Senior Project Manager – Hyperscale Data Center Program/Travel

Owen Electric Company, Inc. is seeking a Senior Project Manager to lead multiple workstreams and phases within hyperscale data center programs. The role oversees planning, financial and schedule performance, design and procurement coordination, field execution, commissioning support, client engagement, and team development.

Responsibilities:

• Manage multiple workstreams or phases within a hyperscale data center program, ensuring alignment with overall schedule, milestones, and resource plans
• Coordinate program deliverables across estimating, procurement, VDC/BIM, engineering, field operations, commissioning, and client stakeholders
• Implement standardized workflows, tracking tools, and reporting structures to support repeatable, scalable program delivery
• Lead day-to-day project operations for assigned phases, including planning, budgeting, scheduling, buyout, forecasting, and financial performance
• Draft clear scopes of work, change orders, procurement packages, and communication plans that protect OEC’s commercial interests
• Maintain disciplined cost and risk control with accurate, timely forecasting and proactive mitigation of emerging issues
• Partner with clients, engineers, VDC, and the Project Executive to translate conceptual designs into executable plans
• Support design development, constructability reviews, long-lead material strategies, and sequence of operations planning
• Prepare conceptual budgets, detailed estimates, and scope narratives as needed for program growth or future phases
• Serve as a key point of contact for project-level communication with mission-critical owners, GCs, and trade partners
• Lead coordination meetings, progress reviews, and program reporting with clarity and a solutions-oriented approach
• Build strong relationships rooted in trust, technical understanding, and consistent execution
• Provide leadership and support to superintendents, engineers, and project coordinators across assigned phases
• Drive accountability in planning, communication, document management, and schedule discipline
• Promote a culture of proactive problem solving, high performance, and continuous improvement
• Support field teams by ensuring materials, tools, information, and manpower are aligned with the project’s critical path
• Coordinate prefabrication strategies, logistics plans, material release schedules, and commissioning readiness
• Ensure strict adherence to safety standards, quality control procedures, LOTO requirements, testing, and turnover documentation

Requirements:

• Seven or more years of progressive project management experience in large commercial, industrial, or mission-critical electrical construction
• Strong financial competency in forecasting, buyout, margin management, cash flow, and commercial terms
• Proficiency in estimating (Accubid Anywhere preferred), scheduling, and construction management software
• Solid technical understanding of mission-critical electrical systems including redundant distribution (A/B/C paths), UPS/ESS, grounding, and commissioning workflows
• Strong communication skills, able to lead meetings, drive alignment, and keep program stakeholders informed
• Experience executing large hyperscale or mission-critical projects ($25M–$100M+), preferably within a multi-phase or program environment
• Bachelor's degree in Construction Management, Electrical Engineering, or equivalent experience preferred