Data Center Sr. Project Manager

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 programmes as we turn challenge into opportunity and complexity into success.

Our capabilities include programme, 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 programme, project and cost management offering in markets around the world.

Job Description

About the role

The Data Center Sr. Project Manager leads global project upgrade/retrofit projects impacting the critical and MEPS Infrastructure for the client’s data center portfolio. The DC PM is responsible for identifying the program requirements, engaging with internal customers, and supporting the program through the entire lifecycle.

What you’ll do

Run the upgrades/retrofit construction program process administration across the portfolio. Focus is on ability to lead multiple projects at one time over multiple global locations

Develop program budget, cash flow and commitment and get approval on spend working with the client’s Cost Control team

Lead cross-functional teams and handle multiple simultaneous programs with contending priorities simultaneously

Engage with technical authorities and key collaborators to initiate new programs, including developing program documentation

Identify process and communications gaps, while developing and driving solutions to implement data center programs

Grow relationships between cross-functional teams. Work with experts and collaborators in order to continually improve communications between the cross-functional teams

Draft program reporting for client management reviews, including providing health of program schedule, budget, and performance, identifying key risks and program opportunities

Update quarterly forecast, budget spend status and get management approval on funding requests

Drive improvement in the upgrade/retrofit program processes and documentation/ workflow through collaborator feedback and/or based on measurement of important metrics

Develop plans for improved field execution and delivery across project constraints of schedule, efficiency, and costs

Provide project execution mentorship throughout end-to-end project lifecycle with ability to assess potential construction workarounds to avoid project slips

Lead team, including key stakeholders / project controls team / Contractor(s) / A&E design team to build and establish the 1) Master Project Timeline, based on the Critical Path and key milestones and 2) Master Project Budget, including soft costs and hard costs

Evaluate technical issues and develop potential solutions for review with key partners

Supports Design Team activities by participating in schematic and design development reviews

Support data center site teams as needed with contractor pre-qualification, bid solicitation, bid analysis and recommendations

Participates in constructability reviews of the project documents

Provide input to site teams on Value Engineering efforts

Lead project teams in developing, assessing, and evaluating program and project risks

Lead program costs and change controls

Lead program dashboards and monthly program updates. The PM is responsible for securing updates from site teams and coordinating

Build and maintain lessons learned log for programs

Coordinate Value Engineering

Ensure program level document control processes are in place

Ensure QA/QC is being followed and report any issues/gaps

Coordination and management of all Owner-direct vendors working with supply chain and consultants

Establish close out documentation requirements and distribute to site teams

Lead a team of direct and matrix report. Responsibilities include recruitment, selection, promotion, advancement, corrective action, and termination

Monitors appropriate staffing levels and reports on utilization and deployment of human resources

Leads and supports staff in areas of staffing, selection, training, development, coaching, mentoring, measuring, appraising and rewarding performance and retention

Lead by example and models behaviors that are consistent with the company's RISE values

Qualifications

What you’ll need

Bachelors degree in Business Administration, Construction Management, Project Management or Engineering preferred

At least 5+ years of previous program management experience with at least 3 years focused on data center infrastructure or critical environments

Formal Program Management methods / standard methodologies

Cross functional team participation in a high-tech, multifaceted environment

Excellent problem-solving, critical thinking and analytical skills

Proven track record in delivering high-quality programs

Passionate about solving complex challenges with aggressive timelines

Strong change management experience in development, implementation, and execution

Excellent technical, interpersonal, and problem solving skills required

Exceptional written and oral communications skills required

Proven track record in talent assessment

Proficient with standard business applications and tools such as Microsoft Office Suite or Google Suite. Primavera P6 knowledge is preferred

Detail oriented with strong written and verbal communication skills and the ability to multitask in a fast-paced and quickly-changing environment

Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States without the need for visa sponsorship now or in the future.

Additional Information

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

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Department: Enterprise

Compensation: USD 130000 - USD 165000 - monthly