Senior Project Manager – Data Center​/Fiber Network Owners Rep

Job Description

Turner & Townsend are seeking a Network Owners Rep / Senior Project Manager to work with our Data Center team to support a key client’s retrofit/upgrade program. To be successful in this position you must have great communication skills and be comfortable operating in a client-facing role.

On‑site presence is required (Monday to Friday). Requirements may change depending on our client's needs.

• Owner Expectations: communications between Owner and Networking Contractors, set and manage timelines, vendor training.
• Site walks: construction progress reviews via weekly site walks; construction quality reviews via weekly site walks; perform field safety walks and ensure EH&S compliance.
• Capture owners needs and expectations, gaining and maintaining stakeholder support, mitigating/channeling opposition: structured fiber kickoff; BPR/SR review, define priority panels for both OSP and ISP fiber; schedule review to ensure milestones on checklist are adhered to as well as ensuring structured fiber is complete according to schedules of ancillary systems that require connectivity.
• Scope development and RFP issuance.
• Owner directed procurement: review materials list and coordinate purchase with project teams.
• Understand needs for server floor cabling and manage delivery via Network contractors.
• SOX control responsibilities may be part of this role, which are to be adhered to where applicable.

• 5+ years’ experience working in a Data Center Network construction delivery role.
• Business and technical knowledge of networking (Hyperscale preferred).
• Relevant qualifications e.g. Construction Management degree, or BICSI.
• Good knowledge of construction industry technical matters, such as different procurement routes, value management and value engineering.
• Valid US passport with no visa restrictions.

On site requirements might change based on client's needs.

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