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Construction Project Manager - Data Center / MEP

Turner & Townsend
Charleston, SC Full Time
POSTED ON 9/27/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 11/26/2026

Company Description

Turner & Townsend is a global professional services company with over 22,000 people in more than 60 countries.

Working with our clients across real estate, infrastructure, energy and natural resources, we transform together delivering outcomes that improve people’s lives. Working in partnership makes it possible to deliver the world’s most impactful projects and programs as we turn challenge into opportunity and complexity into success.

Our capabilities include program, project, cost, asset and commercial management, controls and performance, procurement and supply chain, net zero and digital solutions.

We are majority-owned by CBRE Group, Inc., the world’s largest commercial real estate services and investment firm, with our partners holding a significant minority interest. Turner & Townsend and CBRE work together to provide clients with the premier program, project and cost management offering in markets around the world.

Job Description

About the role

The Owner Representative Project Manager will lead all aspects of Data Center construction projects! Must possess solid track record of leading vendor compliance to construction agreements, while also having the ability to handle the overall project budget and schedule for varying sized, sophisticated projects.

Join our team onsite in Charleston, SC!

What you’ll do

  • Work with the general contractor to build and establish the Master Project Schedule, based on the Critical Path and key achievements. (P6 cost/resource loaded schedule)
  • Create, and establish the Master Project Budget, including soft costs and hard costs, bonds, insurance, contingencies, allowances, etc.
  • Support Contractor pre-qualification, bid solicitation, bid analysis and recommendations
  • Support contract negotiation, typically in concert with the Client’s and legal counsel, including establishment of all GC "business terms" including mark-ups, fees, insurance, labor rates, critical issue, etc.
  • Coordinate Design Team activities supporting Client
  • Supervise to establish if AE is completing the complete list of City and/or other Authority approvals process, permitting, etc.
  • Coordinate Constructability review of the project documents
  • Provide / Capture cost estimates working with subs and other vendors for scope gaps/changes
  • Coordinate Value Engineering effort
  • Produce Cash flow projections on a monthly basis
  • Assist client in identifying, scoping, buying out and scheduling of all Owner direct vendors and consultants
  • Lead General Contractor and other directly contracted vendors on the ground
  • Lead Cost / Change Control, including change order review, negotiation, and recommendations, delay analysis
  • Budget Management and Tracking
  • Schedule monitoring, tracking and analysis
  • Document control (track and coordinate addenda, bulletins, new drawing sets, clarifications, etc.)
  • Ensure QA/QC is being followed and report any issues/gaps
  • Invoice / Payment Application processing, tracking and reporting
  • Tracking of all key project documents, including submittals, RFI’s, change orders, invoices and payments, lien releases, etc.
  • Coordination and management of all Owner-direct vendors, and consultants
  • Lead OAC meetings and other project related meetings
  • Initiate close out process prior to project completion, typically two to three months in advance
  • Establish close out documentation requirements. Collect and keep track of receipt of all close out documents until completion, including warranties, as-builts, O&M manuals, etc.
  • Assist with City and/or other Authority final inspections and occupancy process.
  • Create and supervise punch list, substantial completion and final completion process(v)
  • Negotiate, resolve and close out any outstanding change orders, quality issues or disputes
  • Process and track any final invoices, payment applications, retention payments, etc.
  • Prepare and submit final project accounting and budget
  • Assist the client in scheduling, coordination and management of all Owner-direct vendors, consultants.

Qualifications

What you’ll need

  • A bachelor's degree in Architecture, Construction or Engineering
  • Solid understanding of MEP construction management with a solid track record of leading capital projects
  • 5 or more years of related experience

Additional Information

SOX control responsibilities may be part of this role, which are to be adhered to where applicable.

Our inspired people share our vision and mission. We provide a great place to work, where each person has the opportunity and voice to affect change. We want our people to succeed both in work and life. To support this we promote a healthy, productive and flexible working environment that respects work-life balance.

Turner & Townsend is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees and actively encourage applications from all sectors of the community.

Turner & Townsend does not accept any speculative or unsolicited CV’s that have been sent to our internal recruitment team or hiring managers from agencies outside of our preferred supplier list. Any speculative or unsolicited CV’s will be treated as a direct application.

It is strictly against Turner & Townsend policy for candidates to pay any fee in relation to our recruitment process. No recruitment agency working with Turner & Townsend will ask candidates to pay a fee at any time.

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It is strictly against Turner & Townsend policy for candidates to pay any fee in relation to our recruitment process. No recruitment agency working with Turner & Townsend will ask candidates to pay a fee at any time. 

Any unsolicited resumes/CVs submitted through our website or to Turner & Townsend personal e-mail accounts, are considered property of Turner & Townsend and are not subject to payment of agency fees. In order to be an authorised Recruitment Agency/Search Firm for Turner & Townsend, there must be a formal written agreement in place and the agency must be invited, by the Recruitment Team, to submit candidates for review. 

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