Electrical Project Manager - Data Center

SmartRecruiters, Inc.; Virginia (MN); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Turner & Townsend is seeking an experienced Electrical Project Manager to lead data center construction initiatives in the United States. You will coordinate diverse stakeholders, manage critical milestones, and ensure QA/QC and safety standards are met on site.

The ideal candidate has 5–7 years of electrical project management experience in built environments, with oversight of switchgear, UPS, and transformers, and a collaborative approach to deliver mission-critical facilities.

Qualifications

• 5–7 years of relevant project management experience on electrical systems in built environments.
• Experience with design/construction including BMS controls or vendor equipment.
• Proficiency with construction documents (drawings, submittals, RFIs).
• Strong organizational and teamwork skills.

Responsibilities

• Effectively manage, coordinate, and collaborate with project stakeholders.
• Communicate across internal teams to ensure efficient delivery to the client.
• Monitor milestone activities (switchgear delivery, factory testing, energization) to avoid schedule slips.
• Ensure governance, QA/QC, pre-commissioning checklists, and specialized systems are followed.
• Apply industry standards and safety protocols on electrical projects.
• Produce formal status reports and other required documentation.
• Monitor progress across multiple projects and ensure compliance with electrical codes.
• Manage interface with equipment suppliers through trackers and reviews.
• Provide technical support to owners, architects, GCs and regional stakeholders.
• Review submittals and RFIs; foster client relationships for future opportunities.
• Provide strategic advice to teams to meet client and business objectives.
• Capture key learnings and drive process improvements.

Skills

Electrical project management

Stakeholder coordination

QA/QC

SOX compliance

Education

Bachelor’s degree in construction management or electrical engineering

Tools

Procore

Excel

Smartsheets

Project

Job description

Electrical Project Manager - Data Center

• Full-time

Who is Turner & Townsend?

All over the world people are using buildings, infrastructure, and assets we helped to deliver. It could be the hospital they work in, the railway they travel on every day, the fuel that powers their car or the data centre they depend on at work. For more than 75 years we've been helping to deliver transformational programmes across the real estate, infrastructure and natural resources sectors, making a difference to people’s lives and ensuring a return on investment for our clients and their investors.

Our purpose:

Transforming performance for a green, inclusive, and productive world.

The world is changing and we have a responsibility to support that change, helping drive it and be part of it. Through the commitment, capability and care our team brings, we build trust between clients, suppliers, governments and society. Delivering better outcomes that have a positive impact on the world around us. We work smarter to face the challenges of the future; bringing the clarity that helps teams realise their full potential across the real estate, infrastructure and natural resources sectors. It's how we've made the difference for more than 75 years.

Our values:

Love a challenge:We love a challenge and we work hard to make change happen and see things through. We don't stand still, challenging ourselves and others to do better every day. And we are trusted to do the right thing, raising standards all the time.

Stronger together:We're stronger together by connecting people in diverse teams, so that we can all collaborate to deliver our best work. We focus on what matters and use our influence to build a better world for everyone.

Bring out the best in everyone:We bring out the best in everyone. We help each other to make the most of our potential, always learning from our experience. We treat each other with care and respect and make time to give everyone a voice

Turner & Townsend are seeking an experienced Quality Assurance PM,Electrical to join our team in support of the Data Center Construction team. The ideal individual will have prior experience supporting large-scale construction projects.

Responsibilities:

• Effectively manage, coordinate, and collaborate with project stakeholders.
• Effective communication across our internal team to ensure efficiency and a consistent delivery to the client.
• Analyze, track, and effectively manage critical milestone activities (such as switchgear delivery, factory testing, and system energization) to avoid schedule slip.
• Verify that effective project governance, rigorous QA/QC processes, pre-commissioning checklists, and specialized systems are utilized.
• Ensure application of industry best practices, testing standards (such as NETA or IEEE), and safety protocols on all electrical 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 electrical design standards, single-line diagrams, and local/national electrical codes are being applied correctly.
• Manage the interface and delivery timelines between all equipment suppliers (e.g., transformers, UPS systems, switchgear) through monthly trackers and weekly technical reviews.
• Manage the flow of project information between the project team through regular meetings and written communications.
• Forecast, track, and update key project milestones, critical path items, and testing phases.
• Manage and monitor local design teams in accordance with commission criteria.
• Provide technical support to owners, architects, general contractors and regional stakeholders.
• Review of submittals and RFIs
• 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, pre-functional checklists, and QA/QC procedures.
• SOX control responsibilities may be part of this role, which are to be adhered to where applicable.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in construction management, electrcial engineering, or applicable bachelor’s degree and or equivalent experience.
• Minimum 5-7 years of relevant project management experience, specifically working with electrical systems in the built environment.
• Strong organizational and management skills – ability to work effectively and collaboratively with the broader team.
• Background working in design or construction with a mechanical or BMS controls experience.
• AND/OR Background working in a vendor equipment factory supporting quality control processes of mechanical equipment.
• AND/OR Background working in commissioning of electrcial systems and equipment in mission critical data centers.
• Proficiency managing construction documents including BODs, specifications, contract drawings, C/D/E’s, equipment submittals and RFIs.
• Proficiency in Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, Procore, Project, Smartsheets, and other construction project management tools

*On-site presence and requirements may change depending on our client's needs.*

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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.