Senior Project Manager

McGough is a respected partner bringing six generations of experience to high-profile, unique, and highly complex construction programs-especially within mission-critical and data center markets. We take great pride in our people and their extraordinary expertise in planning, development, construction, and facility management. Our long employee tenure reflects the commitment and pride we share in delivering environments where uptime, scalability, and performance cannot be compromised.

Ask anyone who knows us-the caliber of our people sets us apart.

SENIOR PROJECT MANAGER - DATA CENTER CONSTRUCTION

The Senior Project Manager (Sr. PM) leads large data center projects or multiple concurrent mission-critical projects from inception through commissioning and turnover. This role provides day-to-day oversight of all project resources, tasks, risks, timelines, cost, and scope-ensuring deterministic schedule performance and alignment with stringent owner technical standards. In addition to project execution, the Sr. PM is responsible for:

* Overall project success and profitability

* Management of project financials, including fee protection and cost certainty

* Client satisfaction across hyperscale, enterprise, and colocation operators

* Setting the standard for leadership, accountability, safety, and excellence

* Promoting the McGough Way and our mission-critical delivery culture

* Mentoring and developing project management staff for future leadership roles

* Building and sustaining relationships with owners, owner's reps, design partners, mission-critical subcontractors, commissioning agents, and suppliers

* Championing company initiatives while modeling strong collaboration

Qualifications:

Required

* Four-year degree in Construction Management, Engineering, or related field

* 15+ years of relevant experience, including mission-critical, industrial, or large-scale commercial construction

* Experience with self-perform capabilities, ideally in concrete, structural, or MEP scopes

* Demonstrated ability to earn trust and build strong partnerships with owners, design teams, commissioning partners, and trade contractors

* Strong collaboration and communication skills, particularly in technical and fast-paced environments

* Thorough, detail-oriented, and highly organized work style

* Ability to prioritize and manage multiple demands in environments with aggressive schedule milestones

* Self-starter requiring minimal supervision

* Strong computer skills, including Excel and project management platforms

Preferred

* Estimating and field experience, particularly with MEP-heavy scopes

* Scheduling experience (e.g., CPM, pull planning, Last Planner)

* Experience with commissioning, integrated testing, or mission-critical turnover processes

Office & Travel:

* Office:
Various data center jobsites and/or corporate/regional office

* Travel:
Overnight travel may be required depending on project location and client program

Responsibilities and Tasks:

Pursuit, Preconstruction & Business Development

* Lead RFP responses and strategy for hyperscale/colocation/data center opportunities

* Lead interview and proposal preparation, ensuring alignment with mission-critical client expectations

* Drive preconstruction activities, including conceptual budgeting, MEP-heavy scoping, constructability review, and long-lead procurement strategy

* Cultivate relationships with data center clients, cloud providers, owner's reps, commissioning teams, and design partners

* Lead design page-turns, focusing on technical requirements, redundancy (N, N+1, 2N), MEP integration, and constructability

* Identify and pursue early leads, supporting McGough's presence in the mission-critical market

* Ensure scope, schedule, and budget alignment throughout preconstruction

* Promote additional McGough services, including self-perform, industrial, FM, and development

McGough Self-Performed Work

* Oversee accurate quantity takeoffs for major scopes, including foundations, structure, and MEP-related pathways/supports

* Understand equipment, rentals, tools, and resource allocations required for hyperscale data center delivery

* Lead implementation of PACE planning and production projections

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