Data Center Construction Project Manager

PCL Constructors Inc.; Texas; On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

PCL Construction Services, Inc. is seeking a Project Manager to lead a national data center business unit in Texas and surrounding regions. You will oversee contract administration, safety, budgeting, scheduling, and stakeholder coordination to deliver complex construction projects.

The role emphasizes strong leadership, risk management, and the ability to drive value through design and schedule optimization, with opportunities for growth across regions and roles within the PCL family.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or diploma in engineering, construction management, or a related field.
• 8–10 years of progressive construction experience with leadership and mentoring preferred.
• Demonstrated experience implementing a strong safety culture by application of health, safety, and environment principles and legislation.
• In-depth knowledge of construction industry including building materials, construction specifications, methods and procedures, construction law and building codes, and safety and quality management practices.
• Strong planning, organizational, and time management skills including the ability to manage project budgets and schedules.
• Ability to identify and manage risk and opportunities on construction projects.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective relationships with key stakeholders and decision makers.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite, project management and scheduling software, with a strong aptitude for adopting new technology.

Responsibilities

• Provides overall contract administration, technical expertise, and support to a medium size construction project.
• Develops and implements the project safety plan and leads by example for health and safety practices and procedures.
• Ensures the project is constructed as per design, budget, resources, quality, and schedule.
• Understands client drivers and offers value engineering proposals for functionality, cost, and schedule benefit.
• Manages project performance and providing performance status reports for safety, cost forecast, and schedule.
• Negotiates and issues subcontracts, major purchase orders and progress payments and monitors their progress and schedule.
• Understands, communicates, and enforces the contract and contract documents.
• Develops and coordinates overall project closeout.
• Identifies and manages risk and opportunities on construction projects.
• Monitors progress of the design, including compliance issues, quality, general coordination, constructability, and timing of deliverables.
• Assists the project team lead obtain a comprehensive design-management and design-quality plan and conduct periodic quality audits to ensure compliance.
• Keeps all parties informed of potential opportunities and challenges and manages stakeholders’ expectations through appropriate forms of communication.

Skills

Construction leadership

Budget management

Safety culture

Stakeholder management

Project scheduling

Education

Bachelor’s degree or diploma in engineering, construction management, or related field

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

Project management software

Scheduling software

Job description

PCL Construction Services, Inc. is seeking a Project Manager to lead a national data center business unit in Texas and surrounding regions. You will oversee contract administration, safety, budgeting, scheduling, and stakeholder coordination to deliver complex construction projects.

The role emphasizes strong leadership, risk management, and the ability to drive value through design and schedule optimization, with opportunities for growth across regions and roles within the PCL family.