Sr. Project Manager- Mission Critical

Position Description

GCON is seeking a Senior Project Manager with a highlighted focus on data centre, mission critical, and manufacturing projects, for our people-focused company where teamwork, trust, and care guide our operational achievement! Our relationship-based approach is one of our most valuable assets and key to our success. Based on this focus, we are in search of an accomplished construction leader who thrives in a fast-paced environment, brings deep hands‑on experience leading complex, high‑value project portfolios, and is committed to driving excellence through inspirational leadership within their direct teams, clients, and trade partners — while mentoring the next generation of project leadership across the business unit.

GCON Inc. is headquartered in Phoenix, AZ and has a national reach, with permanent teams in Hillsboro, OR, Rio Rancho, NM, and Santa Clara, CA. We specialize in a wide range of project types, facilitated by highly specialized builders. GCON builds its advanced teams through robust career development training programs, a leadership development (LEADERS) program, and a diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging culture aligned with our value of Stewardship.

GCON’s Core Values of Unconventional Thinking, Value Delivery, Set a New Standard, Continuous Improvement, and Stewardship bring GCON team members together to inspire opportunities and promote new ideas. Our people centered ethos is evidenced through our strong Safety culture recognized for 2 consecutive years with the Highwire Platinum designation, as well as our employee recognition program, GCON’s Greatest, which promotes daily teamwork and camaraderie that are central to a meaningful career.

• Competitive compensation
• 100% employee medical/dental premium coverage (generous family coverage with 3 plans to tailor to needs)
• Immediate employer 401(k) contribution regardless of employee participation
• Potential annual profit sharing bonus
• Employee rewards program to redeem for gift cards or contribute to cause of your choosing
• Tuition reimbursement program for pursuits outside position
• Sponsorship for continuing education for career pursuits
• 40 hours of volunteer time off (VTO) for causes you support in addition to PTO
• Employee boot voucher program
• Access to Stronger Work optimal mental health services

• Effectively manage highly complex, large-scale datacenter, mission critical, and manufacturing project(s), including portfolios upwards of $150M–$250M+ and/or multiple concurrent large-scale projects.
• Serve as the senior operational leader on assigned projects, providing strategic direction and final accountability across preconstruction (estimating, buy out, logistics, scheduling, and pursuits) through closeout.
• Own the operational plan for a portfolio of projects and partner directly with the Business Unit Lead (BUL) on new revenue pursuits, presentations, and long-range business strategy.
• Advance and own executive-level client relationships, acting as a trusted advisor who directly supports the BUL in growing the business portfolio and profitability.
• Recruit, oversee, and manage contract staff (1099’s & consultants) as well as internal project teams, ensuring appropriate staffing across a multi-project portfolio.
• Mentor, coach, and develop Project Managers, Assistant Project Managers, and project engineers, building bench strength and succession depth across the business unit.
• Provide expert-level review of conceptual/schematic scope narratives, specifications, and drawings, delivering constructability input that directly influences design decisions.
• Ensure timely, high-quality project closeout across all assigned projects, holding project teams accountable to GCON’s closeout standards.
• Maintain full engagement with trade partners, the Architect/Engineer (A/E) team, and clients through accountability and collaboration; establish project vision and drive the sharing of lessons learned enterprise-wide.
• Demonstrate advanced, portfolio-level financial capability: budget, forecast, monitor, course correct, and advise executive leadership on financial performance across…