Data Center Project Manager

Why Black and Veatch

Black & Veatch allows you to lend your talent and perspective to humanity’s biggest challenges in a flexible environment where you are empowered to grow and explore new possibilities. We offer competitive compensation; 401K match and benefits that start day 1. 
 
Our hybrid environment allows you to balance your work and personal life. At Black & Veatch, you own your career with purpose and meaning. You are empowered to grow and explore new possibilities at every step of your career journey. Bring your big ideas knowing you are safe to be who you are and speak up with concerns or questions and put your diverse talents and perspectives to use.

The Opportunity

As the Data Center Project Manager, you will have the opportunity to:

• Manage all aspects of medium to large date center development and detailed design projects, including risk & opportunity, budget, schedule, and quality management.
• Be responsible for the day-to-day successful execution of project scope in the areas of performance, financial metrics, planning, schedule, quality, contractual compliance, safety, and client satisfaction
• Provide for the successful staffing of the project
• Manage and lead small and medium sized teams of multi-discipline professionals
• Coordinate and integrate the activities associated with the engineering, procurement, construction, and startup elements of the project team, including the activities of all third party companies contributing to the initiative

Hybrid or flexible work options may be offered after the first 90 days of employment based upon manager discretion, job performance and work assignments.

The Team

Black & Veatch’s Technology, Commercial & Industrial is a specialized group of capabilities focused on the latest needs for clients in a fast-growth technology-led arena of advanced manufacturing, and generative Al computing including gigafactories, bio/ag tech, data centers and distributed infrastructure. By joining our market sector, you will have the opportunity to be involved in cutting-edge technology and work with a team that moves quickly with decisions and expectations. As a project manager on our Data Center team you will be working with some of the industry’s most knowledgeable engineering and development teams who specialize in data center site development and detailed design for tomorrow’s data centers including direct to chip liquid cooling and immersion cooling technologies.

Key Responsibilities

• Project Complexity - Manages medium to large engineering projects involving multiple clients or partners, or small EPC projects with minimal risk. Proven experience delivering projects through all phases of the engagement – analyses, design, build, commissioning, and operations.
• Project Execution - Uses Black & Veatch project management phases and methodology including, project initiation, planning, execution, monitoring and control, and closeout to direct work, manages changes and risk on scope, cost, schedule, quality, and safety based on available resources and client requirements. Lead project performance reviews for assigned projects.
• Client Management - Responsible for maintaining and nurturing relationships with assigned clients and identifying key client interests and drivers on projects and pursuits and communicate with team members. Obtains new/repeat business on medium to large size projects. 
• Business Development - Support and develop project estimates and proposals including scope, cost and schedule according to client requirements and bid process. Support and develop proposal preparation, client presentations and contract negotiations with clients.
• Risk to Black & Veatch - Manages risk which may include time and material, fixed price, new technology, non domestic markets or new clients. Works with engineering team to identify and resolve problems or issues related to design, schedule, change management and quality.
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Management Responsibilities

Preferred Qualifications

Typically 7 years experience.

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.