DCN Project Technical Manager
About The Position
The Project Technical Manager is responsible for the technical execution of assigned SLB Data Center projects and serves as the local point of contact for project technical matters. Reporting to the Technical Manager, the role translates portfolio-level technical direction into day-to-day project execution. It ensures client-provided designs are built correctly, resolves technical interfaces between contractors and disciplines at the project level, and clears technical issues quickly to keep construction moving. This is a hands-on, tactical role supported by field engineers. The Project Technical Manager builds and leads the project field engineering team, directing its daily work and developing its capability. The role provides technical leadership to hyperscale Data Center projects, supporting the Project Director and Project Managers, and coordinates technical queries, design documentation, construction interfaces, supplier deliverables, BIM and digital model coordination, and project-level technical risks. It applies portfolio-defined modularization and standardization approaches and escalates cross-project matters and unresolved risks to the Technical Manager. This is a hybrid role primarily located in Houston, Calgary, or Edmonton, with regular travel to project sites as required, up to 50%. Travel to locations in the United States is expected. The position involves close engagement with project and technical leadership, site construction teams, field engineers, engineering contractors, PEMB suppliers, subcontractors, and client technical representatives.
Requirements
- 10–15 years of experience in construction engineering coordination, field engineering, or execution-focused technical roles on large-scale industrial or mission-critical projects.
- Direct experience leading or managing field engineering teams.
- Strong background in executing client-provided designs rather than producing engineering deliverables.
- Proven ability to resolve technical interface and clash issues at project and site level in fast-paced environments.
- Experience coordinating engineering contractors, MEP subcontractors, and construction teams on a single large project.
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, or 15+ years of relevant execution-focused technical experience.
Nice To Haves
- Extensive hands-on experience on Data Center projects.
- Experience with modular construction or standardized building systems.
- Background working with modular electrical and mechanical systems, vendor-engineered packages, or multi-contractor engineering models.
- Experience leading field engineering teams across multiple concurrent work fronts on large projects.
Responsibilities
- Provide day-to-day technical leadership and accountability for assigned hyperscale Data Center projects, supporting the Project Director and Project Managers on technical matters.
- Resolve technical queries, clashes, and interface issues at the project level in a timely manner, addressing issues before they affect field work.
- Lead, develop, and manage the project field engineering team by setting priorities, allocating workload, and reviewing technical output.
- Manage technical interfaces among client designs, engineering contractors, MEP subcontractors, and construction teams.
- Direct field engineers in resolving clashes, technical queries, and execution challenges without undertaking design activities.
- Coordinate and drive resolution of Requests for Information (RFIs), clarifications, and deviations in alignment with client-provided designs and contractual requirements.
- Ensure consistent interpretation and application of design documentation across project contractors and trades.
- Provide project-level technical oversight of BIM and digital model coordination, confirming models from clients, engineering contractors, and vendors are constructible and consistent with field sequencing without performing model authoring or design work.
- Review supplier and subcontractor technical deliverables for alignment with client requirements and the project execution strategy.
- Apply portfolio-level modularization and standardization approaches and feed project-level lessons back to the Technical Manager.
- Escalate cross-project matters, portfolio-level decisions, and unresolved technical risks to the Technical Manager.
- Provide technical risk visibility to the Project Director and Technical Manager, highlighting potential schedule, cost, or constructability impacts.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
