Project Manager

GH Engage; Columbus (OH); On-site; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

ESOP

Job summary

GH Engage seeks an experienced Owner’s Representative/Project Manager to lead large-scale, mission-critical data centre developments. You will act as the owner’s eyes and ears, guiding design, procurement, construction, commissioning, and handover with a focus on schedule, cost, and quality.

Joining an ENR-ranked organisation, you will oversee multi-disciplinary teams, influence decisions, and ensure operational handover while maintaining high safety and governance standards.

Qualifications

• Proven experience delivering large-scale construction or mission-critical projects.
• Strong understanding of MEP systems, critical infrastructure, commissioning, and complex construction environments.
• Previous experience working on the owner/client side, within an Owner’s Representative capacity, or through a project management consultancy.
• Ability to confidently manage and influence contractors, consultants, vendors, and senior client stakeholders.
• Strong commercial awareness with experience overseeing budgets, schedules, contracts, and project controls.
• Excellent communication, leadership, negotiation, and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Act as the primary client-side representative throughout the planning, design, construction, commissioning, and handover phases.
• Provide strategic oversight of project delivery, ensuring programme, cost, quality, and performance targets are achieved.
• Lead coordination between architects, engineers, contractors, commissioning agents, vendors, and other project stakeholders.
• Review project schedules, budgets, procurement strategies, and project controls to identify potential issues before they impact delivery.
• Monitor construction activities and ensure work is progressing in accordance with contractual, technical, and quality requirements.
• Lead design and constructability reviews, with particular focus on MEP systems, resilience, maintainability, and operational performance.
• Identify project risks and develop practical mitigation strategies alongside project stakeholders.
• Oversee commissioning, testing, and integrated systems activities through to successful turnover.
• Provide clear project reporting, recommendations, and progress updates to senior leadership and ownership groups.
• Maintain a strong focus on safety, regulatory compliance, quality assurance, and overall project governance.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Leadership

Communication

Contract management

Risk management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management, Engineering, Architecture, or a related discipline

Job description

We are seeking an experienced Owner’s Representative / Project Manager to take a leading role in the delivery of large-scale, mission-critical data centre developments.

Joining a rapidly expanding, ENR-ranked organisation, you will work directly on behalf of the owner, providing the leadership, oversight, and technical direction required to deliver complex data centre projects successfully. This is a key position for someone who enjoys operating at the centre of major projects and influencing decisions from early design through to operational handover.

The Opportunity

As the Owner’s Representative, you will serve as the owner’s eyes and ears throughout the project lifecycle, coordinating the various parties involved and ensuring the development remains aligned with the client’s technical, commercial, programme, and operational objectives.

You will work closely with design teams, general contractors, specialist subcontractors, commissioning teams, and equipment vendors, providing leadership across every stage of delivery.

Key Responsibilities

• Act as the primary client-side representative throughout the planning, design, construction, commissioning, and handover phases.
• Provide strategic oversight of project delivery, ensuring programme, cost, quality, and performance targets are achieved.
• Lead coordination between architects, engineers, contractors, commissioning agents, vendors, and other project stakeholders.
• Review project schedules, budgets, procurement strategies, and project controls to identify potential issues before they impact delivery.
• Monitor construction activities and ensure work is progressing in accordance with contractual, technical, and quality requirements.
• Lead design and constructability reviews, with particular focus on MEP systems, resilience, maintainability, and operational performance.
• Identify project risks and develop practical mitigation strategies alongside project stakeholders.
• Oversee commissioning, testing, and integrated systems activities through to successful turnover.
• Provide clear project reporting, recommendations, and progress updates to senior leadership and ownership groups.
• Maintain a strong focus on safety, regulatory compliance, quality assurance, and overall project governance.

What We're Looking For

• Proven experience delivering large-scale construction or mission-critical projects, with data centre experience highly desirable.
• Strong understanding of MEP systems, critical infrastructure, commissioning, and complex construction environments.
• Previous experience working on the owner/client side, within an Owner’s Representative capacity, or through a project management consultancy.
• Ability to confidently manage and influence contractors, consultants, vendors, and senior client stakeholders.
• Strong commercial awareness with experience overseeing budgets, schedules, contracts, and project controls.
• Excellent communication, leadership, negotiation, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to manage multiple workstreams while operating effectively within high-pressure project environments.
• Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management, Engineering, Architecture, or a related discipline.

Why Join?

• Competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits.
• Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP), allowing you to participate directly in the organisation’s long-term success.
• Opportunity to play a key role in the delivery of high-value, technically advanced data centre developments.
• Work alongside experienced professionals across the mission-critical construction sector.
• Clear opportunities for progression as the organisation continues to expand.
• A collaborative, high-performance environment where your expertise and decision-making will have a direct impact on project outcomes.