Senior Construction Project Manager | Mission Critical Owner’s Representative

Himes Associates, Ltd.; Abilene (TX); On-site; USD 130,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Himes Associates, Ltd. is seeking an experienced Senior Construction Project Manager to serve as an Owner's Representative for a major hyperscale data center campus in Abilene, Texas.

This is a full-time onsite leadership role working directly with the client, contractors, and the technical team to drive delivery. You will own scope, schedule, and budget, manage risks, coordinate MEP interfaces, and lead inspections, turnover, and closeout, ensuring high-quality outcomes in a fast-paced

Qualifications

• BS/BA in Engineering or related field; PMP/PE/CCM preferred.
• 10+ years of construction/project management experience with complex projects.
• Data center or mission-critical construction experience required; hyperscale preferred.
• Experience coordinating electrical, mechanical, controls, and infrastructure systems.
• Strong client reporting and proactive communication.

Responsibilities

• Own assigned project scope, schedule, budget, quality, risk, documentation, and closeout.
• Coordinate among client stakeholders, contractors, vendors, and design teams.
• Oversee construction execution; identify risks before milestones.
• Manage complex MEP interfaces and critical infrastructure integration.
• Track schedules, milestones, dependencies, and long-lead equipment.
• Support procurement, delivery, installation, testing, turnover, and closeout.
• Maintain daily/weekly project reporting and stakeholder communications.
• Participate in client meetings and drive actions to closure.

Skills

Senior PM experience

Data center experience

Owner's Representative

Client-facing leadership

MS Office fluency

Education

BS/BA in Engineering

PMP/PE/CCM (plus)

Tools

Microsoft Office

Scheduling software

Document control systems

Job description

Tired of just working for clients instead of WITH clients? Looking for more ownership, autonomy, and impact?

NOW is your opportunity to make a smart move and join our Fun, Respectful, High-Performing Team at Himes Associates, Ltd.!

Himes has built long-standing relationships with both our Teammates AND our Clients by delivering exceptional work and treating great people like partners.

If you're looking for challenging, high-profile work where your experience and judgment matter, Team Get S**t Done is looking for an experienced Senior Construction Project Manager to support the delivery of a major hyperscale data center campus in Abilene, Texas with a full-time onsite leadership role.

Who Should Apply?

YOU if you fit the Team GSD Qualities listed below:

• Experienced (or aspiring) Senior Project Managers with a track record delivering large-scale data center, mission-critical, electrical, MEP, or similarly complex construction projects.
• Data center professionals who understand the pace, technical complexity, coordination, and accountability required on a hyperscale construction site.
• Engineers, Construction Managers, and Project Managers ready to bring strong technical and construction expertise to an Owner's Representative role.
• Professionals who are comfortable being fully embedded onsite and working directly alongside the client, contractors, vendors, and project teams.
• Strong client-facing leaders who communicate proactively, drive follow-through, and can independently manage priorities in a fast-moving construction environment.

A Team GSD Member:

• Brings an entrepreneurial mindset with the ability to innovate and adapt.
• Builds trust with clients and communicates confidently at every level.
• Is accountable. Owns it and delivers it.
• Respects teammates, partners, and clients.
• Anticipates problems, brings solutions, and knows when to escal
• Refuses to settle for "average."

Why Work with Himes?

• Competitive compensation
• Long-standing client relationships and a growing mission critical portfolio
• Exciting, high-profile projects you will be proud of
• Autonomy without bureaucracy
• Direct access to Himes leadership and an experienced technical team
• The trust, resources, and support you need to excel
• Opportunity to continue growing with Himes as our data center and mission-critical portfolio expands

What To Expect in this Role

As an Owner's Representative supporting the Tenant Fit-Out construction of a major hyperscale data center campus, you'll work onsite as an integrated member of the Tenant's project team, providing the project leadership, technical judgment, coordination, and follow-through required to keep complex construction moving.

• Own assigned project responsibilities across scope, schedule, budget, quality, risk, documentation, and closeout, maintaining clear visibility into project status and upcoming priorities.
• Serve as a key point of coordination among client stakeholders, construction managers, general contractors, trade partners, design teams, vendors, commissioning teams, and other project partners.
• Oversee construction execution and proactively identify schedule, procurement, quality, coordination, constructability, and technical risks before they affect critical milestones.
• Coordinate complex MEP and mission-critical infrastructure, including interfaces among electrical, mechanical, controls, equipment, and supporting building systems.
• Track project schedules, critical milestones, constraints, long-lead equipment, dependencies, and contractor commitments, driving action when performance begins to slip.
• Support procurement, equipment delivery, installation, testing, commissioning, turnover, and closeout activities across multiple concurrent workstreams.
• Drive critical project workflows including RFIs, submittals, change management, action items, issue resolution, project documentation, and stakeholder decisions.
• Maintain accurate and timely daily and weekly project reporting, clearly communicating progress, risks, decisions, outstanding actions, and upcoming activities.
• Participate in project and OAC meetings, drive assigned action items to closure, and ensure commitments are documented and followed through.
• Anticipate problems and bring forward clear options and recommendations rather than waiting for direction.
• Communicate proactively with the client and project leadership regarding schedule impacts, site issues, absences, changing conditions, or anything that could affect project execution.
• Represent the owner professionally onsite and build strong working relationships across the project team.

Minimum Qualifications

• BS/BA in Engineering, Construction Management, Architecture, or related technical field preferred; PMP, PE, CCM, or similar professional credentials are a plus.
• 10+ years of construction/project management experience, with significant responsibility for complex construction execution.
• Demonstrated data center or mission-critical construction experience required; hyperscale data center experience strongly preferred.
• Experience managing technically complex projects involving electrical, mechanical, controls, and mission-critical infrastructure systems.
• Strong understanding of construction sequencing, schedules, procurement, long-lead equipment, RFIs, submittals, change management, QA/QC, commissioning, and turnover.
• Demonstrated ability to independently manage project priorities and maintain accountability across multiple concurrent workstreams.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including concise client reporting and the ability to expand issues with clear recommendations.
• Proven ability to build effective relationships with owners, contractors, engineers, vendors, commissioning teams, and field personnel.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office, Excel, and construction/project management platforms; experience with scheduling and document-control systems is strongly preferred.
• Proactive, accountable, highly organized, and comfortable operating with significant autonomy in a fast-paced field environment.
• Ability to work onsite full-time in Abilene, Texas during traditional construction hours Monday-Friday, with rotating weekend assignments as required.