Sr. Project Manager - Data Centers

Baker Electric•Reno, NV

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About The Position

The Senior Project Manager, Data Centers leads complex electrical construction projects in data center and mission-critical environments after project handoff, from mobilization and execution through commissioning support, turnover, and closeout. This role owns project delivery, financial performance, client relationships, safety, quality, scheduling, procurement, change management, commissioning readiness, and team development. They manage a portfolio of concurrent data center projects or one or more large, complex hyperscale, colocation, enterprise, cloud, AI, or mission-critical electrical construction projects. The role involves partnering with various internal teams to plan and deliver work effectively, owning project delivery and financial performance by balancing scope, resources, schedules, cost control, forecasts, schedules of values, progress billings, cash flow, NOI, and profitability. This includes preparing and reviewing monthly job projections, WIP updates, project controls reports, and financial forecasts, and communicating performance, risks, and recovery plans. The Senior Project Manager identifies, prepares, prices, submits, negotiates, and manages change orders, develops and maintains detailed project schedules, reviews contracts, and leads pre-planning efforts. They coordinate procurement of critical electrical infrastructure, build and mentor project teams, serve as a primary liaison with clients and stakeholders, and regularly visit projects to assess progress, quality, productivity, and safety. The role requires proactively identifying and managing project challenges, risks, and delays, and managing project closeout and turnover. Additionally, they evaluate construction methods and approaches to improve technical quality, cost-effectiveness, efficiency, safety, and profitability.

Requirements

7+ years of electrical construction project management experience with an electrical contractor; 10+ years preferred, with demonstrated experience in data center, mission-critical, commercial, industrial, or large-scale technical environments.
Demonstrated success managing large, complex electrical construction projects from preconstruction through closeout.
Strong knowledge of electrical construction materials, methods, tools, contract documents, plans, specifications, scheduling, project controls, field coordination, quality requirements, and mission-critical infrastructure.
Proven experience with budgets, cost reports, forecasting, schedules of values, billings, labor tracking, procurement, subcontractor coordination, and change order management.
Strong computer skills, including Microsoft Office/O365 and Procore, estimating, scheduling, and document control.
Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment with strong organization, judgment, negotiation, communication, analytical, leadership, and client relationship skills.

Nice To Haves

Field experience, electrical trade background, journeyman/master electrician license, or completion of an accredited electrical apprenticeship program preferred.
Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management, Electrical Engineering, Business, or a related field preferred; equivalent electrical construction experience may be considered.
Experience managing electrical scopes in hyperscale, colocation, enterprise, cloud, AI, or mission-critical data center environments.
Familiarity with critical power infrastructure, including switchgear, UPS systems, generators, PDUs, RPPs, distribution equipment, controls, and phased turnover requirements.
Working knowledge of commissioning support, system turnover, client standards, uptime expectations, redundancy, and operational reliability requirements.
Ability to coordinate effectively in schedule-driven environments with owners, general contractors, commissioning agents, engineering teams, vendors, and field leadership.

Responsibilities

Lead assigned data center and mission-critical electrical construction projects after project handoff, from mobilization and execution through commissioning support, turnover, and closeout.
Manage a portfolio of concurrent data center projects or one or more large, complex hyperscale, colocation, enterprise, cloud, AI, or mission-critical electrical construction projects.
Partner with project executives, field leadership, superintendents, foremen, preconstruction, estimating, procurement, virtual construction, engineering, quality, safety, commissioning, and project support teams to plan and deliver work effectively.
Own project delivery and manage financial performance, balancing scope, resources, schedules, cost control, forecasts, schedules of values, progress billings, cash flow, NOI, and profitability.
Prepare and review monthly job projections, WIP updates, project controls reports, and financial forecasts; communicate performance, risks, efficiency opportunities, and recovery plans clearly.
Identify, prepare, price, submit, negotiate, and manage change orders while maintaining appropriate documentation, proactively managing expectations, and communicating client value.
Develop, track, and maintain detailed project schedules; adjust priorities and milestones based on changing client needs, phased turnover requirements, commissioning activities, resource availability, jobsite conditions, and project requirements.
Review contracts and coordinate revisions, changes, notices, RFIs, submittals, purchase orders, subcontractor scopes, vendor commitments, and project correspondence.
Lead project pre-planning efforts, including turnover meetings, labor task code setup, manpower planning, safety planning, logistics, material planning, prefabrication strategy, site coordination, and integration with field operations.
Coordinate procurement, material submittals, equipment needs, long-lead items, switchgear, UPS systems, generators, PDUs, RPPs, distribution equipment, controls, and other critical-path electrical infrastructure to support schedule, field productivity, and turnover milestones.
Build, mentor, and develop high-performing project teams, including Project Engineers, Assistant Project Managers, Project Managers, coordinators, and support staff, while reinforcing Baker standards.
Serve as a primary liaison with clients, general contractors, owners, architects, engineers, inspectors, commissioning agents, subcontractors, vendors, operations teams, and internal stakeholders.
Regularly visit projects and coordinate with foremen, superintendents, and field leadership to assess progress, quality, productivity, safety, installation sequencing, coordination constraints, and client satisfaction.
Proactively identify complex project challenges, risks, delays, productivity issues, and changing conditions; apply sound judgment, implement corrective measures, and escalate significant concerns as appropriate.
Manage project closeout and turnover, including punch list completion, final change orders, record drawings, manuals, warranties, commissioning support, systems documentation, client turnover packages, lessons learned, and team debriefs.
Evaluate construction methods, project execution approaches, prefabrication opportunities, resource plans, and sequencing strategies to improve technical quality, cost effectiveness, efficiency, quality, safety, predictability, and NOI.