Senior Project Manager – Data Centers Development

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

📋 Description

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

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

• Lead project governance activities, reporting, stakeholder engagement, and executive-level presentations.

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

• Assist in business development and identify opportunities for enhancing service delivery.

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

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

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

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

• Support design development, creation of minimum functionality cases, value engineering, long-lead procurement research, and contractor/commissioning agent procurements.

• Review design and construction documents, submittals, RFIs, schedules, and constructability challenges.

• Engage in risk mitigation strategies, criticality assessments, commissioning planning, and progress tracking.

• Supervise general contractors during the construction phase, including site visits and work reviews.

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

• Report on construction progress and coordinate cost management, scheduling, documentation, inspections, testing, issue resolution, and punch-list activities.

• Assist with final inspections, testing, commissioning, and the transition to operations.

⛳️ Requirements

• A minimum of 8 years of project management experience, with a strong emphasis on data center development projects.

• A degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Real Estate Development, Architecture, Project Management, or a related field.

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

• Strong skills in financial, commercial, and risk management.

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

• In-depth understanding of data center development, entitlement processes, and pre-construction activities.

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

• Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills.

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

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

🏝️ Benefits

• Flexible working environment.

• Support for work-life balance.

• An inclusive and diverse workplace.

• Commitment to equal opportunity employment.