Senior Project Manager - Data Center Construction

Cumming Management Group, Inc.; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 121,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

401(k)

401(k) Matching

Paid Time Off

Paid Holidays

Short and long‑term disability

Employee Assistance Program

Job summary

Cumming Group is hiring a Senior Project Manager to lead data center construction and fit‑out activities across multiple locations, including Atlanta. You will orchestrate design, procurement, construction, commissioning, and turnover to meet scope, schedule, budget and operational readiness requirements.

The role requires 6+ years in construction project management, with data center or mission‑critical experience preferred.

Qualifications

• Experience managing data center, mission‑critical, industrial, or other complex construction projects.
• Strong understanding of data centre design, construction, fit‑out, commissioning, and turnover.
• Experience managing projects from design through construction and operational handoff.

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 project mgmt

Cross-functional leadership

Budget control

Scheduling

Stakeholder management

Education

BS in Construction, Engineering, or related field

Job description

Company Overview

At Cumming Group, you will work on some of the world's most exciting projects in a dynamic environment where your success is measured by the impact you make. We are one of the fastest-growing project and cost management consultancies in the United States, as reflected in our top 15 rankings in ENR. With over 70 offices globally, an extremely diverse project portfolio, and double‑digit year-over-year revenue growth, the opportunities to make your mark are limitless!

Position Summary

The Senior Project Manager will support the data hall portion of a new‑build data center projects at our Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas, Kansas City, and Des Moines locations. This role will lead customer‑specific construction and fit‑out activities, coordinating design, procurement, construction, commissioning, and turnover to ensure scope, schedule, budget, and operational readiness requirements are met.

Essential Duties & 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.

Knowledge & Skills Required

• Experience managing data center, mission‑critical, industrial, or other complex construction projects.
• Strong understanding of data centre design, construction, fit‑out, commissioning, and turnover.
• Experience managing projects from design through construction and operational handoff.
• Working knowledge of mechanical, electrical, controls, security, and other critical systems.
• Experience with budgets, cost estimates, contracts, change orders, procurement, and commercial negotiations.
• Strong knowledge of construction sequencing, scheduling, long‑lead procurement, and risk management.
• Ability to manage contractors, consultants, vendors, and multidisciplinary project teams.
• Strong customer‑facing communication, leadership, negotiation, and problem‑solving skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast‑paced construction environment.
• 6+ years of construction project management experience, including mission‑critical or data centre projects.
• Proven experience managing projects through design, procurement, construction, commissioning, and close‑out.
• Knowledge of data centre electrical, mechanical, and critical infrastructure systems.
• Experience managing contractors, consultants, budgets, schedules, and stakeholder relationships.
• Data centre experience highly preferred.

Preferred Education and Experience

• Education: BS in Construction, Engineering, or related field
• Experience: 8+ years experience in project management, preferably on data centre builds.

Salary

The salary range for this full‑time role is $121,200.00-$169,666.69 per year. Ranges are determined based on the position, geography, client, and industry experience and level, and represent a good faith effort to provide a fair and equitable salary. This range reflects base salary only, and not the total compensation package. Cumming Group reserves the right to pay more or less than the posted range, depending on a candidate’s experience, skills, and qualifications, including client requirements.

Benefits

• Medical
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• 401(k)
• 401(k) Matching
• Paid Time Off
• Paid Holidays
• Short and long‑term disability
• Employee Assistance Program

Equal Employment Opportunity

Cumming Group is committed to providing Equal Employment Opportunity in its personnel policies and practices. It is Cumming Group’s policy to recruit, hire, train and promote Team Members and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, age, sex, marital status, registered domestic partner status, genetic information, sexual preference, sexual orientation, gender (including gender expression and gender identity), pregnancy (including childbirth or related medical conditions, including breastfeeding), military service, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, physical disability, mental disability, veteran status or any other protected classification under federal, state, or local law. All such decisions are based on (1) individual merit, qualifications, and competence as they relate to the particular position, and (2) promotion of the principle of equal employment opportunity. All other terms and conditions of employment, such as compensation, benefits, transfers, layoff, return from layoff, training, education, and social and recreational programs, are administered without regard to the characteristics described above. To this end, Cumming Group complies with all provisions of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 as amended, all of the rules, regulations and relevant orders of the Secretary of Labor, and all similar state and local laws.

About Cumming Group

At Cumming Group, we are passionate about helping our clients execute large‑scale, complex projects on‑time and within budget. Our project and cost‑management services are specifically tailored to each client’s needs and add meaningful value at every step of a project’s development. Drawing on deep expertise in the communities and sectors we serve, we anticipate and solve problems, deliver solutions, and drive results. Since opening our doors in 1996, Cumming Group has grown to 50+ offices globally, and is now home to more than 3,000+ team members – including many of the brightest minds in the industry.