Senior Project Manager Data Center

CBRE; Dunwoody (GA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

CBRE is seeking a Senior Project Manager to lead large-scale Data Center campus projects in Atlanta, GA. The role involves coordinating architects, engineers, and supply chains to deliver compliant projects and managing milestones and governance.

This position emphasizes cost control, risk management, and effective communication with owners and stakeholders. The successful candidate will have 5–7 years of PM experience, strong organizational skills, and proficiency with Procore and common office

Qualifications

• Authorized to work in the United States without visa sponsorship now or in the future.
• Bachelor's degree in construction management, civil engineering, or equivalent experience.
• Minimum 5–7 years of relevant project management experience.
• Strong organizational and management skills for teamwork.
• Excellent presentation and communication skills with Excel/office tools proficiency.

Responsibilities

• Manage stakeholders including architects, engineers, and suppliers to deliver compliant projects.
• Analyze and track critical milestone activities to avoid schedule slips.
• Ensure effective project governance, processes and systems are used.
• Produce formal project status reports and other required reports.
• Monitor multiple construction projects to apply design standards correctly.
• Facilitate interface with suppliers via monthly trackers and weekly reviews.
• Communicate project information through meetings and written updates.
• Forecast and update key project milestones.
• Provide technical support to owners, architects, GCs and regional stakeholders.
• Respond rapidly to RFIs from the field and advise on cost control and constructability.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Project tracking

Governance & processes

Communication

Office tools (Excel/Word/PowerPoint/OD

Education

Bachelor's degree in CM / CE or equivalent

Tools

Procore

Construction PM tools

Excel

Word

PowerPoint

Outlook

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.

What you'll need

Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States without the need for visa sponsorship now or in the future.

• Bachelor's degree in construction management, civil engineering, or applicable bachelor's degree and or equivalent experience.
• Minimum 5-7 years of relevant project management experience.
• Strong organizational and management skills – the ability to work effectively and collaboratively with the broader team.
• Effective presentation skills.
• Proficiency in Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, Procore, and construction project management tools.
• Excellent communication skills.

Additional Information

*On-site presence and requirements may change depending on our clients' needs.

Our inspired people share our vision and mission. We provide a great place to work, where each person has the opportunity and voice to affect change.

We want our people to succeed both in work and life. To support this we promote a healthy, productive and flexible working environment that respects work-life balance.

Turner & Townsend is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees and actively encourage applications from all sectors of the community.

Please find out more about us at www.turnerandtownsend.com/

Turner & Townsend does not accept any speculative or unsolicited CV's that have been sent to our internal recruitment team or hiring managers from agencies outside of our preferred supplier list or that have not followed due process. Any speculative or unsolicited CV's will be treated as a direct application.

Disclaimer:

Please be advised that effective January 1, 2025, CBRE Project Management and Turner &Townsend was consolidated into a single global business entity. As a candidate applying for a position, you should be aware that while your initial employment may be with Turner & Townsend PJM US LLC, you will subsequently transfer directly to Turner & Townsend at a date to be determined.

Equal Employment Opportunity:

CBRE is an equal opportunity employer that values diversity. We have a long-standing commitment to providing equal employment opportunity to all qualified applicants regardless of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, veteran status, political belief, or any other basis protected by applicable law.

Candidate Accommodations:

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