Senior Program Manager - Data Center Construction

Turner & Townsend • Wide Ruins, AZ

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About The Position

Turner & Townsend is seeking an experienced Senior Project Manager to join its team and support large-scale construction projects, including data center construction. The role manages project stakeholders and suppliers, coordinates project information and design teams, monitors multiple projects and their milestones, and helps ensure delivery in line with approved designs, commission criteria, governance, and best practices. It also provides technical, cost-control, value-engineering, and constructability guidance; supports client relationships and project teams; and contributes to knowledge management and process improvement. SOX control responsibilities may be part of the role where applicable.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in construction management, civil engineering, another applicable field, or equivalent experience.
• Minimum 5–7 years of relevant project management experience.
• Strong organizational and management skills, including the ability to work effectively and collaboratively with the broader team.
• Effective presentation skills.
• Proficiency in Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, Procore, and construction project management tools.
• Excellent communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Manage stakeholders, including architects, engineers, and supply chains, to deliver compliant projects.
• Analyze, track, and manage critical milestone activities to avoid schedule slips.
• Verify that effective project governance, processes, and systems are used.
• Ensure best practices are applied on projects.
• Produce formal project status reports and other reports as required.
• Monitor multiple construction projects simultaneously to ensure approved design standards are applied correctly.
• Manage supplier interfaces through monthly trackers and weekly reviews.
• Manage the flow of project information 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.
• Respond rapidly to RFIs from the field.
• Provide expertise in cost control, value engineering, and constructability guidance as required.
• Independently review status reports, drawing submittals, timelines, and costs from architects, contractors, and suppliers.
• Assist in developing strong client relationships to maximize new opportunities.
• Advise project teams on approaches to achieve client and business objectives.
• Ensure key project information and lessons learned are captured.
• Identify opportunities to improve internal systems and processes.
• Adhere to SOX control responsibilities where applicable.

Benefits

• Flexible working environment that respects work-life balance.
• A workplace where employees have the opportunity and voice to affect change.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior