Senior Project Manager – Data Center/ Fiber Network Owners Rep

Turner-; Charleston (SC); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Turner & Townsend is seeking a Network Owners Rep / Senior Project Manager to join our Data Center team in Charleston. On-site presence is required (Monday to Friday) with client-imposed schedule variations.

You will own end-to-end network project delivery, liaise between Owner and Networking Contractors, manage timelines, conduct site walks, and ensure EH&S compliance while aligning with client goals.

Qualifications

• 5+ years’ experience working in a Data Center Network construction delivery role.
• Business and technical knowledge of networking (Hyperscale preferred).
• Good knowledge of construction industry technical matters, such as different procurement routes, value management and value engineering.
• Valid US passport with no visa restrictions.

Responsibilities

• Provide campus-level liaison to network infrastructure/security-related Owner team’s and end-to-end ownership of all network project deliverables.
• Coordinate communications between Owner and Networking Contractors; set and manage timelines; provide vendor training.
• Conduct site walks for construction progress and quality reviews; perform field safety walks and EH&S compliance checks.
• Capture owner needs and expectations; secure stakeholder support; mitigate opposition; oversee kickoff and panel prioritization for fiber.
• Scope development and RFP issuance; owner-directed procurement; coordinate material purchases with project teams.
• Understand server floor cabling needs and manage delivery via Network contractors.

Skills

Data Center Networking

Project Management

Stakeholder Management

Construction Knowledge

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 programmes as we turn challenge into opportunity and complexity into success.

Our capabilities include programme, 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 programme, project and cost management offering in markets around the world.

Job Description

Turner & Townsendare seeking aNetwork Owners Rep / Senior Project Managerto work with our Data Center team to support a key client’s retrofit/upgrade program. To be successful in this position you must have great communication skills and be comfortable operating in a client-facing role.

On-site presence is required (Monday to Friday). Requirements may change depending on our client's needs.

Responsibilities:

Scope is to provide (campus level) liaison to network infrastructure/security-related Owner team’s and end-to-end ownership of all network project deliverables.

• Communications between Owner and Networking Contractors, set and manage timelines, vendor training.
• Site walks:
  • Construction progress reviews via weekly (at minimum) site walks.
  • Construction quality reviews via weekly site walks.
  • Perform field safety walks and Ensure EH&S compliance.
• Capture owners needs and expectations, gaining and maintaining stakeholder support, mitigating/channeling opposition:
  • Structured fiber kickoff.
  • BPR/SR review, define priority panels for both OSP and ISP fiber.
  • Schedule review to ensure milestones on checklist are adhered to as well as ensuring structured fiber is complete according to schedules of ancillary systems that require connectivity.
• Scope development and RFP Issuance.
• Owner directed procurement- Review materials list and coordinate purchase with project teams.
• Understand needs for server floor cabling and manage delivery via Network contractors.

Qualifications

• 5+ years’ experience working in a Data Center Network construction delivery role.
• Business and technical knowledge of networking (Hyperscale preferred)
• Good knowledge of construction industry technical matters, such as different procurement routes, value management and value engineering.
• Valid US passport with no visa restrictions.

Additional Information

On site requirements might change based on client's 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.

Please find out more about us at www.turnerandtownsend.com/ and https://www.heery.com/

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

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