Senior Project Manager

Sr Project Manager – Data Center

Join a high‑performing team delivering the most complex mission‑critical data center projects in the country. If you’re a proven Project Manager who thrives in MEP‑heavy, schedule‑driven environments—and you want to lead programs that truly move the needle—this role is built for you. COMPENSATION & BENEFITS INFO BELOW.

About the Role

A top GC is seeking a Sr. PM for a Data Center project in Texas. The Sr Project Manager is accountable for directing teams, providing administrative and technical leadership for the project, scheduling and facilitating meetings, and maintaining all project records and correspondence. The Sr. Project Manager develops, coordinates, implements, and manages all activities necessary to construct one or more projects safely and within schedule and budget. For this project, you will work onsite in the Midland, Texas area for 3 weeks, then from your home office for 1 week. Airfare home and travel expenses are covered, and a generous per diem is available. As a Sr. PM, you’ll help take ownership of large‑scale data center builds, overseeing administrative and technical operations onsite. You’ll drive schedule certainty, maintain quality and commissioning standards, and ensure seamless coordination across trades—especially MEP partners.

Qualifications:

• Minimum Years Experience: 10 years in a PM capacity with a GC firm

• Travel required up to 75% of the time

• Bachelor's Degree (highly preferred)

• Prior experience with Data Center builds is highly preferred

• Strong background in MEP-intensive construction efforts is a must

• Project value experience in the $100M range

Responsibilities:

• Participate in preconstruction phase: gather sub pricing and prepare scopes of work for all trades.

• Review drawings, identify conflicts, and prepare RFIs.

• Proactively develop cost-effective solutions and prepare preliminary preconstruction and construction schedules

• Analyze project requirements, verify scope, and review subcontractor estimates.

• Oversee value engineering and prepare soft cost budgets.

• Review plans and specifications, schedule and budget, and award commitments to subcontractors.

• Oversee set up of project in Procore.

• Monitor project scope for changes affecting budget or schedule making corrections and adjustments as required to maintain the project schedule.

• Perform monthly job reviews and weekly site visits

• Organize and lead OAC meetings and prepare monthly owner billings.

• Oversee project closeout, evaluate change orders, and prepare owner change orders.

• Manage, mentor, and foster a positive working environment for support staff (Project Coordinators, Project Engineers, Assistant Project Managers).

About the Company

Our client is a Virginia-based GC with a strong and expanding presence in the DMV. In just 25 years, they’ve built a reputation as a trusted partner in the mission‑critical sector, and have projects in 20 States, mostly in Eastern and Central USA.

Their portfolio includes

• Hyperscale and enterprise data centers
• MEP‑intensive infrastructure upgrades
• Mission‑critical fit‑outs and expansions
• Commercial and multi-family

Compensation & Benefits:

• Competitive base salary 20% bonus plan added 10% premium for travel time
• Total target compensation is $250K to $300K (includes generous per diem)
• Company‑paid flights home once per month
• Work from home office a minimum of 25% of the time
• 401(k) with company match and immediate vesting
• Employer‑supported medical, dental, and vision plans
• FSAs, HSAs, and employer‑paid life, STD & LTD
• 24 days PTO to start, including nine federal holidays

What do you need to do now?

If interested in this role, click "Easy Apply" to forward your up-to-date resume and list of projects to ashelyr@oncoreccg.com. I will respond either way if there is mutual client interest. If so, we will schedule a phone interview with me to start.

If this job isn't quite right for you, but you are looking for a new position, feel free to contact me for a confidential discussion about your career and where you would like to go, and benchmark your compensation package.