Senior Project Manager Data Center

CBRE Group, Inc.; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 130,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

CBRE Group, Inc. in the Washington DC area seeks an experienced Senior Project Manager to lead large-scale data center construction programs across DC and Richmond, VA. You will coordinate architects, engineers, and suppliers to deliver compliant projects and manage milestones.

The role emphasizes governance, best-practice implementation, and timely reporting. You'll oversee multiple projects, provide technical support to owners and stakeholders, respond to RFIs, and drive cost control and

Qualifications

• Experience in leading large-scale data center or critical facilities construction projects.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Ability to manage multiple projects on schedule and on budget.

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.
• 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.

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 greater Washington DC and Richmond, VA areas. 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.