Key Responsibilities
•Support the Project Director in the day-to-day delivery of the KEMET data center project.
•Maintain the integrated project programme, milestones, deliverables and critical path.
•Coordinate day to day with the Owner's Engineer, designers, consultants, EPC contractors and vendors.
•Track progress through concept design, detailed design, procurement and construction.
•Keep action logs, decision registers and project documents up to date.
•Follow up site activities, including power, fibre, utilities, permits and external interfaces.
•Review technical submittals and drawings, and flag issues to the Project Director.
•Prepare tender documents and support the technical and commercial evaluation of bids.
•Track the project budget, commitments and invoices against the cost plan.
Maintain the risk register and follow up mitigation actions.
• Coordinate interfaces between civil, electrical, mechanical, ICT, security and utility workstreams.
•Monitor contractor progress, quality and HSE on site, and report any deviations.
• Prepare meeting minutes and weekly and monthly progress reports for the Project Director.
• Track change requests and variations, including their cost and schedule impact.
• Support testing, commissioning, integrated systems testing and handover documentation.
• Help build KEMET's project-management templates, processes and tools.
Requirements
Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Construction Management or a related discipline.
•Approximately 5–8 years of project engineering or project management experience, including at least 5–6 years on data center projects (must have).
•Hands-on experience on projects through design, construction and commissioning.
•Good understanding of MEP systems and mission-critical infrastructure.
•Experience coordinating consultants, contractors and vendors.
•Strong planning skills (Primavera P6 or MS Project), with good cost-tracking and reporting skills.
•Interest in working on the owner's side, alongside a senior Project Director.
•Strong communication, organisation and follow-up skills.
•Fluent professional English and Arabic.
•Based in Egypt or willing to relocate to Egypt.
Preferred
•Experience across several data center projects or other mission-critical facilities.
•Exposure to Tier III or equivalent high-availability infrastructure.
•Working knowledge of MV/HV electrical infrastructure, UPS and backup generation, cooling systems, BMS / EPMS, fire protection, ICT and structured cabling, and testing / commissioning.
•Experience working with international engineering consultants or specialist contractors.
•Experience with projects in Egypt, the GCC or the wider Middle East.
•PMP, CAPM, PRINCE2 or equivalent certification, or working towards one.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Construction Management, or a related discipline
- Approximately 5-8 years of project engineering or project management experience
- At least 5-6 years of experience on data center projects
- Hands-on experience across project design, construction, and commissioning
- Understanding of MEP systems and mission-critical infrastructure
- Experience coordinating consultants, contractors, and vendors
- Strong planning, cost-tracking, and reporting skills
- Experience with Primavera P6 or Microsoft Project
- Strong communication, organization, and follow-up skills
- Fluent professional English and Arabic
- Based in Egypt or willing to relocate to Egypt
- Experience across multiple data center projects or other mission-critical facilities
- Exposure to Tier III or equivalent high-availability infrastructure
- Working knowledge of MV/HV electrical infrastructure, UPS, backup generation, cooling systems, BMS/EPMS, fire protection, ICT, structured cabling, and testing/commissioning
- Experience with international engineering consultants or specialist contractors
- Experience with projects in Egypt, the GCC, or the wider Middle East
- PMP, CAPM, PRINCE2, or equivalent certification, or progress toward one
What We Do
A dynamic solution provider, passionate about building smart, modular, comprehensive, and sustainable solutions for today’s world of business. We resolve problems, improve operations and enhance customer experience through technology as we help our clients find better, smarter ways to perform business and modernize the way they work. Since our establishment in 2014, our 400+ Skilled engineers have been strongly committed to our 100+ enterprise Customers’ satisfaction by helping them overcome their challenges and supporting their journey towards a more agile business in more than 14 Countries. Our offices are across the globe in USA, UK, UAE, KSA and Egypt. Advansys ESC is part of INTRO Group, which was founded in 1980 and currently employs more than 2,500 skilled calibers. The group encompasses a wide range of companies in several sectors, including oil and gas, construction, pharmaceutical, engineering, and trading and commercial representation. We are specialized in a wide array of premium services including Business Automation, Low-code Development, Cloud Services, Industrial Digitization, Warehouse Automation and Strategic Outsourcing. For more info: [email protected]
