analytical skills and judgment to recommend an appropriate solution, particularly where technical, operational, and construction constraints intersect.
- Translate strategy into clear operating plans that promote operational excellence in service delivery with measurable results.
- Leverage program management expertise, together with technical facilities knowledge, to identify areas of risk or concern in complex, mission-critical builds.
Requirements:
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Project Management, Construction Management, Engineering, Business Administration, or a related field.
- Extensive experience in project and program management (8+ years minimum), with a strong focus on construction capital program management and program delivery for construction projects.
- Demonstrable experience delivering data centre, laboratory, or other mission-critical/technical facility projects, from design through commissioning and handover.
- Expertise in managing diverse teams of vendors, M&E engineers, and contractors across multiple projects.
- Demonstrates proficiency in concise reporting and clear communication when providing updates to senior leadership.
- Proficiency in project management software tools.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Excellent communication and leadership skills.
- Knowledge of local regulations and industry standards relevant to data centre and laboratory construction across APJC markets, specifically Special Economic Zone (SEZ) in Bangalore, India.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Experience managing projects in sectors such as data centres, laboratories, critical infrastructure, or IT/technology fit-out.
- Certification in project management (e.g., PMP, PRINCE2) is a plus.
- Ability to work in a fast-paced and dynamic environment.