Data Center Design Execution Project Manager

Data Center Design Execution Project Manager

Job ID

278028

Posted

26-May-2026

Service line

PJM Segment

Role type

Full-time

Areas of Interest

Data Centers, Design

Location(s)

Augusta - Georgia - United States of America, Charleston - South Carolina - United States of America

About the role

We are looking for a Data Center Building / Campus Design Execution Manager to run the design activities related to Hyperscale Data Center construction and other projects for a large technology client. Serves as client's agent, consultant, advisor, and authorized owner's representative through all design phases and all design fields until hand-off to client's construction team. Most of the duties and responsibilities are associated with managing, coordinating, and administrating the client's design consultants used in the design efforts. This position is responsible for taking the program level Plan of Record and localizing the design. Ideal candidate is comfortable facilitating large design coordination meetings with multiple design subject areas, including "page turns" design meetings. etc.

This is a remote position. Candidate MUST have prior large data center design experience.

What you'll do

• Facilitate planning and kickoff workshops with internal & external stakeholders;
• Facilitate design reviews in partnership with external partners;
• Facilitate large scale workshops as necessary;
• Author scopes of work for contracts and gain buy-in from internal stakeholders;
• Issue and administer contracts;
• Define and track deliverables from various parties;
• Track of cost, schedule, progress and scope;
• Provide health reporting on cost, schedule, scope and progress;
• Build optimal design teams from matrixed internal stakeholders and the strategic procurement of external partners;
• Change management for project scope and design contracts;
• Facilitate technical decisions in-line with project needs;
• Coordinate design activities with procurement and construction;
• Provide clear and open communication with all internal stakeholder and external partners;
• Ensure the issuance of engineering information to the right party, at the right time, in the right format.

What you'll need

• To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.
• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States without the need for visa sponsorship now or in the future.

EDUCATION and EXPERIENCE

• Bachelor's degree in construction management, engineering, architecture, or a related field
• Professional licensure (PE, NCARB, RA) is strongly preferred or significant professional experience (+10 years) may substitute
• Prior experience with data center design and/or construction preferred

Examples of design and/or construction of acceptable non-data center projects:

• Healthcare (hospitals)
• Large commercial (highrise)
• Laboratory
• Manufacturing Facilities (fabs, etc)
• High Power (power plants, etc)
• 7+ years of experience in design project management

Preferred experience:

• Strong understanding of construction principles and practices
• Experience in the preparation of project plans, specifications
• Experience drafting scopes of work
• Experience of government regulations
• Experience in managing multiple projects simultaneously
• Working understanding of AutoCAD is necessary for drawing reviews / mark-ups

Disclaimer: Please be advised that effective January 1, 2025, CBRE Project Management and Turner & Townsend will be consolidated into a single global business entity. As a candidate applying for a position, you should be aware that while your initial employment may be with CBRE Project Management, you will subsequently transfer to the newly formed entity that encompasses both organizations.

Equal Employment Opportunity: CBRE has a long-standing commitment to providing equal employment opportunity to all qualified applicants regardless of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, veteran status, political belief, or any other basis protected by applicable law.

Candidate Accommodations: CBRE values the differences of all current and prospective employees and recognizes how every employee contributes to our company's success. CBRE provides reasonable accommodations in job application procedures for individuals with disabilities. If you require assistance due to a disability in the application or recruitment process, please submit a request via email at recruitingaccommodations@cbre.com or via telephone at +1 866 225 3099 (U.S.) and +1 866 388 4346 (Canada).

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