Senior Project Manager

Metric DCX; Town of Texas (WI); On-site; USD 125,000 - 165,000; Full time

Job summary

Confidential AI Company in Austin, TX seeks a Senior Project Manager to lead a large-scale data center development as the Owner’s Representative. You will guide the project from design through commissioning, coordinating with architects, engineers, contractors, and vendors to ensure safety, schedule, budget, and quality targets are met.

Ideal candidates have 8+ years of PM experience in mission-critical facilities and a strong grasp of cost control, scheduling, procurement, and risk management,

Qualifications

• 8+ years of progressive project management experience in data centers or mission-critical facilities.
• Large-scale capital construction projects experience, preferably $100M+.
• Experience in an Owner’s Representative, developer, GC, construction management role.
• Strong knowledge of construction, scheduling, cost control, procurement, and commissioning.

Responsibilities

• Represent the Owner throughout the project lifecycle.
• Manage scope, schedule, budget, risk, procurement, design coordination, construction, commissioning, closeout.
• Coordinate with architects, engineers, GCs, vendors, and consultants.
• Establish and maintain execution plans, schedules, budgets, reporting, and governance.

Skills

PM leadership

large-scale capital projects

Owner’s Representative experience

cost control

scheduling

risk management

stakeholder management

communication

multidisciplinary coordination

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management/Engineering/Architecture

Tools

MS Project/Primavera

Job description

Owner’s Representative | Confidential AI Company | Austin, TX

Location: Austin, Texas

Employment Type: Full-Time

Industry: Data Center / Mission-Critical Infrastructure / Artificial Intelligence

Position: Senior Project Manager

About the Opportunity

Our client is a leading, rapidly growing AI technology company undertaking the development of a large-scale data center campus in the Austin, Texas market.

We are seeking an experienced Senior Project Manager to join the Owner’s Representative team and provide day-to-day project leadership throughout the development and delivery of this highly complex, mission-critical facility.

This is a high-visibility opportunity for a seasoned project management professional who has experience delivering large-scale data centers, mission-critical facilities, semiconductor facilities, advanced manufacturing, or other technically complex capital projects.

The successful candidate will work closely with the Owner, design consultants, architects, engineers, general contractors, vendors, and other project stakeholders to ensure the project is delivered safely, on schedule, within budget, and to the required quality standards.

Key Responsibilities

• Serve as a senior representative of the Owner throughout the project lifecycle.
• Manage project scope, schedule, budget, risk, procurement, design coordination, construction, commissioning, and closeout.
• Coordinate closely with architects, engineers, general contractors, specialty contractors, equipment vendors, and other consultants.
• Establish and maintain project execution plans, schedules, budgets, reporting processes, and governance procedures.
• Review and challenge project schedules, cost plans, change orders, RFIs, submittals, and other project documentation.
• Identify schedule, cost, design, procurement, and construction risks and develop mitigation strategies.
• Lead regular project meetings and drive accountability across project stakeholders.
• Monitor construction progress against approved milestones and critical-path activities.
• Support procurement and long-lead equipment strategy, including coordination of mission-critical infrastructure and electrical/mechanical systems.
• Partner with commissioning teams to support integrated testing, turnover, and operational readiness.
• Provide senior-level reporting to Owner leadership regarding project status, risks, decisions, and key milestones.
• Ensure project execution aligns with applicable safety, quality, regulatory, contractual, and technical requirements.
• Assist with contractor selection, bid evaluations, contract administration, and commercial negotiations.
• Manage multiple workstreams simultaneously while maintaining strong attention to detail and execution discipline.
• Develop strong working relationships across technical and non-technical teams.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of progressive project management experience, preferably within data centers or other mission-critical environments.
• Demonstrated experience managing large-scale capital construction projects, ideally with project values of $100M+.
• Experience working in an Owner’s Representative, developer, general contractor, construction management, or equivalent project leadership capacity.
• Strong understanding of commercial construction, design management, scheduling, cost control, procurement, and commissioning.
• Experience with mission-critical infrastructure, including familiarity with medium/high-voltage electrical systems, generators, UPS systems, cooling infrastructure, controls, and critical power distribution.
• Ability to understand and coordinate complex architectural, structural, mechanical, electrical, and civil disciplines.
• Strong knowledge of project controls, including cost forecasting, schedule management, change management, and risk management.
• Excellent communication, negotiation, and stakeholder-management skills.
• Ability to operate effectively in a fast-paced environment with evolving priorities.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities.
• Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management, Engineering, Architecture, or a related discipline preferred.
• PMP, PE, CCM, or other relevant professional certification is a plus.

Preferred Experience

• High-density computing environments
• Large-scale electrical infrastructure
• Mission-critical commissioning and integrated systems testing
• Experience managing projects in excess of $250MExperience working directly for or alongside major technology companies
• Experience with fast-track design and construction delivery models

What You'll Bring

The ideal candidate is a hands-on project leader who can operate comfortably at both the strategic and tactical levels. You should be capable of reviewing a master schedule in the morning, resolving a design coordination issue in the afternoon, and presenting a project risk and mitigation plan to executive leadership later that day.

You are highly organized, commercially aware, technically credible, and comfortable holding sophisticated project teams accountable to commitments.

Because this project supports the expansion of next-generation AI infrastructure, confidentiality, discretion, and sound judgment are essential.

Why Join

• Opportunity to work on a high-profile, next-generation AI data center development
• Direct exposure to a rapidly scaling technology environment
• Significant project scale and complexity
• High visibility with Owner and executive stakeholders
• Opportunity to influence project strategy, delivery, and execution
• Competitive compensation and benefits
• Long-term opportunity within a growing Owner’s Representative organization

Confidential Search: Due to the nature of the client and project, additional information regarding the end client, campus location, and project specifications will be provided during the interview process.