Traveling Project Leader – Data Center Construction

Turner Construction Company; New York (NY); On-site; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Turner Construction Company seeks an experienced project leader for the Critical Facilities-Data Centers division in the USA. The role leads multiple projects from preconstruction through closeout, and contributes to securing new work for the company.

Reports to senior operations leadership and guides teams through planning, risk evaluation, and contractual decisions while ensuring ethics, safety, and QA/QC adherence across sites and programs.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree plus minimum of eighteen years' related experience required.
• Thorough knowledge of construction cost, scheduling, estimating, purchasing, and engineering principles.
• Ability to seek out and find business opportunities and knowledgeable about regional market and sales/closing.
• Proven written and verbal communication abilities with proficiency in MS Office and advanced presentation skills.
• Ability to read, understand and interpret contract documents, drawings, specifications, scopes of work and project schedule.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain long-lasting relationships with clients, the design community, and organizations to enhance future business development opportunities.
• Develop high-performance teams through supervision, training, coaching, and mentoring. Ensure regular feedback is shared with staff including timely completion of employee performance appraisals.
• Collaborate with Sales and Marketing Departments to secure new work for the business unit.
• Ensure strict adherence to ethics and compliance requirements on all projects.
• Provide leadership in risk evaluation, contract negotiations, fee and pricing decisions.
• Manage and lead multiple projects simultaneously from preconstruction through closeout.
• Oversee the development of the master project schedule and manage its implementation.
• Provide oversight for budget and financial management for all projects.
• Support and drive utilization of various Turner initiatives and technologies.
• Oversee the administration of the QA/QC program.
• Drive enforcement of safety protocols by the project staff.
• Become a good corporate citizen in the community and maximize Turner-controlled resources to benefit business unit goals and objectives.

Skills

Leadership

Business development

Contract negotiations

Budget management

QA/QC oversight

Safety enforcement

BIM

Lean

Communication

Presentation skills

Reading contracts

MS Office

Education

Bachelor's degree

18+ years construction experience

Tools

BIM

Lean

Job description

Turner Construction Company seeks an experienced project leader for the Critical Facilities-Data Centers division in the USA. The role leads multiple projects from preconstruction through closeout, and contributes to securing new work for the company.

Reports to senior operations leadership and guides teams through planning, risk evaluation, and contractual decisions while ensuring ethics, safety, and QA/QC adherence across sites and programs.