Senior MEP Pre-Construction Manager – Data Centres - Frankfurt

Senior MEP Pre-Construction Manager – Data Centres Location: Frankfurt / Hanau Language: Fluent German & English The key point is that this person needs to understand how the MEP infrastructure surrounding and supporting the white space is designed, coordinated, procured and built, rather than being a white-space specialist. Key responsibilities Lead and coordinate MEP activities during pre-construction and early construction. Review MEP designs from a constructability, sequencing and delivery perspective. Understand the dependencies between civil works, structure, building services and MEP packages. Develop and challenge construction sequencing, installation strategy and programme. Coordinate with designers, general contractors, MEP contractors, utilities and specialist subcontractors. Ensure MEP packages are sufficiently developed before mobilisation and construction. Identify potential design clashes, programme risks, interfaces and buildability issues before they impact site. Support tendering, contractor selection, technical evaluations and package procurement. Ensure compliance with German construction regulations, standards, permitting requirements and local authority requirements. Provide strong local knowledge of the Frankfurt/Hesse data centre construction market, including contractors, suppliers and relevant stakeholders. The ideal person would have: 10+ years' MEP construction experience, ideally including major data centre projects. Direct experience delivering a data centre in Frankfurt/Hesse. Strong knowledge of the pre-construction → construction transition. A practical understanding of how an MEP installation is actually delivered on site — not simply design management. Experience coordinating electrical, mechanical, civil, structural and architectural interfaces. Strong knowledge of German regulations, VOB, DIN standards, permitting and construction practices. Existing relationships with MEP contractors, subcontractors and suppliers in the Frankfurt market. Fluent/native-level German. Experience with large international contractors would be highly attractive.  

Will be able and willing to climb Will be able and willing to travel, sometimes 5 days per week and sometimes over the weekend If no direct energy experience he would accept someone coming from wind farms or overhead civil work environment Great if they have any previous steelworks or electrical engineering qualifications Planning, coordination, documentation, and management of overhead line projects in northern Germany Preparation and monitoring of construction schedules Preparation and updating of cost estimates Preparation and initiation of the contracting process for planning and construction services Coordination of planning and construction stakeholders through to completion Implementation of cost, schedule, and quality controls

RAN Performance Lead – Open RAN We are looking for an experienced RAN Performance Lead to support a major Open RAN rollout programme in Düsseldorf, working for a leading telecoms vendor. The role will take ownership of RAN network performance, optimisation and KPI improvement, ensuring the network delivers against agreed customer and rollout targets. Key responsibilities include: Lead RAN performance monitoring and optimisation across the Open RAN network. Analyse key LTE/5G KPIs, identify performance issues and drive corrective actions. Support cluster optimisation, acceptance and network launch activities. Work closely with RF, RAN, implementation and operations teams to resolve network performance issues. Analyse drive-test, counter and OSS data to improve coverage, capacity, accessibility, retainability and mobility performance. Provide technical leadership and performance reporting to the customer and internal project teams. Requirements: Strong LTE/5G RAN optimisation background, excellent KPI and troubleshooting knowledge, experience working within a major rollout environment, and ideally previous Open RAN experience. German language skills are highly desirable.