Senior Project Manager - Owners Rep - Central

T5 Data Centers • Chicago, IL

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About The Position

The Sr. Project Manager will be responsible for coordinating the activities of multiple projects to ensure cost, schedule, document control, and quality standards are exceeded. T5 Data Centers is hiring a Sr Project Manager to lead construction efforts through GC oversight on behalf of a third-party development client across the Central Region of the US. In this position, you'll serve as the Owner's Representative, overseeing end-to-end project delivery of three concurrent projects.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience, required
• 7+ years Project Management experience, required
• Mission Critical Construction industry experience, required
• Individual must be driven, hardworking and dedicated, required
• Excellent verbal, written and interpersonal communication skills, required
• An energetic self-starter with a “can do/whatever it takes” attitude who can perform under pressure, work successfully on tight deadlines and identify and resolve problems as they arise, required
• Ability to read and comprehend design drawing packages.
• Leadership, Risk management, stakeholder coordination and collaboration, project controls, problem solving, construction planning skills required.
• Must be proficient in: Microsoft Project, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF and CAD/Visio, BlueBeam, and Procore
• Ability to support a rotation work schedule of two weeks on the construction site followed by one week remote/home-based.

Nice To Haves

• Data Center experience, preferred

Responsibilities

• Interface with the Client to ensure critical infrastructure integrity.
• Provide oversight across the delivery of ground-up, brownfield, and fitout data center builds and infrastructure upgrades in a design build environment, ensuring alignment with project delivery schedules and stakeholder expectations and full accountability for T5 scope, schedule, quality, and budget.
• Act as the primary onsite representative for the Owner, ensuring consistent alignment between field execution and client expectations.
• Coordinate across disciplines (design, construction, commissioning, controls, networking, security, etc.) to ensure seamless project integration and handoff to operations.
• Oversight of engineering firms & general contractors throughout all project phases, including mobilization, execution, punch list, and turnover.
• Monitor change orders with stakeholders and monitor resolutions to prevent delays and mitigate financial risk.
• Monitor construction progress and prepare regular executive level updates on key metrics, schedule forecasts, constraints/issues, risks, etc. for internal and client stakeholders.
• Collaborate with the T5 Commissioning Lead on commissioning and integrated testing efforts that will verify system performance prior to handoff.
• Deliver constructability input on electrical and mechanical designs for the assigned campus to ensure cost-effective, buildable solutions.
• Contribute to initiatives that improve construction processes, safety practices, and overall efficiency across T5's growing data center portfolio.
• Apply working knowledge of data center systems including switchgear, generators, chillers, cooling towers, air handling units, fire safety systems, and integrated controls/security infrastructure.
• Weekly executive level reporting to leadership on project status and constraints.
• Coach and mentor direct report(s)

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision
• 401k w/ match
• PTO and Paid Holidays
• Per Diem if traveling
• Bonus eligible

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Number of Employees: 101-250 employees