Sr. Project Manager

POSITION SUMMMARY:  The Senior Project Manager, Construction provides overall leadership and drive the success of large-scale data center projects. The position covers all aspects of construction and the areas of expertise require autonomy and independent discretion.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform the following satisfactorily; other duties may be assigned. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• RFP development, financial reporting, and cost management
• Contract and vendor management
• Ensure Safety is the top priority on all projects
• Create, maintain, and ensure adherence to schedule throughout the project.
• Managing all project phases and document organization
• Ability to communicate with customer and all project trade partners
• Coordination with internal teams and oversight of physical construction activities
• Oversight and support commissioning and closeout
• The hand-off of physical data center and project documents to customer
• Collaborate with the design team, operators, and clients.
• Submit monthly project financial reporting, including forecasting, cash-flow, etc.
• Review monthly contractor billing and perform job walks to substantiate progress.
• Keeps all relative parties informed of progress throughout the life of the project.
• Develop, manage, maintain, and assist with contract negotiation of new and existing vendors.
• Manage input and delivery of work products from internal team members to ensure that new data center spaces comply with the project requirements, customer requirements, all engineering standards, applicable codes, and specifications.
• Develop, document, and drive lessons learned, process improvements, cost, and schedule savings initiatives throughout the project lifecycle.
• Work closely with the proposal team to coordinate design criteria with budgetary issues and ongoing maintenance and operation of existing facilities.
• Awareness of the importance of mission-critical facility operation
• Additional duties may be assigned as need at Management’s discretion.
• Drive thought leadership with a focus on lean principles of construction and cost optimization
• Develop and grow assigned team members throughout project lifecycle
• Drive all aspects of construction, including preconstruction, design development, permitting and entitlements, competitive bid process, team selection, construction oversight, commissioning, and project closeout.

QUALIFICATIONS:  To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

 Education/Experience (Desired):

• Bachelor of Science in Construction Management, or a similar field, or equivalent experience
• Construction/Engineering/Architectural Degree a plus
• 10 years of experience in managing construction projects required (10-15 years’ preferred)
• Datacenter experience is required
• Experience in CSA (civil, structural, architectural) and MEP (mechanical, electrical, plumbing) construction management is required.
• Must be a US CITIZEN

 Computer Skills:

• Experience using Microsoft Word, Excel, and Microsoft Project

 Certificates and Licenses:

• PMP or equivalent certification is preferred

 Supervisory Responsibilities:

• No supervisory responsibilities for this position.

 Physical Demands:  The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit and climb or balance; Frequently required to stand, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. Occasionally must be able to move objects 10-50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required for this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust and focus.

 The above job description is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of duties and standards of the position.  Incumbents will follow any other instructions, and perform any other related duties, as assigned by their supervisor.

 CPG is an equal opportunity employer. We will consider all employment applicants without attention to age, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran, or disability status.