Senior Project Manager – Data Centers Development

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Illinois.

📋 Description

• Act as the key day-to-day client representative and trusted advisor for designated data center development initiatives.

• Cultivate client relationships via proactive communication, resolution of issues, and strategic direction.

• Direct project governance, reporting, stakeholder engagement, and presentations for executive audiences.

• Organize multidisciplinary consultant teams and ensure alignment among project stakeholders.

• Aid in business development and pinpoint opportunities for expanded services.

• Oversee data center projects from site evaluation and acquisition to development and readiness for construction.

• Administer development timelines, budgets, risks, and key milestones.

• Supervise feasibility studies, site assessments, due diligence, and technical evaluations.

• Manage site selection, land acquisition, utility assessments, capacity and infrastructure evaluations, environmental due diligence, zoning, entitlements, permitting, and infrastructure planning.

• Formulate risk mitigation strategies and ensure development activities align with client goals and investment criteria.

• Assist in functionality-case development, value engineering, long-lead procurement, contractor and commissioning-agent procurements, construction success criteria, constructability reviews, baseline scheduling, and criticality assessments.

• Collaborate with local authorities, developers, general contractors, architects/engineers, and commissioning agents.

• Evaluate submittals, RFIs, drawings, schedules, construction progress, and project documentation.

• Supervise construction activities through site visits, status meetings, inspections, testing, commissioning, handover, and resolution of punch lists.

• Coordinate cost management, scheduling, document control, reporting, and dashboard updates.

⛳️ Requirements

• At least 8 years of project management experience with a strong emphasis on data center development projects.

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Real Estate Development, Architecture, Project Management, or related field.

• Proven track record in leading projects from land acquisition to handover to construction or delivery teams.

• Strong financial, commercial, and risk management skills.

• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Project, Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.

• Comprehensive understanding of data center development, entitlement, and pre-construction processes.

• Capability to lead, coordinate, and organize multiple stakeholders, including general contractors.

• Competence in delivering project/program status reports.

• Exceptional communication and interpersonal abilities.

• Ability to manage several projects in a dynamic consulting environment.

• Willingness to travel up to 25% as required by clients.

🏝️ Benefits

• Options for remote work.

• A healthy, productive, and flexible working environment.

• Emphasis on work-life balance.

• Commitment to equal opportunity and an inclusive workplace.

• Opportunity to drive change.

• No recruitment fees for candidates.