Traveling Project Manager

Traveling Construction Project Manager - Data Centers

This traveling project manager role leads complex, mission critical, and data center construction projects with a focus on MEP-intensive environments. You will own project delivery from preconstruction through commissioning and turnover, while building strong relationships with clients, trade partners, and internal teams. The position combines leadership, financial and operational oversight, and technical excellence to ensure high-quality, on-time, and profitable project execution across multiple locations.

Responsibilities

• Model and reinforce core values of empathy, perseverance, integrity, and curiosity in daily decision-making and project execution.
• Manage and grow strong, positive relationships with clients, data center operators, project partners, architects, engineers, commissioning agents, and owners.
• Participate in business development efforts focused on mission critical, data center, and high-tech clients, including lead generation and pursuit strategies.
• Take initiative on new business development opportunities and actively support interviewing, presenting, and pitching to prospective clients and stakeholders.
• Represent the company at kickoff, milestone, commissioning, turnover, and closeout gatherings to strengthen relationships and leave a lasting impression.
• Maintain proactive, clear, and professional communication with project partners, prioritizing verbal communication and following up with thorough written documentation.
• Manage project issues by clearly presenting both the problem and potential solutions to your Team Lead and other stakeholders.
• Deliver performance feedback, contribute to formal reviews, and support the professional development of direct reports.
• Delegate effectively, balance workloads, and provide guidance and support to junior staff, including Project Engineers and Project Coordinators.
• Provide mentorship, oversight, and day-to-day support to junior team members throughout the project lifecycle.
• Participate in onboarding and training for new team members and present ongoing process improvement and best-practice trainings.
• Serve as the final point of accountability for project performance, ensuring all requirements and deliverables are completed accurately, on time, and to established standards.
• Observe and manage the prime contract process, ensuring compliance with contractual obligations and project goals.
• Participate in trade partner selection, interviews, awards, and buyouts, with a focus on critical systems contractors and key equipment vendors.
• Assist in the creation of Scopes of Work, Exhibit A documents, and Schedules of Values for all Work Orders.
• Lead procurement planning and management for long-lead mission critical equipment, including switch gear, generators, UPS systems, PDUs, cooling systems, and controls packages.
• Monitor project financial performance, oversee budgets, and manage contingency, allowances, and general requirements in alignment with profit goals.
• Ensure timely delivery of accounting questionnaires, pencil draw submissions, and change order or claims approvals.
• Manage claims, financial reconciliation, commissioning closeout costs, and Day 2 work planning to support smooth project closeout and ongoing operations.
• Oversee job cost details and financial forecasting, including cost recovery, contingency, allowances, and general requirements.
• Independently develop and manage accurate monthly project profit forecasts.
• Identify and proactively mitigate project risks related to procurement, commissioning, schedule impacts, and operational readiness.
• Manage multiple tasks and priorities with guidance and support from your Team Lead.
• Participate in initial project setup, including permitting, procurement planning, project controls setup, and schedule development in partnership with the Superintendent.
• Participate in kickoff meetings to align team members on expectations, procurement strategies, commissioning milestones, schedules, profit targets, and responsibilities.
• Maintain comprehensive awareness of project milestones, equipment delivery schedules, commissioning activities, and critical path items.
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