Project Manager - Data Center Construction

Turner & Townsend•Reno, NV

8d•Onsite

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 position is responsible for project delivery from inception through commissioning, including pre-construction, design and planning, construction, and closeout. The successful candidate will bring consultancy and construction field experience and be effective in a client-facing role. The role coordinates project schedules, budgets, design activities, procurement, construction vendors, quality and safety processes, financial tracking, project documentation, and closeout. It may also include SOX control responsibilities where applicable. On-site presence and requirements may change based on client needs. Turner & Townsend describes its culture as inclusive, dynamic, innovative, and client-focused, and promotes a healthy, productive, and flexible working environment that respects work-life balance.

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 delivering high-quality programs.
Ability to present to senior management to gain approvals.
Strong written and verbal communication skills.
Detail-oriented, able to multitask in a fast-paced and quickly changing environment.
Consultancy and construction field experience.
Ability to work effectively 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 develop and establish the master project schedule based on the critical path and key milestones.
Support establishment of project budgets, 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 collaboration with the onsite construction management team.
Ensure quality control processes and compliance with required standards.
Support client 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 established for addenda, bulletins, drawing sets, clarifications, and related documents.
Ensure QA/QC processes are followed and report issues or gaps.
Ensure tracking of key project documents, including submittals, RFIs, change orders, invoices, payments, and lien releases.
Coordinate and manage owner-direct vendors in collaboration with the supply chain and consultants.
Initiate closeout two to three months before project completion, coordinating with the client document control team and setting timelines and responsibilities.
Establish closeout documentation requirements and ensure receipt of closeout documents, including warranties, as-builts, and O&M manuals.
Ensure the onsite construction management team carries out punch-list, substantial-completion, and final-completion processes.
Negotiate, resolve, and close out outstanding change orders, quality issues, or disputes.
Process and track final invoices, payment applications, retention payments, and related items.
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 control responsibilities.