(Electrical) QA/QC Project Manager- Data Center Construction

Turner-; Maiden (NC); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Turner & Townsend is seeking an Electrical QA/QC Project Manager for a high-profile data center construction project. This on-site role requires strong field leadership, ability to oversee the General Contractor’s activities, and reporting on schedule status to the owner.

The ideal candidate will have 5+ years of electrical project management experience in data centers or electrical contracting, with substation and power distribution knowledge and proficiency in industry tools like Procore and

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.
• Proficiency in Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook; Procore, P6, CxAlloy.

Responsibilities

• Manage stakeholders and coordinate with clients and internal teams.
• Communicate schedule status and ensure on-time delivery.
• Track critical milestones to avoid schedule slips.
• Ensure governance, processes, and systems are applied.
• Produce formal project status reports.
• Monitor multiple construction projects and ensure standards.
• Interface with suppliers through trackers and reviews.
• Forecast milestones and manage design teams.
• Provide technical support to owners, architects, GC, and regional stakeholders.
• Respond quickly to RFIs and support cost control and value engineering.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Problem solving

Project management

Education

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

Tools

Procore

P6

CxAlloy

Excel

Word

PowerPoint

Outlook

Job description

(Electrical) QA/QC Project Manager- Data Center Construction

• Full-time

Turner & Townsend is a global professional services company with over22,000 peoplein more than 60 countries.

Working with our clients across real estate, infrastructure,energyand natural resources, we transform together delivering outcomes that improve people’s lives. Working in partnership makes it possible to deliver the world’s most impactful projects and programmes as we turn challenge into opportunity and complexity into success.

Our capabilities include programme, project, cost, asset and commercial management, controls and performance, procurement and supply chain, net zero and digital solutions.

We are majority-owned by CBRE Group, Inc., the world’s largest commercial real estate services and investment firm, with our partners holding a significant minority interest. Turner & Townsend and CBRE work together to provide clients with the premier programme, project and cost management offering in markets around the world.

Turner & Townsend is seeking an Electrical Project Manager – Data Center Construction with Field Experience to support a high-profile data center construction project. This individual will be responsible for overseeing the General Contractor’s construction activities, with a strong focus on reporting on schedule status back to the project owner. The ideal candidate will bring deep technical expertise from working in the field, strong leadership, and a background in large-scale data centre/mission critical works or electrical contracting environments.

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.

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/E’s, equipment submittals and RFIs.
• Proficiency in Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, Procore, P6, CxAlloy, 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.

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