Lead Construction Manager - Data Center

Company Description

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. 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 include programme, 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 programme, project and cost management offering in markets around the world.

Please visit our website: www.turnerandtownsend.com

Job Description

• Lead the full construction lifecycle —site development, structural build, MEP installation, integration, testing, and commissioning.
• Drive readiness for key milestones including Energization, Mechanical Completion, IST (Integrated Systems Testing), FAT/SAT, and handover to Operations (FM/DC Ops).
• Manage construction methodologies tailored to high‑availability environments (Tier II–IV).
• Oversee installation and quality of all mission‑critical systems
• Supervise contractors and trades working near operating infrastructure while minimizing downtime risk.
• Implement strict change control, access controls, and Method of Procedure (MOP/SOP/EOP) processes.
• Conduct daily QA/QC reviews, safety audits, and risk assessments.
• Act as the primary contact between construction partners, design consultants, data center engineering, and internal leadership.
• Support design review cycles and ensure construction aligns with owner project requirements (OPR) and Basis of Design (BoD).
• Prepare executive‑level updates covering risks, schedule, budget variance, and commissioning progress.
• Develop and manage budgets for large‑scale, multi‑phase data center builds.
• Evaluate cost impacts for design changes, supply chain constraints, and equipment lead times.
• Drive value engineering without compromising reliability or resiliency.
• Ensure compliance with international codes and standards: ASHRAE, IEEE, NFPA, ISO/IEC.
• Maintain construction practices aligned with hyperscale quality expectations and safety protocols.
• Lead root cause analysis for incidents, delays, or QA deviations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management, Electrical/Mechanical Engineering, or related field.
• 15+ years construction management experience, with advanced manufacturing/ data center projects
• Strong knowledge of critical MEP systems, power distribution, and cooling technologies.
• Experience with commissioning processes (Cx, IST) and reliability requirements for Tier-rated data centers.
• Proficiency with AutoCAD, BIM (Revit/Navisworks), MS Project/Primavera, and construction management software.
• Proven leadership in high-pressure, schedule‑driven environments.
• Strong communication, negotiation, and vendor management abilities.
• Excellent problem-solving skills with a focus on risk mitigation and operational continuity. 

Additional Information

Our inspired people share our vision and mission. We provide a great place to work, where each person has the opportunity and voice to affect change.

We want our people to succeed both in work and life. To support this we promote a healthy, productive and flexible working environment that respects work-life balance. 

Turner & Townsend is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees and actively encourage applications from all sectors of the community.

Please find out more about us at www.turnerandtownsend.com/

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