Senior Design Execution Project Manager

Turner & Townsend•Charleston, SC

6d•Remote

About The Position

Turner & Townsend is seeking a Senior Design Execution Project Manager to manage design activities for hyperscale data center construction and other projects for a large technology client. The role serves as the client’s agent, consultant, advisor, and authorized owner’s representative throughout all design phases and disciplines, through handoff to the client’s construction team. The position primarily manages, coordinates, and administers the client’s design consultants and localizes the program-level Plan of Record for each project. The ideal candidate is comfortable facilitating large design coordination meetings across multiple disciplines, including design “page turns.” This is a remote position with travel to project sites in and around Atlanta, Charleston, and Raleigh; travel is expected approximately 30% of the time.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in construction management, engineering, architecture, or a related field.
Professional licensure (PE, NCARB, or RA) is strongly preferred, or significant professional experience of more than 10 years may substitute.
Strong understanding of construction principles and practices.
Experience preparing project plans and specifications.
Experience drafting scopes of work.
Experience with government regulations.
Experience managing multiple projects simultaneously.
Working understanding of AutoCAD for drawing reviews and mark-ups.

Nice To Haves

Prior experience with data center design and/or construction.
Professional licensure (PE, NCARB, or RA).

Responsibilities

Facilitate planning and kickoff workshops with internal and external stakeholders.
Facilitate design reviews in partnership with external partners and large-scale workshops as needed.
Author contract scopes of work and obtain buy-in from internal stakeholders.
Issue and administer contracts.
Define and track deliverables from various parties.
Track project cost, schedule, progress, and scope, and provide health reporting on these areas.
Build effective design teams using matrixed internal stakeholders and strategically procured external partners.
Manage changes to project scope and design contracts.
Facilitate technical decisions in line with project needs.
Coordinate design activities with procurement and construction.
Maintain clear and open communication with internal stakeholders and external partners.
Ensure engineering information is issued to the correct party, at the appropriate time and in the appropriate format.
Serve as the client’s agent, consultant, advisor, and authorized owner’s representative through all design phases and disciplines until handoff to the client’s construction team.
Localize the program-level Plan of Record for projects.