Senior PM, Data Center Construction – Lead Critical Systems

Cumming Management Group; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Cumming Group is seeking a Senior Project Manager to support data hall portions of new-build data center projects across multiple U.S. locations, including Atlanta.

You will lead customer-specific construction and fit-out activities, coordinating design, procurement, construction, commissioning, and turnover to ensure scope, schedule, and readiness targets are met. The role requires 6+ years in construction PM with data center experience, strong leadership, and ability to manage budgets,

Qualifications

• 6+ years in construction project management, including mission-critical or data center projects.
• Experience managing projects through design, procurement, construction, commissioning, and closeout.
• Knowledge of data center electrical, mechanical, and critical infrastructure systems.
• Experience managing contractors, consultants, budgets, schedules, and stakeholder relationships.
• Data center experience highly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead customer-specific construction and fit-out scope within large-scale data center projects.
• Coordinate customer requirements with design, engineering, construction, procurement, commissioning, and operations teams.
• Manage scope, budget, schedule, procurement, risk, and change management through turnover.
• Review customer requirements and impacts to architectural, structural, mechanical, electrical, controls, security, and life-safety systems.
• Lead design coordination and technical reviews with customers, consultants, contractors, and internal teams.
• Develop scopes of work, bid packages, cost estimates, and procurement plans.
• Manage change orders, commercial impacts, and cost recovery related to customer-driven changes.
• Track long-lead equipment and materials and drive procurement to protect project milestones.
• Coordinate field execution with General Contractors, trade partners, vendors, commissioning teams, and customer representatives.
• Monitor progress, critical-path activities, and project risks; drive mitigation and recovery plans as needed.
• Serve as a primary customer interface throughout construction, commissioning, and turnover.
• Lead punch list, closeout, documentation, and operational readiness activities.
• Provide regular reporting on cost, schedule, procurement, risk, and key customer commitments.

Skills

Data center experience

Project management

Budget management

Stakeholder management

Education

BS in Construction, Engineering, or related field

Job description

Cumming Group is seeking a Senior Project Manager to support data hall portions of new-build data center projects across multiple U.S. locations, including Atlanta.

You will lead customer-specific construction and fit-out activities, coordinating design, procurement, construction, commissioning, and turnover to ensure scope, schedule, and readiness targets are met. The role requires 6+ years in construction PM with data center experience, strong leadership, and ability to manage budgets,