Electrical DC Project Lead - Field & QA Focus

Turner & Townsend; Reno (NV); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Turner & Townsend in the United States is seeking an Electrical Project Manager – Data Center Construction with field experience to oversee the GC’s activities, focus on reporting schedule status to the owner, and bring deep frontline expertise in large-scale data center projects.

The role requires strong leadership, collaboration with stakeholders, and proven ability to manage milestones, design standards, and QA/QC on complex electrical systems.

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 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

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Construction Management, or related field

Tools

Procore

P6

CxAlloy

Excel

Word

PowerPoint

Outlook

Job description

Turner & Townsend in the United States is seeking an Electrical Project Manager – Data Center Construction with field experience to oversee the GC’s activities, focus on reporting schedule status to the owner, and bring deep frontline expertise in large-scale data center projects.

The role requires strong leadership, collaboration with stakeholders, and proven ability to manage milestones, design standards, and QA/QC on complex electrical systems.