Senior Project Manager-Data Center Construction

Turner & Townsend Limited; Richmond; On-site; GBP 100,000 - 124,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global professional services firm is seeking a Senior Project Manager for their Data Center sector in Richmond, UK. This role involves managing stakeholders, tracking project milestones, and ensuring adherence to design standards. Candidates must have a Bachelor's degree in construction management or civil engineering and 5-7 years of project management experience. Proficiency in project management tools is essential. The position offers a salary range between $135K and $165K annually, depending on experience.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5–7 years of relevant project management experience.

Responsibilities

• Manage stakeholders including architects, engineers, and supply chains.
• Analyze, track, and manage critical milestone activities.
• Produce formal project status reports.

Skills

Strong organizational and management skills

Proficiency in Excel

Proficiency in Word

Proficiency in PowerPoint

Proficiency in Outlook

Experience with Procore

Experience with construction project management tools

Education

Bachelor's degree in construction management or civil engineering

Job description

Senior Project Manager-Data Center Construction

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.

Turner & Townsend are seeking an experienced Senior Project Manager to join our team in support of our Data Center sector team. The ideal individual will have prior experience supporting large‑scale construction projects.

*50% travel is required for this role

Responsibilities

• Manage stakeholders including architects, engineers, and supply chains to deliver compliant projects.
• Analyze, track, and effectively manage critical milestone activities to avoid schedule slips.
• Verify that effective project governance, processes and systems are utilized.
• Ensure application of best practice on all projects.
• Produce formal project status reports and other reports as required.
• Monitor the progress of multiple construction projects simultaneously to ensure that the approved design standards are applied correctly.
• Manage the interface between all suppliers through monthly trackers and weekly reviews.
• Manage the flow of project information between the project team through regular meetings and written communications.
• Forecast and update key project milestones.
• Manage and monitor local design teams in accordance with commission criteria.
• Provide technical support to owners, architects, general contractors and regional stakeholders.
• Rapid response to RFIs from the field.
• Provide expertise for cost control, value engineering, and constructability guidance where required.
• Independent review of status reports, drawing submittals, timelines and costs from architects, contractors and suppliers.
• Client management – assist in developing excellent working relationships with clients, with a view towards maximizing new opportunities.
• Strategic thinking – provide advice to project teams on approaches that can be adopted to successfully achieve both clients’ and business objectives.
• Knowledge management – ensure that key information and learnings generated from each project are captured.
• Process improvement – identify ways to improve internal systems and processes.
• SOX control responsibilities may be part of this role, which are to be adhered to where applicable.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in construction management, civil engineering, or applicable bachelor’s degree and/or equivalent experience.
• Minimum 5–7 years of relevant project management experience.
• Strong organizational and management skills – the ability to work effectively and collaboratively with the broader team.
• Proficiency in Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, Procore, and construction project management tools.

Salary

The salary range for this full‑time role is $135 K–$165 K per year. Ranges are determined by role and level and represent a good faith effort to provide a fair and equitable salary. This range is a reflection of base salary only, not of a total compensation package. Please note that Turner & Townsend reserves the right to pay more or less than the posted range, depending on candidate’s experience and qualifications.

Additional Information

*On-site presence and requirements may change depending on our client's needs.

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.

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