Senior Construction Project Manager

Purple Drive Technologies; Manassas (VA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Purple Drive Technologies is seeking an experienced Senior Project Manager to lead critical infrastructure and data center projects from pre-sales through equipment installation, startup, and commissioning.

You will manage project scope, schedules, budgets, quality, safety, and resources, while maintaining strong customer relationships and coordinating with manufacturing, logistics, contractors, and field services. Travel to sites is approximately 25–30%.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of project management experience.
• Experience with critical infrastructure, data centers, or large-scale construction projects.
• Knowledge of electrical and mechanical contracting/construction.
• PMP certification preferred.
• Strong customer-facing, communication, organization, and problem-solving skills.
• Experience managing project budgets, schedules, resources, and contractors.

Responsibilities

• Lead projects to meet scope, schedule, quality, safety, and financial targets.
• Coordinate with order management, manufacturing, logistics, contractors, field services, and warranty teams.
• Manage project resources and establish clear responsibilities across functional teams.
• Work closely with customers, contractors, and jobsite teams to ensure successful project execution.
• Monitor project budgets, costs, margins, schedules, and overall financial performance.
• Identify and resolve project risks, issues, and potential schedule or cost impacts.
• Conduct project meetings, presentations, and stakeholder communications.
• Support a strong safety culture throughout project execution.
• Use project management and reporting tools such as Oracle, Smartsheet, and Power BI.
• Travel to customer/job sites approximately 25–30%.

Skills

Project management

Communication skills

Customer-facing

Problem-solving

Tools

Oracle

Smartsheet

Power BI

Job description

Join a $10B+ global technology leader in critical digital infrastructure, supporting the systems that power data centers, telecommunications, industrial facilities, and other essential operations worldwide. With a global presence across nearly 70 countries, the organization is at the forefront of delivering innovative infrastructure solutions that keep the connected world running.

This is an opportunity to work with a highly respected, global organization where innovation, operational excellence, continuous improvement, and customer focus are central to the culture.

Position Overview:

We are seeking an experienced Senior Project Manager to lead critical infrastructure and data center projects from pre-sales through equipment installation, startup, and commissioning. The role will manage project scope, schedule, budget, quality, resources, customer relationships, and overall project execution.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead projects to meet scope, schedule, quality, safety, and financial targets.
• Coordinate with order management, manufacturing, logistics, contractors, field services, and warranty teams.
• Manage project resources and establish clear responsibilities across functional teams.
• Work closely with customers, contractors, and jobsite teams to ensure successful project execution.
• Monitor project budgets, costs, margins, schedules, and overall financial performance.
• Identify and resolve project risks, issues, and potential schedule or cost impacts.
• Conduct project meetings, presentations, and stakeholder communications.
• Support a strong safety culture throughout project execution.
• Use project management and reporting tools such as Oracle, Smartsheet, and Power BI.
• Travel to customer/job sites approximately 25–30%.

Qualifications:

• 5+ years of project management experience.
• Experience with critical infrastructure, data centers, or large-scale construction projects preferred.
• Knowledge of electrical and mechanical contracting/construction.
• Strong customer-facing, communication, organization, and problem-solving skills.
• Experience managing project budgets, schedules, resources, and contractors.
• PMP certification preferred.
• Knowledge of engineering, manufacturing, commissioning, UPS, thermal, battery, or monitoring systems is a plus.