Sr. Project Manager - Construction
On-siteBrookwood, Alabama, United States
Job Summary
Manage capital construction projects from entitlements through closeout, overseeing permitting, procurement, contracting, and commissioning for ground-up data centers and facility expansions. Lead project kick-offs, coordinate vendor partnerships, and monitor RFIs to mitigate scope creep while ensuring adherence to safety, quality, and schedule expectations. Produce weekly risk reports, analyze budget variances, and finalize project scope, schedule, and budget in alignment with Finance and Operations teams. Ensure timely invoice processing, change order management, and delivery of as-built documentation to Operations. Support process improvement efforts and interdepartmental coordination across Design, Procurement, and Legal functions. Extensive travel required up to three weeks monthly.
Required Qualifications
- Degree in Construction Management, Engineering or Architecture
- Minimum of (10) Ten years of commercial construction project management experience
- Experience leading and managing design teams
- Experience with budget analysis & cost tracking, scheduling, progress reporting, change order management, and procurement of vendor services
- Extensive travel (as required, but up to three weeks per month)
Desired Qualifications
- Knowledgeable of the Entitlements and Zoning processes
- Knowledgeable of the Permitting and Inspections processes
- Proficient at reading and understanding design drawings and specifications
- Understand CPM scheduling methodology
- Knowledgeable of the design process and designers construction administration process
- Knowledgeable in design characteristics, installation, and operation of all major infrastructure systems involved in both data center and base building operations
- Knowledge of large and complex mechanical and electrical systems
- Experienced in writing Requests for Proposals, reviewing and evaluating vendor proposals and drafting and executing contract documents
- Exceptional communication and problem-solving skills
- Knowledge of and familiarity with standard commercial design and construction contracts
- Knowledge of equipment purchasing agreements
- Experienced in cost estimating and budget building in the CSI Master Format
- Proficiency with AutoCAD, Bluebeam, Microsoft Project, Excel, Word, PowerPoint
- The ability to work and communicate with a variety of personalities and cross functional groups
- Project management experience on data center projects
- Experience with cash flow analysis
- Degree in Construction Management, Engineering or Architecture is preferred
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