Quality Assurance PM, Electrical – Data Center Construction

Overview

Turner & Townsend is a global professional services company with over 22,000 people in more than 60 countries. Working with our clients across real estate, infrastructure, energy and natural resources, we transform together delivering outcomes that improve people’s lives. Our capabilities include program, 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 estate services and investment firm, with our partners holding a significant minority interest. Turner & Townsend and CBRE work together to provide clients with the premier program, project and cost management offering in markets around the world.

Turner & Townsend is seeking an Electrical Project Manager – Data Center Construction with Field Experience to support a high-profile data center construction project. This individual will be responsible for overseeing the General Contractor’s construction activities, with a strong focus on reporting on schedule status back to the project owner. The ideal candidate will bring deep technical expertise from working in the field, strong leadership, and a background in large-scale data center/mission critical works or electrical contracting environments.

• Effectively manage and collaborate with project stakeholders.
• Coordinate effective communication across internal teams to ensure efficiency and consistent delivery to the client.
• Analyze, track, and effectively manage critical milestone activities to avoid schedule slip.
• Verify that effective project governance, processes and systems are utilized.
• Ensure application of best practice on all projects.
• Produce formal project status reports and other reports as required.
• Monitor the progress of multiple construction projects simultaneously to ensure that approved design standards are applied correctly.
• Manage the interface between all suppliers through monthly trackers and weekly reviews.
• Manage the flow of project information between the project team through regular meetings and written communications.
• Forecast and update key project milestones.
• Manage and monitor local design teams in accordance with commission criteria.
• Provide technical support to owners, architects, general contractors and regional stakeholders.
• Rapid response to RFIs from the field.
• Provide expertise for cost control, value engineering, and constructability guidance where required.
• Independent review of status reports, drawing submittals, timelines and costs from architects, contractors and suppliers.
• Client management – assist in developing excellent working relationships with Clients, with a view towards maximizing new opportunities.
• Strategic thinking – provide advice to project teams on approaches to achieve clients’ objectives and business objectives.
• Knowledge management – ensure key information and learnings generated from each project are captured.
• Process improvement – identify ways to improve internal systems and processes.
• SOX control responsibilities may be part of this role, which are to be adhered to where applicable.

• Oversee all phases of electrical construction, from preconstruction through L5 commissioning.
• Oversee design coordination, procurement, installation, and closeout of all mission critical systems, with an emphasis on electrical support.
• Ensure alignment with project goals, client expectations, and quality standards.
• Foster a collaborative, high-performing team environment.
• Maintain clear communication with clients, contractors, and internal stakeholders.
• Oversee and report on works status in the field against the General Contractor’s schedule and report this daily as required by the owner.
• Review and provide feedback against the GC contract schedule to mitigate and expose opportunities to avoid impacts to the critical path.
• Provide subject matter expertise in electrical systems, including substations, transformers, and power distribution.
• Ensure compliance with design specifications, codes, and industry standards on field walks as part of QA/QC…