Senior Project Manager Data Center

CBRE Group, Inc.; Atlanta, Northern (GA, KY); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 165,000; Full time

Job summary

CBRE Group, Inc. in Atlanta, GA is seeking an experienced Senior Project Manager to lead large-scale Data Center campuses. The role focuses on coordinating architects, engineers, and suppliers to deliver compliant projects on time and within budget.

You will oversee governance, track milestones, produce status reports, manage design teams, respond to RFIs, and provide cost control guidance. This position requires strong stakeholder management and a proactive, detail‑oriented approach.

Qualifications

• Experience managing large-scale data center construction projects.

Responsibilities

• Manage stakeholders including architects, engineers, and supply chains to deliver compliant projects.
• Analyze, track, and effectively manage critical milestone activities to avoid schedule slips.
• Verify that effective project governance, processes and systems are utilized.
• Ensure application of best practice on all projects.
• Production of formal project status reports and other reports as required.

Job description

About the role

We are seeking an experienced Senior Project Manager to join our team in support of large-scale Data Center campuses in Atlanta, GA. The ideal individual will have prior experience supporting large-scale construction projects.

What you'll do

• Manage stakeholders including architects, engineers, and supply chains to deliver compliant projects.
• Analyze, track, and effectively manage critical milestone activities to avoid schedule slips.
• Verify that effective project governance, processes and systems are utilized
• Ensure application of best practice on all projects.
• Production of formal project status reports and other reports as required.
• Monitor the progress of multiple construction projects simultaneously to ensure that the approved design standards are applied correctly.
• Manage the interface between all suppliers through monthly trackers and weekly reviews.
• Manage the flow of project information between the project team through regular meetings and written communications.
• Forecast and update key project milestones.
• Manage and monitor local design teams in accordance with commission criteria.
• Provide technical support to owners, architects, general contractors and regional stakeholders.
• Rapid response to RFIs from the field.
• Provide expertise for cost control, value engineering, and constructability guidance where required.
• Independent review of status reports, drawing submittals, timelines and costs from architects, contractors and suppliers.
• SOX control responsibilities may be part of this role, which are to be adhered to where applicable.
• Client Management
  • Assist in developing excellent working relationships with Clients, with a view towards maximizing new opportunities.
• Strategic Thinking
  • Provide advice to project teams on approaches that can be adopted to successfully achieve both clients' objectives and business objectives.
• Knowledge Management
  • Ensure that key information and learnings generated from each project is captured.
• Process improvement
  • Identify ways to improve internal systems and processes.