Senior Project Manager (Data Center Electrical Construction)

Ascendo Resources, LLC; Richmond (VA); On-site; USD 170,000 - 215,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Prescription Coverage

401(k) with company match

Life Insurance

Disability Insurance

Flexible Spending Accounts

Paid Vacation and Holidays

Tuition Reimbursement

Wellness Resources

Job summary

Ascendo Resources, LLC is seeking a Senior Project Manager for data center electrical construction in Richmond, VA. You will lead delivery, manage budgets, schedules, procurement, and coordination with field leaders to ensure safe, on-time, and on-budget project completion.

The role requires deep experience in large-scale electrical projects, data center distribution, and leadership of project teams. Relocation assistance is available for nationwide candidates; Richmond-based with local site

Qualifications

• 10+ years in construction project management, with 5+ years in electrical or critical power projects.
• Direct experience managing electrical scope of data center projects.
• Budgets, labor, procurement, schedules, forecasting, and change management ownership.
• Experience with data center electrical distribution, cabling, and white-space fit-out.
• Familiar with switchgear, transformers, generators, UPS, MV/LV distribution.
• Experience leading PMs and coordinating with superintendents and field teams.
• Ability to translate drawings and specs into actionable plans.
• Strong communication and negotiation, plus organizational skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead electrical construction delivery for large data center projects with PMs and field teams.
• Own budgets, forecasts, labor planning, and resource allocation; manage variances.
• Develop schedules, milestones, and procurement plans to meet requirements.
• Oversee procurement of long-lead equipment; address supply and sequencing issues.
• Manage change orders, RFIs, scope reviews, and contractual requirements.
• Oversee estimating, proposals, billing, and financial reporting.
• Coordinate installation sequencing, testing, commissioning, and turnover.
• Conduct site reviews for safety, quality, productivity and progress.
• Communicate status, risks, and recovery plans to clients and leadership.
• Coach and develop project managers and field personnel.

Skills

Communication

Organization

Negotiation

Problem solving

Electrical drawings

Project management

Financial systems

Education

Related degree or electrician license

Tools

Microsoft Office

COINS

ConEst

Job description

Senior Project Manager — Data Center Electrical Construction

About the opportunity

Ascendo Resources is partnering with an electrical construction organization to recruit a Senior Project Manager in Richmond, Virginia.

This opportunity offers substantial responsibility for data center electrical construction, including project financial performance, field execution, procurement, and team leadership. You’ll guide project managers and coordinate with field leaders to deliver complex electrical systems safely, on schedule, and within budget.

The position is based in Richmond, with local project-site responsibilities and no required travel between markets. Relocation assistance is available for candidates nationwide.

What you will do

• Lead electrical construction delivery for large-scale data center projects, coordinating project managers, field leadership, subcontractors, and suppliers.
• Own electrical project budgets, cost forecasts, labor planning, and resource allocation; identify variances and implement corrective actions.
• Develop and manage schedules, procurement milestones, and execution plans aligned with project requirements.
• Oversee procurement and delivery of long-lead electrical equipment, working with vendors and project teams to address supply and sequencing challenges.
• Manage electrical change orders, RFIs, scope reviews, and contract requirements in coordination with clients, general contractors, and design partners.
• Lead estimating and proposal reviews, project billing, collections, and financial reporting.
• Coordinate installation sequencing, testing, commissioning, and turnover activities for electrical distribution and critical power systems.
• Conduct regular site reviews to monitor safety, quality, productivity, and progress.
• Communicate project status, financial outlook, risks, and recovery plans to clients and senior leadership.
• Coach and develop project managers and supporting personnel through clear expectations, delegation, and performance feedback.

Required qualifications

• At least 10 years of construction project management experience, including five or more years managing large-scale, complex electrical or critical power infrastructure projects.
• Direct experience managing the electrical construction scope of data center projects for an electrical contractor.
• Personal responsibility for electrical budgets, labor resources, procurement, schedules, forecasting, and change management.
• Experience with data center electrical distribution, cabling, and white-space fit-out.
• Working knowledge of systems such as switchgear, transformers, generators, UPS, and medium- and low-voltage distribution.
• Experience with retrofits in operational facilities and coordination of interconnected critical facility systems.
• Experience leading project managers and coordinating with superintendents and electrical field teams.
• Ability to interpret electrical drawings, specifications, and project requirements and translate them into practical execution plans.
• Strong communication, organization, negotiation, and problem-solving skills.
• Strong computer skills and the ability to learn construction project-management and financial systems.

Preferred qualifications

• A related degree, relevant trade credentials such as a journeyman or master electrician’s license, or a comparable combination of education, training, and experience.
• PMP or PMI-SP certification.
• Experience with Microsoft Office, COINS, ConEst, or comparable construction management and estimating systems.

Compensation and work model

• Annual salary: $170,000–$215,000, based on relevant experience.
• Location: Richmond, Virginia.
• Employment: Full-time.
• Work arrangement: Richmond-based, with project-office and local job-site responsibilities.
• Travel: No required travel beyond local project-site responsibilities.
• Relocation: Assistance available for candidates relocating to the Richmond area.

Benefits include medical, dental, and prescription insurance with employer-paid premiums; a 401(k) with company matching; life and disability insurance; flexible spending accounts; paid vacation and holidays; tuition reimbursement; and wellness resources.

Ascendo is a certified minority owned staffing firm, we welcome and celebrate diversity.

Ascendo is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, retaliation, parental status, military service or any non-merit factor.