Civil Design Senior Project Manager- Data Center Construction

• Full-time

Turner & Townsend is a global professional services company with over
22,000 peoplein more than 60 countries.

Working with our clients across real estate, infrastructure,energyand natural resources, we transform together delivering outcomes that improve people’s lives. Working in partnership makes it possible to deliver the world’s most impactful projects and programmes as we turn challenge into opportunity and complexity into success.

Our capabilities includeprogramme, project, cost, asset and commercial management, controls and performance, procurement and supply chain, net zero and digital solutions.

We are majority-owned by CBRE Group, Inc., the world’s largest commercial real estateservicesand investment firm, with our partners holding a significant minority interest. Turner & Townsend and CBRE work together to provide clients with the premierprogramme, project and cost management offering in markets around the world.

Turner & Townsend are seeking an experienced Civil Design Lead (SME) to join our team. The Civil Design Lead (SME) serves as the client’s civil engineering subject‑matter expert and owner’s representative for data center development projects. This role leads and oversees all civil engineering design activities from early site due diligence through construction, monitoring technical quality, regulatory compliance, constructability, and timely project delivery.

The position manages external civil engineering consultants and partners while working closely with clients internal Development, Construction, Utilities, Power, Environmental, and Innovation & Engineering teams. The Civil Design Lead plays a critical role in managing risk, accelerating speed‑to‑market, and monitoring that site designs support scalable, resilient, and repeatable data center campus development.

Key Responsibilities:

Civil Design & Technical Leadership:

• Oversee civil engineering design efforts across all phases of development, including due diligence, conceptual design, detailed design, construction support, and closeout.
• Serve as the client’s civil SME, providing technical and design management oversight throughout the design development process.
• Monitor that all civil plans, calculations, specifications, and reports are approved and “stamped” by the Engineer/Architect of Record (EoR/AoR), prior to commencing with construction activities.
• Facilitate the design assurance process and monitor that client comments and feedback are captured and addressed throughout the civil design development process to client requirements.
• Collaborating with other disciplines leads as well as other client departments to verify compliance with applicable codes, safety requirements, and jurisdictional regulations.
• Support complex design challenges and non‑standard solutions in collaboration with the Innovation & Engineering team.
• SOX control responsibilities may be part of this role, which are to be adhered to where applicable.

Site Due Diligence & Early Development

• Leverage civil engineering project experience to support early site due diligence, test fits, conceptual grading, drainage, utility routing, access planning, and off‑site infrastructure evaluation.
• Contribute to the identification of site constraints, risks, and mitigation strategies related to grading, drainage, soils, floodplains, utilities, and constructability.
• Support site selection and acquisition decisions with clear technical recommendations.

Consultant & Stakeholder Management

• Manage and oversee external civil engineering consultants, surveyors, geotechnical engineers, and permitting specialists.
• Coordinate with construction teams to resolve civil design issues and support construction execution.
• Build and maintain strong…