Electrical Data Center Construction Project Manager (Field)

Turner & Townsend; Charlotte (NC); On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Turner & Townsend is seeking an Electrical Project Manager – Data Center Construction with Field Experience to oversee a major data center project and report schedule status to the owner. The role demands field-led leadership, deep technical expertise, and experience in large-scale data center or electrical contracting environments.

The candidate will manage multiple stakeholders, track milestones, ensure governance, and provide cost-control and constructability guidance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Construction Management, or related field.
• Minimum 5+ years of electrical project management experience, ideally in data center construction or with an electrical contractor.
• Experience with substation and power distribution systems preferred.
• Familiarity with MEP design.
• Strong leadership, communication, and problem-solving skills.
• Proficiency in project management tools.
• Knowledge of relevant codes, standards, and construction methodologies.
• Proficiency in the Data Center Commissioning Process (levels 1–5).
• Proficiency managing construction documents including BODs, specifications, contract drawings, C/D/Es, equipment submittals and RFIs.
• Proficiency in Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, Procore, P6, CxAlloy, and other construction project management tools

Responsibilities

• Effectively manage and collaborate with project stakeholders.
• Effective communication across our internal team to ensure efficiency and a consistent delivery to the client.
• Can analyze, track, and effectively manage critical milestone activities to avoid schedule slip.
• Verify that effective project governance, processes and systems are utilized.
• Ensure application of best practice on all projects.
• Production of 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 being 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 - provides advice to project teams on approaches that can be adopted to successfully achieve both clients’ objectives and business objectives.
• Knowledge management – ensure that key information and learnings generated from each project is 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.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Problem solving

MEP design

Project mgmt tools

Data center experience

Procore

P6

CxAlloy

Excel / Office

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Eng/Construction Mgmt

Tools

Procore

P6

CxAlloy

Excel

PowerPoint

Outlook

Word

Job description

Turner & Townsend is seeking an Electrical Project Manager – Data Center Construction with Field Experience to oversee a major data center project and report schedule status to the owner. The role demands field-led leadership, deep technical expertise, and experience in large-scale data center or electrical contracting environments.

The candidate will manage multiple stakeholders, track milestones, ensure governance, and provide cost-control and constructability guidance.