Lead Project Manager - Data Centre

Turner & Townsend; Batam; On-site; IDR 600,000,000 - 1,000,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Turner & Townsend in Batam, Indonesia, seeks an experienced CSA Lead to oversee design and construction for a data centre project. You will coordinate reviews, validate structural/architectural work, and drive value engineering while ensuring safety and quality standards.

Requires 8–12 years in CSA design with 3–5 years in data centres or mission-critical facilities. Strong leadership, stakeholder management, and reporting skills are essential for successful delivery.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering, Structural Engineering, Architecture or related discipline.
• Minimum 8–12 years of experience in CSA design and construction management.
• At least 3–5 years of experience on data centre, high-tech industrial, semiconductor, or mission-critical facilities.
• Strong background in structural steel, reinforced concrete, foundations, architectural finishes, and façade systems.
• Knowledge of local building codes, authority submission processes, and safety regulations.
• Strong leadership and team management abilities.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to resolve technical issues quickly and manage tight deadlines.
• Highly organized with strong reporting and documentation capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Lead and oversee all CSA design and construction activities for the data centre project.
• Coordinate design reviews, ensure timely updates, and track CSA deliverables against project milestones.
• Review civil, structural, and architectural designs for accuracy, constructability, and compliance with data centre requirements.
• Validate calculations, structural analysis reports and architectural drawings from consultants.
• Drive value engineering initiatives without compromising reliability or safety.
• Monitor site progress, ensuring CSA works follow approved drawings, specifications, and quality standards.
• Resolve on-site technical issues promptly and coordinate change management processes.
• Conduct site inspections, supervise testing, and approve material selections.
• Ensure integration of critical infrastructure elements such as foundations for heavy equipment, cable trenches, ramps, façade systems, and structural load paths.
• Ensure compliance with local building codes, regulations, safety standards, and authority requirements.
• Lead quality audits for CSA activities and enforce corrective actions.
• Review and approve method statements, risk assessments, and inspection test plans.
• Act as primary point of contact for CSA consultants, contractors, and external authorities.
• Manage tender processes for CSA packages where required (evaluation, scope definition, recommendation).
• Track and manage CSA-related project risks, issues, and dependencies.
• Prepare weekly/monthly progress reports, design trackers, and issue logs.
• Ensure all documentation is complete for handover.
• Support commissioning team.

Skills

Civil Engineering

Structural Engineering

Architecture

Leadership

Stakeholder Management

Project Coordination

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering

Bachelor’s degree in Structural Engineering

Bachelor’s degree in Architecture

Job 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. Please visit our website: www.turnerandtownsend.com

Job Description

• Lead and oversee all CSA design and construction activities for the data centre project.
• Coordinate design reviews, ensure timely updates, and track CSA deliverables against project milestones.
• Review civil, structural, and architectural designs for accuracy, constructability, and compliance with data centre requirements.
• Validate calculations, structural analysis reports and architectural drawings from consultants.
• Drive value engineering initiatives without compromising reliability or safety.
• Monitor site progress, ensuring CSA works follow approved drawings, specifications, and quality standards.
• Resolve on-site technical issues promptly and coordinate change management processes.
• Conduct site inspections, supervise testing, and approve material selections.
• Ensure integration of critical infrastructure elements such as foundations for heavy equipment, cable trenches, ramps, façade systems, and structural load paths.
• Ensure compliance with local building codes, regulations, safety standards, and authority requirements.
• Lead quality audits for CSA activities and enforce corrective actions.
• Review and approve method statements, risk assessments, and inspection test plans.
• Act as primary point of contact for CSA consultants, contractors, and external authorities.
• Manage tender processes for CSA packages where required (evaluation, scope definition, recommendation).
• Track and manage CSA-related project risks, issues, and dependencies.
• Prepare weekly/monthly progress reports, design trackers, and issue logs.
• Ensure all documentation is complete for handover.
• Support commissioning team.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering, Structural Engineering, Architecture or related discipline.
• Minimum 8–12 years of experience in CSA design and construction management.
• At least 3–5 years of experience specifically working on data centre, high‑tech industrial, semiconductor, or mission‑critical facilities.
• Strong background in structural steel, reinforced concrete, foundations, architectural finishes, and façade systems.
• Knowledge of local building codes, authority submission processes, and safety regulations.
• Strong leadership and team management abilities.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to resolve technical issues quickly and manage tight deadlines.
• Highly organized with strong reporting and documentation capabilities.

Additional Information

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