SENIOR Project Manager - Data Centers​/Mission Critical

Senior Project Manager

Lease Crutcher Lewis is seeking an experienced Senior Project Manager to lead large, complex data center and mission critical construction projects in Phoenix. This role is ideal for a construction leader who thrives in technically demanding environments, builds trusted client relationships, and can align project teams around safety, quality, schedule certainty, cost control, and operational excellence.

As Senior Project Manager, you will lead all aspects of project delivery, including client engagement, pursuit support, preconstruction, construction execution, closeout, and warranty. You will provide senior-level oversight for one large data center project or multiple complex projects, guiding project teams, trade partners, and stakeholders through highly coordinated work where schedule, safety, quality, commissioning, logistics, procurement, and risk management are critical to success.

The ideal candidate brings significant general contracting project management experience, proven leadership of large project teams, and demonstrated success delivering data centers, mission critical facilities, advanced technology, industrial, healthcare, or similarly complex projects. Experience in fast-growth markets, phased delivery, long-lead procurement, commissioning coordination, and highly collaborative client environments is strongly preferred.

You build trust with clients by understanding their business priorities, communicating transparently, and helping the team make smart decisions around scope, cost, schedule, risk, constructability, and operational requirements.

You lead complex project teams with clarity, accountability, and a steady presence, especially in fast-paced data center environments where priorities, design details, procurement needs, and site conditions can evolve quickly.

You keep teams aligned around safety, quality, schedule commitments, budget performance, commissioning milestones, client expectations, and Lewis' values.

You anticipate challenges early, elevate risks appropriately, and bring practical, solutions-oriented thinking to complex project conversations.

You develop strong project teams by setting clear expectations, mentoring others, delegating effectively, and creating an environment where people can do their best work.

You contribute to Lewis' presence in the Phoenix market by representing the company with professionalism, ownership, and a strong client-service mindset.

Bachelor's degree in Construction Management, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Minimum of 10 years of general contracting project management experience, with demonstrated success leading large, complex commercial construction projects.

Experience delivering data centers, mission critical facilities, advanced technology, industrial, healthcare, life science, or similarly complex projects strongly preferred.

Experience leading preconstruction planning, conceptual estimating, budget development, subcontractor bidding, procurement, scheduling, constructability reviews, and risk management.

Strong understanding of construction documents, contracts, general conditions, subcontract documents, scope development, change management, cost reporting, scheduling, project controls, commissioning coordination, and closeout.

Ability to work effectively with owners, architects, engineers, consultants, commissioning teams, trade partners, jurisdictional authorities, and internal teams.

Proficiency with Microsoft Office and construction/project management technology; experience with tools such as Primavera P6 or MS Project, Bluebeam, Procore, and Timberline/Sage or similar systems is preferred.

OSHA 10 required; OSHA 30 and current CPR/First Aid certification desired.

Builds trusted relationships and communicates clearly with clients, owners, designers, consultants, trade partners, field teams, and senior leaders.

Brings a strong client-service mindset, balancing advocacy for the client's goals with sound project leadership, risk awareness, and practical decision-making.

Thrives in complex, fast-paced data center environments where scope, design, cost, schedule, procurement, commissioning, and site logistics must be tightly coordinated.

Leads with confidence, accountability, sound judgment, and a strong ownership mindset.

Balances big-picture project strategy with strong attention to detail, organization, time management, and follow-through.

Anticipates challenges, evaluates risk, and solves problems with a practical, team-oriented approach.

Adapts well to shifting priorities, evolving design information, changing client needs, and ambiguous conditions.

Develops others, delegates effectively, and helps create high-performing project teams.

Demonstrates a strong commitment to safety, quality, client service, and doing the right thing.

Requires work in office settings and on active construction sites, including data center and mission critical environments.

When onsite, employees are…