Quality Assurance PM Electrical Data Center Construction

Overview

Turner & Townsend is seeking an Electrical Project Manager – Data Center Construction with field experience to support a high-profile data center construction project. This individual will oversee the General Contractor’s construction activities, with a strong focus on reporting schedule status back to the project owner. The ideal candidate will bring deep technical field experience, strong leadership, and a background in large-scale data center/mission critical works or electrical contracting environments.

• Effectively manage and collaborate with project stakeholders.
• Communicate across the internal team to ensure efficiency and consistent delivery to the client.
• Analyze, track, and manage critical milestone activities to avoid schedule slip.
• Verify that effective project governance, processes and systems are utilized.
• Apply best practices on all projects.
• Produce formal project status reports and other required reports.
• Monitor the progress of multiple construction projects to ensure approved design standards are applied correctly.
• Manage the interface between all suppliers through monthly trackers and weekly reviews.
• Manage the flow of project information between the project team through regular meetings and written communications.
• Forecast and update key project milestones.
• Manage and monitor local design teams in accordance with commission criteria.
• Provide technical support to owners, architects, general contractors and regional stakeholders.
• Respond rapidly to RFIs from the field.
• Provide expertise for cost control, value engineering, and constructability guidance where required.
• Independently review status reports, drawing submittals, timelines and costs from architects, contractors and suppliers.
• Client management – assist in developing excellent working relationships with clients, with a view toward maximizing new opportunities.
• Strategic thinking – provide advice to project teams on approaches to achieve clients’ objectives and business objectives.
• Knowledge management – ensure key information and learnings from each project are captured.
• Process improvement – identify ways to improve internal systems and processes.
• SOX control responsibilities may be part of this role, adhered to where applicable.

• Oversee all phases of electrical construction, from preconstruction through L5 commissioning.
• Oversee design coordination, procurement, installation, and closeout of all mission critical systems, with emphasis on electrical support.
• Ensure alignment with project goals, client expectations, and quality standards.
• Foster a collaborative, high-performing team environment.
• Maintain clear communication with clients, contractors, and internal stakeholders.
• Oversee and report on works status in the field against the General Contractor’s schedule and report this daily as required by the owner.
• Review and provide feedback against the GC contract schedule to mitigate and expose opportunities to avoid impacts to the critical path.
• Provide subject matter expertise in electrical systems, including substations, transformers, and power distribution.
• Ensure compliance with design specifications, codes, and industry standards on field walks as part of QA/QC responsibilities.
• Identify project risks and report feedback on mitigation strategies to the General Contractor and owner.
• Ensure all electrical work meets quality and safety standards.
• Manage method of procedure (MOP) review, feedback and execution.
• Maintain/contribute to the site progress photo log and weekly reporting.
• Assist in managing the closeout of all CX issues identified in the field with project stakeholders.

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Construction Management, or related field.
• Minimum 5+ years of electrical project management experience, ideally in data center construction or with an electrical contractor.
• Experience with substation and power distribution systems preferred.
• Familiarity with MEP design.
• Strong leadership, communication, and problem-solving skills.
• Proficiency in project management tools.
• Knowledge of relevant codes, standards, and construction methodologies.
• Proficiency in the Data…