Data Center Construction Lead – Project Delivery

Cumming Group; Alabama; On-site; USD 116,000 - 162,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

401(k) Matching

Paid Time Off

Paid Holidays

Short and long-term disability

Employee Assistance Program

Job summary

Cumming Group is seeking a Senior Project Manager to support data hall components on new-build data center projects in Monroe and Mobile, AL. You will lead customer-specific construction and fit-out activities, coordinating design, procurement, construction, commissioning and turnover to ensure scope, schedule, budget, and operational readiness.

You will manage multiple teams across design, engineering, procurement and operations, maintaining control of budgets, risks and timelines while

Qualifications

• Experience managing data center, mission-critical, industrial, or other complex construction projects.
• Strong understanding of data center design, construction, fit-out, commissioning, and turnover.
• Experience managing projects from design through construction and operational handoff.
• Working knowledge of mechanical, electrical, controls, security, and other critical systems.
• Experience with budgets, cost estimates, contracts, change orders, procurement, and commercial negotiations.
• Strong knowledge of construction sequencing, scheduling, long-lead procurement, and risk management.
• Ability to manage contractors, consultants, vendors, and multidisciplinary project teams.
• Strong customer-facing communication, leadership, negotiation, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced construction environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead customer-specific construction and fit-out scope within large-scale data center projects.
• Coordinate customer requirements with design, engineering, construction, procurement, commissioning, and operations teams.
• Manage scope, budget, schedule, procurement, risk, and change management through turnover.
• Review customer requirements and impacts to architectural, structural, mechanical, electrical, controls, security, and life-safety systems.
• Lead design coordination and technical reviews with customers, consultants, contractors, and internal teams.
• Develop scopes of work, bid packages, cost estimates, and procurement plans.
• Manage change orders, commercial impacts, and cost recovery related to customer-driven changes.
• Track long-lead equipment and materials and drive procurement to protect project milestones.
• Coordinate field execution with General Contractors, trade partners, vendors, commissioning teams, and customer representatives.
• Monitor progress, critical-path activities, and project risks; drive mitigation and recovery plans as needed.
• Serve as a primary customer interface throughout construction, commissioning, and turnover.
• Lead punch list, closeout, documentation, and operational readiness activities.
• Provide regular reporting on cost, schedule, procurement, risk, and key customer commitments.

Skills

Data center projects

Construction management

Budgeting & cost control

Schedule management

Vendor & contractor management

Customer-facing communication

Education

BS in Construction, Engineering, or related field

Job description

Cumming Group is seeking a Senior Project Manager to support data hall components on new-build data center projects in Monroe and Mobile, AL. You will lead customer-specific construction and fit-out activities, coordinating design, procurement, construction, commissioning and turnover to ensure scope, schedule, budget, and operational readiness.

You will manage multiple teams across design, engineering, procurement and operations, maintaining control of budgets, risks and timelines while