Senior Project Manager - Data Center Construction

Cumming; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 93,000 - 124,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

401(k)

401(k) Matching

Paid Time Off

Paid Holidays

Disability Insurance

Employee Assistance Program

Job summary

Cumming Group in Austin, TX is seeking a Senior Construction Project Manager to lead a data center project from design through operational handover. You will coordinate with developers, contractors, and operations to ensure seamless integration and timely delivery.

The role requires 8+ years of construction project management, including mission-critical or data centers, with experience across design, procurement, construction, commissioning, and closeout.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of construction project management experience, including mission-critical or data center projects.
• Proven experience managing projects through design, procurement, construction, commissioning, and closeout.
• Knowledge of data center electrical, mechanical, and critical infrastructure systems.
• Experience managing contractors, consultants, budgets, schedules, and stakeholder relationships.
• Data center experience highly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead the planning, execution, and delivery of the data center construction project from design through operational handover.
• Manage project scope, budget, schedule, contracts, risks, quality, and change management.
• Coordinate stakeholders to align project objectives, technical requirements, and construction activities.
• Oversee procurement, contractor performance, and construction execution.
• Support design reviews, value engineering, and compliance with project standards and applicable codes.
• Coordinate commissioning activities, project closeout, documentation, and operational readiness.
• Provide regular reporting on project progress, budget, risks, and key milestones to project leadership.
• Foster collaboration among project teams to ensure successful delivery of mission-critical infrastructure.

Skills

PM experience

Data center

Full lifecycle

M&E knowledge

Education

BS degree

Job description

Senior Project Manager – Data Center Construction

Location: Austin, TX

Time Type: Full time

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!

We are hiring a Senior Construction Project Manager to work on a new build data site in Martindale, TX. This role coordinates closely with developers, construction managers, design consultants, contractors, commissioning teams, equipment vendors, and operations personnel to manage project interfaces, resolve issues, and ensure seamless integration across all phases of the project. Come join our team!

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• Lead the planning, execution, and delivery of the data center construction project from design through operational handover.
• Manage project scope, budget, schedule, contracts, risks, quality, and change management.
• Coordinate stakeholders to align project objectives, technical requirements, and construction activities.
• Oversee procurement, contractor performance, and construction execution.
• Support design reviews, value engineering, and compliance with project standards and applicable codes.
• Coordinate commissioning activities, project closeout, documentation, and operational readiness.
• Provide regular reporting on project progress, budget, risks, and key milestones to project leadership.
• Foster collaboration among project teams to ensure successful delivery of mission-critical infrastructure.

Knowledge & Skills Required

• 8+ years of construction project management experience, including mission-critical or data center projects.
• Proven experience managing projects through design, procurement, construction, commissioning, and closeout.
• Knowledge of data center electrical, mechanical, and critical infrastructure systems.
• Experience managing contractors, consultants, budgets, schedules, and stakeholder relationships.
• Data center experience highly preferred.

Preferred Education and Experience

Education: BS in Construction, Cost & Commercial Management, Engineering, Quantity Surveying, or related field

Experience: 4 to 5 years in Cost & Commercial Management or Quantity Surveying with professional accreditation

Preferred Certification: Professional accreditation MRICS, AssocRICS, CCP, CEP, CPE or equivalent

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The salary range for this full-time role is $93,000.00-$124,000.02 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.

In addition to base salary, Cumming Group offers a comprehensive benefits package including:

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

About Us

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.

Learn more about what a great organization we are here.

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.

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.