Senior Project Manager - Data Center Lease Preconstruction

SmartRecruiters, Inc.; Phoenix (AZ); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Turner & Townsend seeks an experienced Data Center Lease Preconstruction – Senior Project Manager to support our North America DC lease delivery program for hyperscale data center developments. You will own the critical handoff point between lease execution and construction delivery, serving as the primary coordination hub across developer, vendor, and internal stakeholder teams once a lease is signed.

You will digest lease terms into actionable guidance and drive delivery readiness with an

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in construction management, civil engineering, or applicable bachelor’s degree.
• 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.

Responsibilities

• Lead the transition of signed data center leases from the transaction team to the construction delivery team, serving as the primary point of coordination across developer, general contractor, trade, and internal stakeholder groups.
• Digest lease overviews, work letters, and associated contractual documents into a clear, construction-ready summary covering accelerator type, approved design, approved vendors, commissioning requirements, power and connection details, network delivery, and TFO scope and handling.
• Track and manage contractual dates, including EFA/FA/RFS, associated penalties and grace periods, lease-defined acceleration incentives, and power delivery and ramp dates, escalating risk to those dates proactively.
• Identify open items carried over at lease execution, and drive each to resolution ahead of on-site team mobilization.
• Inherit and validate the risk register from the pre-lease transaction team at handoff, confirming completeness against known exposures, and maintain active mitigation tracking and reporting through delivery.
• Coordinate design review obligations, milestones, and open design items with assigned engineering and design teams, maintaining visibility into items that will be resolved during delivery.
• Administer lease-defined cost and reporting obligations, including baseline budget oversight, variance reporting, and lease-defined change management or spend authorization workflows.
• Administer lease-defined project schedule, including baseline schedule oversight, milestone tracking, labor curve alignment, and forward schedule management and reporting.
• Lead project governance setup, including establishing communication channels (e.g., Slack), recurring meeting cadences, and co-leading an in-person project launch meeting with the client, developer and GC.
• Prepare executive-level status reporting summarizing project health, open items, risks, and recovery plans for client and internal leadership.
• SOX control responsibilities may be part of this role, which are to be adhered to where applicable.

Skills

Organizational skills

Team collaboration

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in construction management, civil engineering, or applicable bachelor’s degree

Tools

Excel

Word

PowerPoint

Outlook

Procore

Construction PM tools

Job description

Senior Project Manager - Data Center Lease Preconstruction

• Full-time

Who is Turner & Townsend?

All over the world people are using buildings, infrastructure, and assets we helped to deliver. It could be the hospital they work in, the railway they travel on every day, the fuel that powers their car or the data centre they depend on at work. For more than 75 years we’ve been helping to deliver transformational programmes across the real estate, infrastructure and natural resources sectors, making a difference to people’s lives and ensuring a return on investment for our clients and their investors.

Our purpose:

Transforming performance for a green, inclusive, and productive world.

The world is changing and we have a responsibility to support that change, helping drive it and be part of it. Through the commitment, capability and care our team brings, we build trust between clients, suppliers, governments and society. Delivering better outcomes that have a positive impact on the world around us. We work smarter to face the challenges of the future; bringing the clarity that helps teams realise their full potential across the real estate, infrastructure and natural resources sectors. It’s how we’ve made the difference for more than 75 years.

Our values:

Love a challenge:We love a challenge and we work hard to make change happen and see things through. We don’t stand still, challenging ourselves and others to do better every day. And we are trusted to do the right thing, raising standards all the time.

Stronger together:We’re stronger together by connecting people in diverse teams, so that we can all collaborate to deliver our best work. We focus on what matters and use our influence to build a better world for everyone.

Bring out the best in everyone:We bring out the best in everyone. We help each other to make the most of our potential, always learning from our experience. We treat each other with care and respect and make time to give everyone a voice

Turner & Townsend is seeking an experienced Data Center Lease Preconstruction – Senior Project Manager to support our key client’s North America DC lease delivery program for hyperscale data center developments.

As a Data Center Lease Senior Project Manager, you will own the critical handoff point between lease execution and construction delivery, serving as the primary coordination hub across developer, vendor, and internal stakeholder teams once a lease is signed. You will be responsible for digesting lease and work letter terms into actionable project guidance, standing up project governance, and driving delivery readiness so that gaps are identified and resolved early in the construction lifecycle. Beyond individual project execution, you will play a critical role in building out a repeatable lease launch and handoff framework, identifying opportunities to strengthen program delivery, and supporting the continued growth of Turner & Townsend’s Data Center practice across North America.

You will embody Turner & Townsend's commitment to excellence while helping deliver best-in-class consulting services to leading developers, investors, and hyperscale clients throughout the United States.

Responsibilities

• Lead the transition of signed data center leases from the transaction team to the construction delivery team, serving as the primary point of coordination (the \"hub\") across developer, general contractor, trade, and internal stakeholder groups.


• Digest lease overviews, work letters, and associated contractual documents into a clear, construction-ready summary covering accelerator type, approved design, approved vendors, commissioning requirements, power and connection details, network delivery, and TFO scope and handling.


• Track and manage contractual dates, including EFA/FA/RFS, associated penalties and grace periods, lease-defined acceleration incentives, and power delivery and ramp dates, escalating risk to those dates proactively.


• Identify open items carried over at lease execution, and drive each to resolution ahead of on-site team mobilization.


• Inherit and validate the risk register from the pre-lease transaction team at handoff, confirming completeness against known exposures, and maintain active mitigation tracking and reporting through delivery.


• Coordinate design review obligations, milestones, and open design items with assigned engineering and design teams, maintaining visibility into items that will be resolved during delivery.


• Administer lease-defined cost and reporting obligations, including baseline budget oversight, variance reporting, and lease-defined change management or spend authorization workflows.


• Administer lease-defined project schedule, including baseline schedule oversight, milestone tracking, labor curve alignment, and forward schedule management and reporting.


• Lead project governance setup, including establishing communication channels (e.g., Slack), recurring meeting cadences, and co-leading an in-person project launch meeting with the client, developer and GC.


• Prepare executive-level status reporting summarizing project health, open items, risks, and recovery plans for client and internal leadership.


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

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.

*On-site presence and requirements may change depending on our client's needs.*

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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.