Sr Project Manager, Construction

What You’ll Be Doing (Responsibilities)

Project Delivery and Design Management

• Manage concept, schematic, and detailed design phases for new builds and expansions with a focus on the architectural scope.
• Own the architecture portion of the design concepts, deliverable tracking, and issue resolution (RFIs, design clarifications, change management).
• Coordinate program requirements, space planning, and room adjacencies with internal stakeholders (Design, Construction, Commissioning, Operations).
• Lead design coordination with A/E partners and ensure alignment across disciplines in BIM/clash coordination workflows.
• Run design meetings, track action items, and drive closure on open design decisions and interfaces.
• Review drawings and specifications for completeness, constructability, maintainability, and compliance with applicable codes and standards.
• Support procurement and construction execution through submittal reviews, field issue support, and scope clarifications.
  
  

Site Acquisition Support

• Support early-stage site screening by documenting architectural feasibility considerations (massing, setbacks, expansion capacity, access/logistics, staging).
• Support architectural due diligence for greenfield and brownfield opportunities, including building suitability (if existing), code pathway risks, and upgrade/retrofit impacts.
• Maintain a structured risk register for architecture/CSA items and track mitigations through design and execution.
  
  

Required

About You (Skills / Qualifications)

• Bachelor’s degree
• 3 years of experience managing design and delivery for mission-critical facilities, with significant time on data centers (CSA/architecture scope).
• Proven experience coordinating external A/E firms and driving drawing/spec deliverables from concept through construction documents.
• Working knowledge of core data center architectural drivers: space planning, maintainability/access, constructability, and life safety coordination.
• Experience working with U.S. AHJs and navigating local code environments (state/local variations).
• Strong project management skills: schedule control, risk tracking, scope management, and stakeholder communication.
  
  

Leadership Profile

• Strong presence and decision-making capability
• Pragmatic, risk-based leadership style suited to fast-paced construction environments
• High judgment in high-consequence scenarios
• Ability to challenge delivery teams while maintaining partnership
  
  

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