Project Manager - Data Center Construction

Turner & Townsend•Reno, NV

About The Position

Turner & Townsend is seeking a Senior Project Manager to support a large-scale data center construction project for a leading technology client. The role oversees project delivery from inception through commissioning, combining consultancy and construction field experience with effective client-facing leadership. Responsibilities span pre-construction, design and planning; construction; and project closeout. On-site presence and requirements may change according to client needs. The role may also include applicable SOX control responsibilities.

Requirements

Experience with formal project management methods.
Experience participating in cross-functional teams in a high-tech, dynamic environment.
Excellent problem-solving, critical-thinking, and analytical skills.
Proven track record of delivering high-quality programs.
Ability to present to senior management to gain approvals.
Strong interest in solving complex challenges within aggressive timelines.
Detail-oriented, with strong written and verbal communication skills and the ability to multitask in a fast-paced, rapidly changing environment.
Consultancy and construction field experience, including effectiveness in a client-facing role.

Nice To Haves

Experience in data center construction is preferred.

Responsibilities

Work with the general contractor (GC) and architect/engineer (AE) to establish the master project schedule based on the critical path and key milestones.
Support establishment of the project budget, including soft and hard costs.
Support contract negotiations, typically with the client’s project manager and legal counsel.
Coordinate design team activities and ensure the AE meets municipal and authority having jurisdiction (AHJ) requirements.
Coordinate constructability reviews of project documents.
Coordinate cost estimates with subcontractors and vendors for scope gaps and changes.
Coordinate value engineering efforts.
Manage the GC and other directly contracted vendors in coordination with the onsite construction management team.
Ensure quality control and compliance with required standards; monitor QA/QC and report issues or gaps.
Support the client’s site culture and ensure project and site operations follow client environmental, health, and safety (EHS) policies.
Lead procurement activities and coordinate owner-furnished, contractor-installed equipment.
Report and track project financials, including change orders and cash flow.
Monitor, track, and analyze the project schedule.
Ensure document-control processes are in place for addenda, bulletins, drawing sets, clarifications, and related items.
Track key project documents, including submittals, requests for information (RFIs), change orders, invoices, payments, and lien releases.
Coordinate and manage owner-direct vendors in collaboration with supply chain and consultants.
Initiate the closeout process, typically two to three months before project completion, with the client document-control team; establish timelines and responsibilities.
Establish closeout documentation requirements and obtain documents such as warranties, as-builts, and operations and maintenance (O&M) manuals through completion.
Ensure punch-list, substantial-completion, and final-completion processes are carried out through the onsite construction management team.
Negotiate, resolve, and close outstanding change orders, quality issues, or disputes.
Process and track final invoices, payment applications, and retention payments.
Prepare and submit final project accounting and budget.
Assist the client with scheduling, coordinating, and managing owner-direct vendors and consultants.
Adhere to applicable SOX controls.