Sr. Technical Project Manager, Data Centers

JLL; Oklahoma City (OK); On-site; USD 95,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

JLL seeks a Senior Project Manager to lead end-to-end delivery of complex, high-value data-center infrastructure programs in the United States. The role requires managing cost, schedule, scope, procurement, and client outcomes, while directing PMs, APMs, and coordinators and serving as the primary client contact on engagements.

Responsibilities include guiding pre-design efforts, ROM estimates, and safety/compliance oversight, with heavy emphasis on governance, reporting, and risk management

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in construction management, engineering, or a related technical field.
• 8+ years of construction project management experience in data center, industrial, or other mission-critical environments.

Responsibilities

• Lead full project delivery on the program's complex, high-value engagements, owning all performance outcomes across cost, schedule, scope, and client satisfaction.
• Provide guidance and direction to PMs, APMs and Project Coordinators assigned to support their projects, maintaining delivery standards and documentation integrity.
• Oversee procurement, vendor qualification, negotiation, and contracting under NTE/GMP arrangements, coordinating electrical, mechanical, and other trades.

Education

Bachelor's degree in construction management, Engineering, or a related technical field

Job description

JLL empowers you to shape a brighter way .

Our people at JLL are shaping the future of real estate for a better world by combining world class services, advisory and technology for our clients. We are committed to hiring the best, most talented people and empowering them to thrive, grow meaningful careers and to find a place where they belong. Whether you've got deep experience in commercial real estate, skilled trades or technology, or you're looking to apply your relevant experience to a new industry, join our team as we help shape a brighter way forward.

What this job involves:

Lead the end-to-end delivery of the program's complex, high-value, and high-profile mission-critical and data-center infrastructure projects. This is a senior project management role for the large and technically demanding engagements - projects where the technical scope, financial exposure, schedule risk, and client profile demand the deepest level of experience and commercial command. The Senior Project Manager owns performance across cost, schedule, scope, procurement, and client outcomes for their assigned projects, directs PMs, APMs and Project Coordinators supporting those projects, and operates as the primary point of accountability to the client and internal leadership on every engagement they carry.

Your day-to-day tasks will include:

• Lead full project delivery on the program's complex and high-value engagements, owning all performance outcomes across cost, schedule, scope, weekly OAC meetings, quality, and client satisfaction.
• Provide guidance and direction to PMs, APMs and Project Coordinators assigned to support their projects, maintaining delivery standards, documentation integrity, and workstream alignment.
• Lead pre-design and feasibility efforts alongside engineering, including due diligence, constructability review, capacity validation, and value engineering, to establish viable design paths and ROM estimates with the highest confidence possible given compressed timelines.
• Drive the compressed, parallelized delivery methodology required for speed-to-market commitments, adapting conventional pre-planning sequencing and contractor coordination norms for projects of the large scale and technical complexity.
• Develop and review Method of Procedures (MOPs) for critical infrastructure, providing detailed status reports and maintaining comprehensive project documentation.
• Execute procurement and commercial execution, including RFP development, vendor qualification, negotiation, and direct contracting of vendors and suppliers under NTE/GMP arrangements.
• Coordinate prime and trade contracts (electrical, mechanical, controls, fire protection, structural, and general trades) through complex, phased, and overlapping delivery.
• Manage project-level performance, including GMP/NTE budgets, ROM development, change orders, forecasts, pay applications, and variance analysis, exercising the greatest degree of commercial discipline on projects where cost risk is highest.
• Serve as the primary day-to-day client interface on assigned projects, translating technical requirements into actionable plans and delivering rigorous, data-driven reporting to demanding clients.
• Identify, document, and escalation risk on projects with notable technical, schedule, and commercial exposure, exercising sound judgment on decisions within established guidelines and escalating high-stakes issues appropriately.
• Ensure quality assurance and commissioning of critical power, cooling, life-safety, and control systems within active, energized environment.
• Perform comprehensive field assessments including onsite electrical equipment evaluations, operational testing, and commissioning activities. Conduct regular inspections of buildings and equipment to identify maintenance and repair needs, ensuring compliance with regulatory standards and industry best practices. Supervise electrical equipment maintenance, testing activities, and contractor work to ensure quality standards are met.
• Collaborate on designing project plans, specifications, and engineering drawings using CAD software. Ensure all designs comply with applicable codes, regulations, and industry standards. Provide technical expertise in building systems including HVAC, electrical, plumbing, fire safety systems, and reliable power systems (UPS, batteries, emergency generators, transfer switches, switchgear, and distributed generation).
• Enforce site safety protocols, including lockout-tagout (LOTO) and safe work practices; lead safety stand-downs and corrective actions when incidents occur on assigned projects.
• Support contract administration, compliance, insurance documentation, and governance on all assigned engagements.

Desired experience and technical skills:

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in construction management, Engineering, or a related technical field.
• 8+ years of construction project management experience in data center, industrial, or other mission-critical environments, with demonstrated ow