Senior Project Manager, Construction & Development

About the role

The Senior Project Manager, Construction & Development leads data center construction projects with an emphasis on mission-critical MEP systems. This role is responsible for project delivery from planning and permitting through construction, commissioning, turnover, and closeout, including management of scope, budget, schedule, quality, safety, risk, and contractor performance.

Responsibilities

• Support planning and permitting of major projects.
• Collaborate with Procurement to develop and issue RFPs for General Contractors.
• Prepare capital expenditure presentations for Director review.
• Negotiate contracts with Commissioning Agents (CxA), third-party testing vendors, General Contractors, and Subcontractors.
• Manage and maintain project budgets, forecasts, cost controls, and weekly updates for Director review.
• Lead the construction and development of major projects from inception through commissioning, turnover, and closeout.
• Assist Project Development teams with utility coordination efforts.
• Lead or participate in Owner-Architect-Contractor (OAC), Low Voltage (LV), and Owner-Furnished, Contractor-Installed (OFCI) meetings.
• Implement recycling, sustainability, and other construction programs in accordance with project requirements.
• Oversee the documentation lifecycle for design-build projects and manage technical, contractual, and procurement requirements throughout execution.
• Conduct weekly project status meetings and prepare detailed reports covering scope, budget, schedule, risks, decisions, and action items.
• Oversee engineers, owner’s project managers, subcontractors, and vendors during pre-construction, construction, commissioning, and closeout.
• Monitor project schedules, safety performance, quality controls, change orders, and contractor performance; resolve issues and escalate material risks with recommendations.
• Coordinate across Development, Design, Engineering, Procurement, Commissioning, Operations, Finance, Legal, and