Electrical QA/QC Project Manager - Data Center

Turner & Townsend; Fredericksburg (VA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Turner & Townsend in the United States seeks an experienced Quality Assurance PM, Electrical to support the Data Center Construction team. The ideal candidate will have prior experience supporting large-scale construction projects.

You will coordinate stakeholders, manage milestones, and ensure QA/QC procedures are applied across electrical design and commissioning activities within data center environments.

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

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.

Skills

Electrical systems

Project management

QA/QC

Vendor coordination

Design & construction

SOX compliance

Education

Bachelor’s degree in construction management or electrical engineering

Tools

Excel

Word

PowerPoint

Outlook

Procore

Microsoft Project

Smartsheets

Job description

Turner & Townsend in the United States seeks an experienced Quality Assurance PM, Electrical to support the Data Center Construction team. The ideal candidate will have prior experience supporting large-scale construction projects.

You will coordinate stakeholders, manage milestones, and ensure QA/QC procedures are applied across electrical design and commissioning activities within data center environments.