What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Project Manager | Data Center Construction | Dallas, TX position at Michael Page?
- Lead a flagship data center project with executive visibility
- Help build a growing mission critical construction platform
About Our Client
Our client is a growing commercial general contractor with more than 30 years of construction experience and a reputation for transparency, quality execution, and collaborative project delivery. The company has successfully delivered complex institutional, municipal, educational, faith-based, and commercial projects and is strategically expanding into the data center and mission critical construction market, creating a unique opportunity for an experienced project leader to help shape future growth.
Job Description
- Serve as the primary project leader responsible for the successful delivery of a mission critical data center project
- Oversee project financials, including budgeting, forecasting, cost control, change management, and monthly reporting
- Lead project planning efforts from preconstruction through final turnover
- Manage client relationships and serve as the primary point of contact for ownership representatives
- Coordinate internal teams, Superintendents, subcontractors, consultants, and design partners
- Develop and maintain master project schedules and recovery plans as required
- Lead procurement strategy for major subcontractors, equipment packages, and long-lead materials
- Mitigate project risks and proactively resolve issues related to budget, schedule, quality, and constructability
- Ensure compliance with contract requirements and project-specific performance standards
- Drive collaboration between field operations, engineering, commissioning, and project controls teams
- Manage subcontractor performance and contract compliance throughout project execution
- Support commissioning activities, turnover planning, and final project closeout
- Present project progress, financial updates, and key performance indicators to executive leadership and clients
- Mentor Project Managers, Assistant Project Managers, and Project Engineers
- Help establish operational best practices and systems for future mission critical project delivery
MPI does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, marital status, or based on an individual's status in any group or class protected by applicable federal, state or local law. MPI encourages applications from minorities, women, the disabled, protected veterans and all other qualified applicants.
The Successful Applicant
Required Qualifications
- 15 years of commercial construction project management experience
- 10 years of data center, mission critical, or highly technical construction experience
- Proven experience managing projects from preconstruction through closeout
- Strong knowledge of project budgeting, forecasting, subcontract administration, and cost controls
- Experience managing complex MEP scopes and critical infrastructure systems
- Strong understanding of contractual requirements, procurement strategies, and risk management
- Ability to lead large project teams and coordinate multiple stakeholders
- Exceptional communication, leadership, and client-facing skills
- Proficiency with construction management, scheduling, and project controls platforms
- Demonstrated ability to deliver projects safely, on schedule, and within budget
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience delivering hyperscale, colocation, enterprise, or mission critical facilities
- Bachelor's degree in Construction Management, Engineering, Architecture, or a related field
- Experience overseeing projects exceeding $25M in value
- Familiarity with commissioning, integrated systems testing, and mission critical startup processes
- Experience mentoring and developing project management team members
What's on Offer
- Base salary: $175,000 - $225,000
- Competitive performance bonus opportunity
- Competitive vehicle allowance or company vehicle program
- Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance
- Paid Time Off and company holidays
- Opportunity to lead a flagship ground-up data center project in Dallas
- Executive-level visibility and direct interaction with company leadership
- Dedicated focus on one major project rather than multiple concurrent assignments
- Long-term opportunity to help establish and grow a mission critical construction division
- Significant autonomy and influence over project strategy and execution
- Strong pipeline of commercial and institutional construction work supporting long-term stability
Salary : $175,000 - $225,000