Civil Design Senior Project Manager- Data Center Construction

Turner & Townsend are seeking an experienced Civil Design Lead (SME) to join our team. The Civil Design Lead (SME) serves as the clients civil engineering subjectmatter expert and owners representative for data center development projects. This role leads and oversees all civil engineering design activities from early site due diligence through construction monitoring technical quality regulatory compliance constructability and timely project delivery. 

The position manages external civil engineering consultants and partners while working closely with clients internal Development Construction Utilities Power Environmental and Innovation & Engineering teams. The Civil Design Lead plays a critical role in managing risk accelerating speedtomarket and monitoring that site designs support scalable resilient and repeatable data center campus development. 

Key Responsibilities:

Civil Design & Technical Leadership: 

• Oversee civil engineering design efforts across all phases of development including due diligence conceptual design detailed design construction support and closeout. 
• Serve as the clients civil SME providing technical and design management oversight throughout the design development process. 
• Monitor that all civil plans calculations specifications and reports are approved and stamped by the Engineer/Architect of Record (EoR/AoR) prior to commencing with construction activities. 
• Facilitate the design assurance process and monitor that client comments and feedback are captured and addressed throughout the civil design development process to client requirements. 
• Collaborating with other disciplines leads as well as other client departments to verify compliance with applicable codes safety requirements and jurisdictional regulations. 
• Support complex design challenges and nonstandard solutions in collaboration with the Innovation & Engineering team. 
• SOX control responsibilities may be part of this role which are to be adhered to where applicable. 

Site Due Diligence & Early Development 

• Leverage civil engineering project experience to support early site due diligence test fits conceptual grading drainage utility routing access planning and offsite infrastructure evaluation. 
• Contribute to the identification of site constraints risks and mitigation strategies related to grading drainage soils floodplains utilities and constructability. 
• Support site selection and acquisition decisions with clear technical recommendations. 

Consultant & Stakeholder Management 

• Manage and oversee external civil engineering consultants surveyors geotechnical engineers and permitting specialists. 
• Coordinate with construction teams to resolve civil design issues and support construction execution. 
• Build and maintain strong working relationships with municipalities AHJs public works departments utilities and other external stakeholders. 

Project Management Risk & Delivery 

• Monitor civil design progress against approved schedules and milestones approving work plans and deliverable timelines. 
• Support Identification evaluation and management of project risks developing proactive mitigation strategies aligned with the clients delivery objectives. 
• Review and support responses to RFIs construction clarifications and field coordination items as required. 

Budget Standards & Continuous Improvement 

• Collaborate with estimators and cost management (pre-construction team) to support the development and management of civil engineering budgets cost estimates and forecasts. 
• Contributes to the development and improvement of civil design standards policies procedures and bestpractice playbooks. 
• Stay current with industry trends codes and technologies applying best practices to improve quality consistency and efficiency. 

Communication & Leadership 

• Clearly communicate project progress risks and technical issues to management and project stakeholders. 
• Foster a collaborative solutionsfocused work environment aligned with the clients culture of accountability safety and performance. 

Qualifications :

• Bachelors degree in civil engineering or related field. 
• 10 years of experience in civil engineering site development or infrastructure delivery. 
• Strong technical background in grading drainage stormwater management utilities roadways and earthwork. 
• Proven experience managing external engineering consultants and coordinating with construction teams. 
• Ability to interpret and review civil engineering drawings calculations reports and technical specifications. 
• Strong organizational analytical and communication skills. 

Preferred Qualifications:

• Professional Engineer (PE) license strongly preferred. 
• Experience supporting data center hyperscale missioncritical industrial or largescale commercial developments. 
• Familiarity with fasttrack delivery models and large multiphase campus developments. 
• Experience working with utilities municipalities and regulatory agencies across multiple jurisdictions. 

Key Competencies & Soft Skills:

• Ownersrepresentative mindset with strong technical judgment. 
• Proactive solution-oriented approach to risk management and problemsolving. 
• Ability to lead without direct authority and influence crossfunctional teams. 
• Comfortable operating in a fastpaced multiproject environment with competing priorities. 

Soft Skills:

• Strong communication and crossfunctional collaboration skills. 
• Ability to translate technical information for nontechnical stakeholders. 
• Proactive problem-solving and decisionmaking skills. 
• Highly organized adaptable and capable of managing competing priorities. 

Additional Information :

*On-site presence and requirements may change depending on our clients needs.*

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Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time