Project Manager – Data Centre PMC (West Area)

Turner-; Singapore; On-site; SGD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Turner & Townsend is seeking an experienced Project Manager to oversee data centre build scopes in Singapore. You will ensure day-to-day operations run smoothly, manage interfaces between design teams, contractors and clients, and keep documentation clean.

You will lead RFI/submittal reviews, conduct site visits, run progress meetings, and deliver regular KPI-based progress reports while upholding local regulatory standards and quality requirements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Building or Construction Management.
• 5–8 years in construction project management, with 2–3 years in data centres or high-tech facilities.
• PMP training or certification is an advantage.

Responsibilities

• Manage delivery of assigned construction scopes (data hall fit-outs, office blocks, utility yards) per drawings and specs.
• Process RFIs and submittals; coordinate with designers, QPs and contractors to avoid delays.
• Conduct daily site coordination and progress walks to verify work against drawings.
• Lead regular progress and trade coordination meetings; resolve blockers with contractors.
• Prepare weekly and monthly progress reports with KPIs and schedule health.
• Verify regulatory compliance against local standards (Singapore electrical & lightning protection).

Skills

Project management

Data centre experience

Construction coordination

Regulatory compliance

RFI Submittals handling

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering/Building/Construction Management

Tools

Procore

Smartsheet

ACC

Job description

• Full-time

Company 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

Role Overview

The Project Manager manages specific scopes, phases, or sectors of the data centre new build project (such as fit-outs, specific floors, or utility buildings). They ensure day-to-day project operations run smoothly, resolving issues in real-time and maintaining clean documentation.

• Package Scope Delivery: Manage the execution of assigned construction scopes, such as data hall fit-outs, office area blocks, or external utility yards. Ensure delivery matches technical drawings and specifications.
• RFI and Submittal Administration: Review and process Requests for Information (RFIs) and material submittals. Coordinate with designers, QPs, and contractors to resolve technical questions quickly and avoid site delays.
• Site Coordination and Progress Walks: Conduct daily site inspections to check contractor progress, identify trade conflicts, and ensure work matches approved drawings.
• Meeting Facilitation: Lead regular progress meetings, look-ahead scheduling sessions, and trade coordination meetings. Clear up blockers and hold contractors accountable for their tasks.
• Progress Reporting: Write detailed weekly and monthly progress reports for the senior management team. Track key performance indicators (KPIs), schedule health, and open site issues.
• Regulatory Compliance Verification: Review contractor submittals to ensure materials match local regulatory standards, such as Singapore Standards for electrical installations or lightning protection.

Qualifications

• Years of Experience: 5 to 8 years of construction project management experience. At least 2 to 3 years must be spent on data centres or high-tech facilities (such as pharmaceutical plants).
• Technical Mastery: Solid knowledge of architectural finishes, structural containment paths, fiber routing, and core mechanical and electrical installations.
• Construction Sequencing Knowledge: Clear understanding of construction logic, trade dependencies, and handovers. This includes completing raised floors before installing server racks and finishing containment before running cables.
• PM Software Proficiency: Hands-on experience running workflows in Procore, updating task lists in Smartsheet, and reviewing design files and models in ACC.
• Education & Professional Credentials: Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Building, or Construction Management. PMP training or certification is an advantage

Additional Information

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.