Senior Construction Project Manager- Des Moines

About the role

The Senior Construction Project Manager, Platform Delivery is based in or willing to travel to Des Moines, IA. This role plays a key leadership function in delivering data center projects successfully while ensuring alignment with Edged's standards for quality, efficiency, and operational excellence.

Responsibilities

• Lead program management and oversight of construction-related activities for Des Moines-based data center new builds and platform expansion projects, including ownership of scope, schedule, and budget.
• Drive cost optimization and schedule acceleration while maintaining quality and operational integrity.
• Create program scopes, define equipment requirements, support RFP development, assist in General Contractor selection, and support capital approval processes.
• Ensure overall program quality, including participation in commissioning, integrated systems testing, and readiness validation.
• Manage and respond to Requests for Information (RFIs) during construction and coordinate with engineering teams and construction partners.
• Record, track, and report key program metrics to internal stakeholders and leadership.
• Manage multiple concurrent programs across Edged’s Des Moines platform, including ground-up construction and capital improvement initiatives.
• Provide technical leadership and support continuous improvement across scheduling, cost management, risk mitigation, and change management functions.
• Carefully coordinate with Regional Senior Program Managers to ensure Des Moines project cash flow aligns with budget and baseline expectations.
• Support preparation and analysis of owner change orders and assess schedule and cost impacts.
• Coordinate monthly billing processes and financial tracking.
• Develop, manage, and analyze complex cost-loaded and resource-loaded schedules using Primavera P6.
• Perform schedule risk analysis, including Monte Carlo analysis, time impact analysis, critical path analysis, and resource leveling.
• Ensure Autodesk Construction Cloud and related project data platforms remain current for Atlanta programs.
• Produce periodic program performance reports for leadership review.
• Support capital forecasting and ensure alignment with platform delivery objectives.
• Serve as a leader within the Platform Delivery team and across internal and external project stakeholders.
• Collaborate closely with design teams, contractors, commissioning agents, vendors, and operations teams supporting Des Moines facilities.
• Travel to Atlanta-area project sites and other Edged facilities as required to support constructability reviews, startup testing, commissioning, and project execution.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Architecture, Construction Management, Project Management, Business Administration, or related field.
• Minimum of seven (7)+ years of experience managing complex construction projects valued at $250M+, preferably in mission-critical or digital infrastructure environments.
• Five (5)+ years of experience across electrical, mechanical, controls, security, fire/life safety, networking/fiber, utilities, preconstruction, execution, and project closeout.
• Demonstrated success managing project cost, schedule, and program performance on large-scale developments.
• Direct experience supporting design or construction of large-scale data center facilities (hyperscale, colocation, or enterprise environments).
• Strong vendor, contractor, and subcontractor negotiation and management experience.
• Experience delivering fast-track design-build projects.
• Excellent communication, leadership, and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to coordinate effectively across multidisciplinary internal and external teams.
• Expert-level experience with Primavera P6 scheduling and advanced schedule analysis techniques.
• Experience using Autodesk Construction Cloud or similar project management platforms preferred.

Skills

• Direct experience supporting design or construction of large-scale data center facilities (hyperscale, colocation, or enterprise environments).
• Strong vendor, contractor, and subcontractor negotiation and management experience.
• Experience delivering fast-track design-build projects.
• Excellent communication, leadership, and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to coordinate effectively across multidisciplinary internal and external teams.
• Expert-level experience with Primavera P6 scheduling and advanced schedule analysis techniques.
• Experience using Autodesk Construction Cloud or similar project management platforms preferred.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance.
• 401(k) retirement plan.
• Flexible spending and HSA accounts.
• Paid holidays.
• PTO.
• Employee assistance program.
• Other company benefits.

Compensation

The compensation for this role will depend on a number of factors, including your qualifications, location, skills, competencies, and experience and may fall outside of the range shown.

Total Rewards

• A fast-paced, entrepreneurial culture focused on innovation.
• A flexible, autonomous work environment.
• A culture of respect, learning, and excellence.
• Experienced, highly talented experts as team peers.
• Growth and travel opportunities.
• A team of change-makers having a significant impact on people and the planet.

Contact

To apply, please email your resume and cover letter to edcrecruiting@edged.us.