Data Center Project Manager

About the role

Black & Veatch is seeking a Project Management Consultant (PMC) Project Manager to support Owner's Representative Project Management for complex energy and mission-critical infrastructure programs. This role is home officeanchored, providing project management, integration, and controls leadership across a portfolio of projects, with targeted on-site engagement during key execution phases. The position supports multi infrastructure solutions including, but not limited to data centers, industrial/manufacturing, substations, BESS, water treatment/water supply, and onsite generation programs, requiring cross-sector expertise in large-scale infrastructure delivery. The PMC Project Manager serves as a trusted advisor to the client, ensuring alignment, integration, and execution assurance across engineering, procurement, construction, commissioning, and turnoverwithout performing EPC or construction directly.

Responsibilities

• Lead project-level coordination, governance, and decision support from the home office
• Serve as a strategic advisor to the client and shareholders on execution approach, risk, and performance
• Drive alignment across multi-project portfolios, stakeholders, and delivery partners
• Oversee scope, schedule, cost, risk, quality, and safety across concurrent projects
• Coordinate complex interfaces across power generation, electrical infrastructure, and mission-critical facilities
• Support integrated delivery across EPCs, OEMs, and contractors
• Partner with home office and client teams to maintain: Integrated Master Schedules
• Partner with home office and client teams to maintain: Cost forecasts, commitments, and change management logs
• Partner with home office and client teams to maintain: Risk registers and mitigation strategies
• Deliver consistent, executive-level reporting and insights
• Support change management, claims avoidance, and commercial alignment
• Identify and mitigate program risks across both data center and generation scopes
• Coordinate integrated commissioning and turnover strategies
• Support transition to operations, documentation closeout, and lessons learned

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction Management, or related discipline OR 15+ years of equivalent field experience in complex infrastructure project execution
• Minimum 12 years of progressive experience in large-scale infrastructure or energy projects
• Demonstrated experience in Owner's Representative, PMC, or client-side program roles

Minimum Qualifications

• Mega-project execution in large energy infrastructure
• Mission-critical or data center delivery
• Program-level coordination across multiple contractors, EPCs, and stakeholders
• Home office project management and controls leadership (schedule, cost, risk)
• Construction oversight, commissioning, and turnover support

Key Capabilities

• Ability to lead from the home office while maintaining strong field integration
• Strong program controls acumen and executive communication skills
• Proven ability to manage complexity across mixed asset classes

Competencies

• Builds networks
• Develops talent
• Customer focus
• Directs work
• Drives vision and purpose
• Financial acumen
• Manages complexity
• Manages conflict
• Tech savvy
• Values differences
• Business insight

Salary Plan

Salary Plan PMT: Project Management Job Grade 017