MCE Project Manager- Data Center Construction

Turner-; Minooka (IL); On-site; USD 135,000 - 165,000; Full time

Job summary

Turner & Townsend is seeking an experienced Project Manager to lead Major Capital Equipment for large-scale data center construction projects. The role focuses on coordinating procurement, installation, commissioning, and handover while interfacing with procurement, construction, and design teams on site.

The ideal candidate will drive scheduling, manage multiple equipment packages, and ensure compliance with project standards.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in construction management or related field.
• Strong organizational and management skills to lead cross-functional teams.
• Proven experience coordinating complex equipment packages through full lifecycle.
• Excellent stakeholder management across architects, engineers, and suppliers.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end coordination of Major Capital Equipment from procurement through handover.
• Serve as on-site interface among procurement, construction, commissioning, design, and suppliers.
• Drive supplier coordination, schedule management, and commissioning readiness.
• Provide visibility and escalation for equipment risks, delays, and supplier performance.
• Ensure vendors have resources, parts, and documentation for installation and commissioning.
• Act as link between commercial and field execution and manage project governance.

Skills

Excel

Word

PowerPoint

Outlook

Procore

PM tools

Stakeholder management

MEP systems

Organizational skills

Project management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in construction management

Architecture or Engineering background

Tools

Procore

Construction PM tools

Job description

MCE 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 includeprogramme, 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 estateservicesand investment firm, with our partners holding a significant minority interest. Turner & Townsend and CBRE work together to provide clients with the premierprogramme, project and cost management offering in markets around the world.

Turner & Townsendseeksan experiencedProject Managertosupport large-scale construction projects. The ideal project manager will be driven to provide our clients with excellent service.

Responsibilities:

• Own the end-to-end coordination of Major Capital Equipment (MCE) from initial procurement and order placement through delivery, installation, commissioning, and ready-for-service handover.
• Act as the primary on-site interface between Procurement, Construction, Commissioning, Design, Commercial teams, and equipment suppliers to ensure seamless project execution.
• Drive supplier coordination, issue resolution, schedule management, field support, and commissioning readiness across multiple equipment packages and stakeholders.
• Provide visibility and escalation management for equipment-related risks, delays, defects, resource constraints, and supplier performance issues to keep projects on track.
• Ensure equipment vendors have the necessary resources, technicians, parts, spares, documentation, and site access required to support installation and commissioning activities.
• Operate within the Procurement organization while working day-to-day alongside Construction and project delivery teams on site, acting as the link between commercial and field execution functions.
• Managestakeholdersincluding architects,engineers,and supplychainsto deliver compliantprojects.
• Cananalyze,track,and effectively manage critical milestone activities to avoid scheduleslips.
• Verify that effective project governance,processes,and systems areutilized.
• Ensure application of best practice on all projects.
• Production of formal project status reports and other reports asrequired
• Monitor the progress of multiple construction projects simultaneously to ensure that the approved design standards areappliedcorrectly.
• 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 milestonesand budget.
• Manage andmonitorlocal design teamsin accordance withcommission criteria
• Provide technical support to owners, architects, generalcontractorsand regional stakeholders
• Rapid response to RFIs from the field
• Provide expertisefor cost control, value engineering, and constructability guidance whererequired
• Independent review of status reports, drawing submittals,timelines,and costs from architects,contractorsand suppliers.
• Client management –assistin developing excellent working relationships with Clients, with a view towards maximizing new opportunities.
• Strategic Thinking -providesadvice to project teams on approaches that can be adopted to successfully achieve both clients’objectivesand businessobjectives.
• Knowledge management – ensure that key information and learnings generated from each projectarecaptured.
• 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

• Bachelor’s degree in construction management,architecture,engineeringor field related to construction.
• Strong organizational and management skills – ability to work effectively and collaboratively with the broader team
• Strong project manager with experience coordinating complex equipment packages through the full project lifecycle, rather than a pure procurement or construction specialist.
• Good technical understanding of MEP systems, critical infrastructure equipment, or data center systems, with the credibility to engage suppliers, engineers, and commissioning teams.
• Highly effective stakeholder manager who can influence and coordinate multiple disciplines, manage competing priorities, and drive accountability across teams.
• Proficiencyin Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, Procore, and construction project management tools

Comfortable working primarily on-site, acting as Client’s field representative for major capital equipment and supporting project delivery activities in real time.

The salary range for this full-time role is$135K-$165Kper year.

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

Our inspired people share our vision and mission. We provide a great place to work, where each person has the opportunity and voice to affect change.

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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