Senior Data Center Program Manager - Remote

Jones Lang LaSalle Incorporated

United States

On-site

USD 115,000 - 135,000

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL) is seeking a Senior Project Manager to lead end‑to‑end delivery of complex data center infrastructure projects. You will own cost, schedule, scope, and client outcomes, directing PMs, APMs, and coordinators across multiple engaged sites, including remote assignments in Austin, TX.

The role requires 7+ years in large, high‑value construction projects, with experience in GMP/NTE contracts, MEP systems, and critical power/cooling.

Qualifications

7+ years of construction project management experience in data center, industrial, or mission‑critical environments.
Proven track record delivering projects at scale: $50M+ total project cost, high schedule intensity.
Direct oversight of trade contractors (electrical, mechanical, generator, controls, structural) in energized construction settings.

Responsibilities

Lead full project delivery on the program’s complex and high‑value engagements, owning all performance outcomes across cost, schedule, scope, weekly OAC meetings, quality, and client satisfaction.
Provide guidance and direction to PMs, APMs and Project Coordinators assigned to support their projects, maintaining delivery standards, documentation integrity, and workstream alignment.
Lead pre‑design and feasibility efforts alongside engineering, including due diligence, constructability review, capacity validation, and value engineering, to establish viable design paths and ROM estimates with the highest confidence possible given compressed timelines.
Drive the compressed, parallelized delivery methodology required for speed‑to‑market commitments, adapting conventional pre‑planning sequencing and contractor coordination norms for projects of the large scale and technical complexity.
Develop and review Method of Procedures (MOPs) for critical infrastructure, providing detailed status reports and maintaining comprehensive project documentation.
Execute procurement and commercial execution, including RFP development, vendor qualification, negotiation, and direct contracting of vendors and suppliers under NTE/GMP arrangements.
Coordinate prime and trade contracts through complex, phased, and overlapping delivery.
Manage project‑level performance, including GMP/NTE budgets, ROM development, change orders, forecasts, pay applications, and variance analysis.
Serve as the primary day‑to‑day client interface on assigned projects, translating technical requirements into actionable plans and delivering rigorous, data‑driven reporting to demanding clients.
Identify, document, and elevate risk on projects with notable technical, schedule, and commercial exposure.
Ensure quality assurance and commissioning of critical power, cooling, life‑safety, and control systems within active, energized environment.
Perform comprehensive field assessments including onsite electrical equipment evaluations, operational testing, and commissioning activities.
Collaborate on designing project plans, specifications, and engineering drawings using CAD software.
Enforce site safety protocols; lead safety stand‑downs and corrective actions when incidents occur on assigned projects.
Support contract administration, compliance, insurance documentation, and governance on all assigned engagements.