Senior Project Manager - Data Center Construction

Turner & Townsend; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Turner & Townsend is seeking a Senior Project Manager to oversee large-scale construction projects in the Washington, DC area. The role focuses on delivering compliant projects by coordinating architects, engineers and supply chains.

The candidate should have 5–7 years in project management, strong organizational skills, and proficiency with Procore and standard PM tools. This on-site role emphasizes governance, reporting, and timely milestone delivery.

Qualifications

• 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 and ability to work with a broad team.
• Proficiency in Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, Procore and PM tools.

Responsibilities

• Manage stakeholders including architects, engineers and supply chains to deliver compliant projects.
• Analyze, track, and 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.
• Produce formal project status reports and other required reports.
• Monitor the progress of multiple construction projects to apply design standards correctly.
• Manage the interface between all suppliers through monthly trackers and weekly reviews.
• Forecast and update key project milestones.
• Provide technical support to owners, architects, general contractors and regional stakeholders.
• Rapid response to RFIs from the field.

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder management

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in construction management

Bachelor's degree in civil engineering

Tools

Excel

Word

PowerPoint

Outlook

Procore

Construction project management tools

Job description

• Full-time

Company Description

Turner & Townsend is a global professional services company with over 22,000 people in more than 60 countries.

Working with our clients across real estate, infrastructure, energy and natural resources, we transform together delivering outcomes that improve people’s lives. Working in partnership makes it possible to deliver the world’s most impactful projects and programs as we turn challenge into opportunity and complexity into success.

Our capabilities include program, project, cost, asset and commercial management, controls and performance, procurement and supply chain, net zero and digital solutions.

We are majority-owned by CBRE Group, Inc., the world’s largest commercial real estate services and investment firm, with our partners holding a significant minority interest. Turner & Townsend and CBRE work together to provide clients with the premier program, project and cost management offering in markets around the world.

Job Description

Turner & Townsend are seeking an experienced Senior Project Manager to join our team. The ideal individual will have prior experience supporting large-scale construction projects.

Responsibilities:

• Manage stakeholders including architects, engineers, and supply chains to deliver compliant projects.


• Can 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.


• Client management – assist in developing excellent working relationships with Clients, with a view towards maximizing new opportunities.


• Strategic Thinking - provides 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 are captured.


• Process improvement – Identify ways to improve internal systems and processes

Qualifications

• 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.


• Proficiency in Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, Procore, and construction project management tools.

Additional Information

*On site requirements might change based on client needs*

SOX control responsibilities may be part of this role, which are to be adhered to where applicable.

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.