Senior Project Manager - Data Centers / Due Diligence

Job Description

Turner & Townsend are seeking an experienced Senior Project Manager - Data Centers / Due Diligence to support a number of developer, investor and end user clients through the front-end lifecycle of major data center projects, from site identification and acquisition through to detailed diligence and into project development.

Key Responsibilities

• Client and Program Leadership
• Serve as the primary day-to-day client representative and trusted advisor for data center developer, investor and end user clients.
• Manage client relationships through proactive communication, issue resolution, and strategic guidance.
• Lead project governance processes, reporting, stakeholder management, and executive-level presentations.
• Cookordination multi-disciplinary consultant teams and ensure alignment across all project stakeholders.
• Support business development initiatives and identify opportunities for expanded service delivery within client accounts.
• Develop and maintain strong relationships with developers, investors, landowners, utility providers, consultants, and local authorities.
• Development Management
• Lead data center projects from site screening and acquisition through development and readiness for construction execution.
• Manage development schedules, budgets, risks, and key project milestones.
• Oversee feasibility studies, site evaluations, due diligence activities, and technical assessments.
• Cookordinate development activities including: Site selection Land acquisition support Utility assessments Capacity and infrastructure evaluations Environmental due diligence Zoning and entitlement processes Permitting strategies Infrastructure planning
• Track and manage project development risks and develop mitigation strategies.
• Ensure development activities align with overall client business objectives, schedule requirements, and investment criteria.

Qualifications

• A minimum of 8 years’ project management experience with a significant focus on due diligence, site acquisition and land purchase.
• Degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Real Estate Development, Architecture, Project Management or equivalent.
• Demonstrated experience leading projects from land acquisition through handover to construction or delivery teams.
• Strong financial, commercial and risk management capabilities
• Proficient – expert experience level using Microsoft tools (MS Project, Excel, Word, PowerPoint).
• Strong understanding of data center development, entitlement, and pre-construction processes.
• Ability to lead, coordinate & organize multiple stakeholders including general contractor and deliver project/program status reports as required.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

Additional Information

The salary range for this full-time role is $130K - $165K per year. Ranges are determined by role and level and represent a good faith effort to provide a fair and equitable salary. This range is a reflection of base salary only, not of a total compensation package.