MEP Project Manager - Data Center Construction

About the role

Turner & Townsend seeks an experienced MEP Project Manager to support large-scale construction projects. The ideal project manager will be driven to provide our clients with excellent service. The ideal candidate will have an engineering background with strong Mechanical, Electrical, or MEP knowledge and experience. To be successful in this role, you will be consultant minded and have experience with Owner’s Representation.

Responsibilities

• Manage stakeholders including architects, engineers, and supply chains to deliver compliant projects.
• Analyze, track, and effectively manage critical milestone activities to avoid schedule slips.
• Verify that effective project governance, processes, and systems are utilized.
• Ensure application of best practice on all projects.
• Produce formal project status reports and other reports as required.
• Monitor the progress of multiple construction projects simultaneously to ensure that the approved design standards are applied correctly.
• Manage the interface between all suppliers through monthly trackers and weekly reviews.
• Manage the flow of project information between the project team through regular meetings and written communications.
• Forecast and update key project milestones and budget.
• 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 for cost control, value engineering, and constructability guidance where required.
• Independently review status reports, drawing submittals, timelines, and costs from architects, contractors and suppliers.
• Assist in developing excellent working relationships with clients, with a view towards maximizing new opportunities.
• Provide advice to project teams on approaches that can be adopted to successfully achieve both clients’ objectives and business objectives.
• Ensure that key information and learnings generated from each project are captured.
• Identify ways to improve internal systems and processes.
• Adhere to SOX control responsibilities where applicable.
• Adapt to on-site presence and requirements as they may change depending on client needs.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in construction management, architecture, engineering or a related field.
• Strong organizational and management skills – 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.
• Strong communication skills.
• Proven post‑graduate Mechanical or MEP engineering experience, encompassing both design and site experience.
• Engineering background with strong mechanical knowledge/experience.
• Bachelor or postgraduate degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Architecture or a related field.
• Project Management (PMP) certification or equivalent engineering‑related qualification.