Senior Project Manager - Mission Critical

Senior Project Manager

The Senior Project Manager leads large-scale, mission-critical data center construction projects, providing strategic and operational leadership across project planning, scheduling, resource management, financial performance, and client relationships. This role collaborates across departments and oversees a team of project managers to ensure alignment, execution excellence, and successful project delivery. As a senior leader, the Senior Project Manager sets the standard for quality, accountability, and ethical leadership while ensuring projects are delivered safely, efficiently, and to the highest performance standards.

Key Responsibilities

Project Planning & Strategic Ingenuity

• Develop and lead comprehensive project plans that define scope, objectives, deliverables, and timelines for complex, mission-critical data center projects.
• Strategically identify and allocate human and material resources to ensure optimal project execution while balancing risk, cost, and schedule.
• Lead, coordinate, and align multidisciplinary project teams, including subcontractors and internal partners, to drive consistency and performance.
• Establish clear expectations, assign responsibilities, and provide direction to ensure effective resource utilization and adherence to critical milestones.
• Continuously evaluate project risks, resolve issues decisively, and adapt plans as conditions change—demonstrating ingenuity and sound judgment at scale.

Quality Control & Craftsmanship

• Set and enforce rigorous quality control standards that reflect a commitment to exceptional craftsmanship and reliability in mission-critical environments.
• Conduct regular inspections and collaborate with clients, designers, field teams, and subcontractors to address quality concerns proactively.
• Monitor construction progress, lead regular status meetings, and ensure schedules are maintained throughout all phases of construction.
• Ensure complete, accurate, and timely project documentation, reinforcing transparency, accountability, and integrity.

Budget Management & Financial Stewardship

• Lead oversight of project financials, including forecasting, cost control, and risk exposure, with a strong emphasis on responsible stewardship and value delivery.
• Review and negotiate client contracts, including scope, terms, schedules, and services, ensuring alignment and clarity for all stakeholders.
• Monitor optimal utilization of labor, materials, and equipment across large project teams and multiple work streams.
• Quantify cost and schedule impacts associated with design or construction changes and communicate implications clearly and promptly to stakeholders.

Change Management Leadership

• Establish and oversee formal change management processes for large, mission-critical projects.
• Evaluate, document, and communicate scope, schedule, and cost impacts of design and construction changes.
• Lead client negotiations related to change orders, ensuring alignment on revised deliverables, timelines, and budgets.
• Maintain rigorous change order logs and ensure all modifications are tracked through completion and commissioning.

Collaborative Leadership & Team Development

• Oversee and mentor a team of Project Managers, providing leadership, guidance, and professional development.
• Foster a positive, high-performance culture grounded in safety, collaboration, accountability, and respect.
• Ensure all projects are executed with an unwavering focus on safety, quality, and client satisfaction.
• Bring spark and inspiration to leadership—energizing teams and setting a tone of pride and ownership in our work.

Client & Relationship Leadership

• Build and sustain long-term, trust-based relationships with clients, vendors, subcontractors, and internal stakeholders.
• Proactively address client needs and concerns, delivering exceptional service throughout the project lifecycle.
• Represent the company as a strategic partner focused on reliability, performance, and long-term success.

Industry Engagement & Integrity

• Act as a senior brand ambassador, promoting the company's values, expertise, and leadership within the electrical contracting and data center markets.
• Demonstrate the highest standards of integrity, ethics, and professionalism in all internal and external interactions.

Additional duties as assigned.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Advanced ability to perform due diligence and lead risk assessments on large, complex construction projects.
• Demonstrated ethical leadership and integrity in working with clients, partners, and internal teams.
• Strong knowledge of construction methods, materials, systems, market conditions, and trade practices.
• Expertise in mission critical infrastructure, including power distribution, redundancy, cooling systems, and commissioning.
• Ability to lead complex projects with advanced technical systems, phased turnover, and strict operational constraints.
• Strong communication and negotiation skills, with ability to influence stakeholders and drive alignment.
• Proficient in tracking, analyzing, and…