Project Manager - Data Center Construction

Project Manager / Data Center Construction

Location: Nationwide Travel

Project Type: Mission Critical / Data Center Construction

Employment Type: Full-Time

A nationally recognized design-build general contractor is seeking experienced Project Managers to support the delivery of large-scale data center projects throughout the United States. These individuals will manage projects from initial planning and preconstruction through construction, commissioning, closeout, and warranty.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage design-build, construction management, and construct-only projects from assignment through completion.
• Coordinate with project executives, superintendents, design teams, subcontractors, vendors, and client representatives.
• Support proposals, conceptual estimates, project schedules, constructability reviews, and client presentations.
• Monitor design development and identify potential scope, cost, schedule, and constructability concerns.
• Prepare bid packages, analyze subcontractor proposals, qualify bidders, and award subcontracts and major purchase orders.
• Develop and maintain project schedules in collaboration with field leadership and trade partners.
• Lead project meetings and provide accurate schedule, cost, and progress reporting.
• Manage project budgets, forecasting, labor reporting, change orders, invoicing, collections, and overall cash flow.
• Oversee submittals, RFIs, procurement, material deliveries, and long-lead equipment coordination.
• Coordinate permitting, inspections, testing, commissioning, and final approvals.
• Maintain strong client relationships through regular communication, reporting, and issue resolution.
• Monitor subcontractor performance and address quality, safety, schedule, or contractual concerns.
• Partner closely with the superintendent to ensure work is completed safely, on schedule, within budget, and in accordance with project requirements.
• Manage closeout documentation, owner acceptance, warranty work, and final project turnover.
• Mentor and develop assistant project managers, project engineers, and other project team members.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management, Engineering, or a related discipline preferred; equivalent construction experience will also be considered.
• Approximately 5 years of commercial construction experience for Project Manager-level candidates.
• Approximately 10 years of construction, design, or project management experience for Senior Project Manager-level candidates.
• Data center or mission critical construction experience strongly preferred.
• Experience managing large, technically complex projects in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong understanding of construction methods, estimating, scheduling, cost control, procurement, and subcontract administration.
• Familiarity with mission critical electrical and mechanical systems, equipment procurement, commissioning, and turnover is preferred.
• Proven ability to manage budgets, schedules, project teams, subcontractors, and client relationships.
• Strong leadership, organization, communication, collaboration, and problem-solving skills.
• Thorough understanding of construction safety requirements.
• Willingness to travel extensively based on project needs.

Ideal Background

The strongest candidates will have experience delivering large-scale data centers, advanced manufacturing facilities, semiconductor plants, pharmaceutical facilities, or other technically complex projects requiring significant MEP coordination, schedule management, and phased commissioning.

What the Opportunity Offers

• Long-term involvement in a growing mission critical project pipeline.
• Opportunity to work with an integrated design-build organization.
• Leadership responsibility across complex, high-profile projects.
• Professional development and advancement opportunities.
• Competitive base salary and comprehensive benefits.
• Project-related travel support based on assignment.