Quality Assurance Project Manager - Electrical, Data Center Construction

Job Description

Turner & Townsend is seeking an Electrical Project Manager – Data Center Construction with Field Experience to support a high-profile data center construction project. This individual will be responsible for overseeing the General Contractor’s construction activities, with a strong focus on reporting on schedule status back to the project owner. The ideal candidate will bring deep technical expertise from working in the field, strong leadership, and a background in large-scale data center/mission critical works or electrical contracting environments. 

Responsibilities:  

• Effectively manage and collaborate with project stakeholders. 
• Effective communication across our internal team to ensure efficiency and a consistent delivery to the client. 
• Can analyze, track, and effectively manage critical milestone activities to avoid schedule slip. 
• Verify that effective project governance, processes and systems are utilized. 
• Ensure application of best practice on all projects. 
• Production of formal project status reports and other reports as required. 
• Monitor the progress of multiple construction projects simultaneously to ensure that the approved design standards are being applied correctly. 
• Manage the interface between all suppliers through monthly trackers and weekly reviews. 
• Manage the flow of project information between the project team through regular meetings and written communications. 
• Forecast and update key project milestones. 
• Manage and monitor local design teams in accordance with commission criteria. 
• Provide technical support to owners, architects, general contractors and regional stakeholders. 
• Rapid response to RFIs from the field. 
• Provide expertise for cost control, value engineering, and constructability guidance where required. 
• Independent review of status reports, drawing submittals, timelines and costs from architects, contractors and suppliers. 
• Client management – assist in developing excellent working relationships with Clients, with a view towards maximizing new opportunities. 
• Strategic Thinking - provides advice to project teams on approaches that can be adopted to successfully achieve both clients’ objectives and business objectives. 
• Knowledge management – ensure that key information and learnings generated from each project is captured. 
• Process improvement – Identify ways to improve internal systems and processes 
• SOX control responsibilities may be part of this role, which are to be adhered to where applicable. 

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Construction Management, or related field. 
• Minimum 5+ years of electrical project management experience, ideally in data center construction or with an electrical contractor. 
• Experience with substation and power distribution systems preferred. 
• Familiarity with MEP design 
• Strong leadership, communication, and problem-solving skills. 
• Proficiency in project management tools  
• Knowledge of relevant codes, standards, and construction methodologies. 
• Proficiency in the Data Center Commissioning Process (levels 1 –5 ) 
• Proficiency managing construction documents including BODs, specifications, contract drawings, C/D/E’s, equipment submittals and RFIs.  
• Proficiency in Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, Procore, P6, CxAlloy, and other construction project management tools 

Additional Information

*On-site presence and requirements may change depending on our client's needs.*

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