Senior Project Manager – Data Centers Development

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

📋 Description

• Act as the primary day-to-day client liaison and trusted advisor for designated data center development projects.

• Cultivate and manage client relationships through proactive communication, effective issue resolution, and strategic guidance.

• Lead project governance, oversee reporting, manage stakeholder interactions, and deliver executive-level presentations.

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

• Assist in business development efforts and identify opportunities for expanding services.

• Direct data center projects from site screening and acquisition to development and readiness for construction.

• Oversee development schedules, budgets, risks, and key milestones.

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

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

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

• Aid in developing minimum functionality cases, enhancements, value engineering, long-lead procurement research, and contractor/commissioning agent RFPs.

• Set criteria for construction success and review design and construction drawings for compliance and constructability.

• Create baseline schedules and provide regular progress updates.

• Engage in criticality assessments and risk mitigation planning.

• Collaborate with local authorities, developers, technical reviewers, general contractors, architects, and commissioning agents.

• Evaluate submittals, RFIs, schedules, construction work, and overall project progress.

• Oversee commissioning planning and execution.

• Participate in construction status meetings and owner/architect/contractor discussions.

• Facilitate inspections, testing, acceptance, issue tracking, punch lists, documentation, and handover to operations.

⛳️ 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 a related field.

• Proven experience leading projects from land acquisition to handover to construction or delivery teams.

• Strong financial acumen, commercial awareness, and risk management skills.

• Proficient to expert level in MS Project, Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.

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

• Capable of leading, coordinating, and organizing multiple stakeholders, including general contractors.

• Skilled in delivering project and program status reports.

• Exceptional communication and interpersonal abilities.

• Capacity to manage multiple projects in a dynamic consulting environment.

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

🏝️ Benefits

• Availability for remote work.

• A healthy, productive, and flexible working environment.

• Support for work-life balance.

• Commitment to equal opportunity employment.

• An inclusive workplace culture.

• Opportunity to make a meaningful impact.

• Travel up to 25% as needed by clients.