Technical Programme Manager -P assive Infrastructure & Data Centre

About the job

The company is seeking a Technical Programme Manager — Passive Infrastructure & Data Centre to manage the delivery of physical infrastructure and data centre workstreams within a major greenfield enterprise transformation programme.

Working under programme leadership, you will combine programme management with technical oversight of structured cabling, passive networks and data centre fit-out, including power, cooling and racks. You will coordinate facilities vendors, cabling contractors and infrastructure teams to deliver against an integrated plan, ensuring quality, site readiness and alignment with the target architecture.

Key Responsibilities

Programme Planning & Delivery

• Manage passive infrastructure and data centre workstreams, covering scope, schedule, budget, resources, risks, quality and dependencies.
• Develop and maintain an integrated delivery plan across facilities, cabling and infrastructure teams.
• Track milestones, contractor commitments and dependencies that affect delivery.
• Support programme planning, budget monitoring and resource allocation.
• Maintain programme documentation, performance metrics and regular status reports.

Passive Infrastructure Delivery

• Provide technical oversight of structured cabling, containment, cable pathways and passive network infrastructure.
• Coordinate cabling contractors and infrastructure teams to ensure installation aligns with approved designs and specifications.
• Monitor installation quality, testing documentation and completion of outstanding works.
• Manage dependencies between passive infrastructure, facilities readiness and active infrastructure deployment.

Data Centre Build & Fit-Out

• Oversee delivery coordination for data centre power, cooling, racks and fit-out activities.
• Align implementation with applicable data centre standards and agreed Tier objectives.
• Coordinate facilities vendors, contractors and technical teams against the integrated delivery plan.
• Track site readiness and resolve issues affecting equipment installation, testing and handover.
• Ensure delivered infrastructure aligns with the target architecture and operational requirements.

Governance, Risk & Quality Assurance

• Maintain the workstream’s risks, assumptions, issues and dependencies (RAID).
• Report progress, budget performance, delivery risks and required decisions to programme leadership.
• Escalate material issues with clear mitigation actions and accountable owners.
• Monitor deliverable quality and coordinate corrective actions with contractors and technical teams.
• Maintain readiness and acceptance records to support programme assurance and handover.

Stakeholder & Contractor Coordination

• Coordinate facilities vendors, cabling contractors and infrastructure teams within a multi-vendor environment.
• Facilitate delivery reviews to resolve interface issues and competing priorities.
• Communicate technical constraints, dependencies and site-readiness requirements clearly.
• Collaborate with the central design authority to maintain alignment between design and implementation.

Required Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Information Technology, Construction Management or a related discipline, or equivalent professional experience.
• Typically 6+ years of relevant industry experience, including at least 2 years in a similar programme management or technical delivery role.
• Proven experience in programme or project management, including planning, budgeting, resource coordination and governance.
• Working knowledge of structured cabling, containment and passive network infrastructure.
• Understanding of data centre power, cooling, racks and fit-out requirements.
• Understanding of applicable data centre standards and Tier objectives.
• Experience coordinating facilities vendors, contractors and infrastructure teams.
• Ability to manage site-readiness dependencies, delivery quality and technical issues.
• Experience maintaining RAID logs, programme documentation and status reporting.
• Strong stakeholder communication and structured problem-solving skills.
• Professional proficiency in English.

Preferred Qualifications & Experience

• Direct delivery experience in data centre build, construction or fit-out projects.
• Experience managing passive infrastructure deployment within a large campus or enterprise environment.
• Experience working on greenfield transformation programmes with multiple vendors and contractors.
• PMP, PRINCE2 or MSP certification.
• Advanced degree in a relevant discipline.
• Arabic language proficiency.

What We Look For
We are looking for a programme professional who can connect physical infrastructure delivery with the wider technology deployment plan. You should be confident coordinating contractors, identifying site-readiness gaps and maintaining clear ownership of delivery dependencies.

You will bring practical technical understanding, disciplined programme controls and the ability to keep facilities and infrastructure teams aligned through implementation and handover.