Senior Project Manager - Data Centers / Due Diligence at Turner & Townsend — Richmond, VA

Key responsibilities:

Client and Program Leadership

• Serve as the primary day-to-day client representative and trusted advisor for data center developer, investor and end user clients.
• Manage client relationships through proactive communication, issue resolution, and strategic guidance.
• Lead project governance processes, reporting, stakeholder management, and executive-level presentations.
• Coordinate multi-disciplinary consultant teams and ensure alignment across all project stakeholders.
• Support business development initiatives and identify opportunities for expanded service delivery within client accounts.
• Develop and maintain strong relationships with developers, investors, landowners, utility providers, consultants, and local authorities.

Development Management

• Lead data center projects from site screening and acquisition through development and readiness for construction execution.
• Manage development schedules, budgets, risks, and key project milestones.
• Oversee feasibility studies, site evaluations, due diligence activities, and technical assessments.
• Coordinate development activities including:
• Site selection
• Land acquisition support
• Utility assessments
• Capacity and infrastructure evaluations
• Environmental due diligence
• Zoning and entitlement processes
• Permitting strategies
• Infrastructure planning
• Track and manage project development risks and develop mitigation strategies.
• Ensure development activities align with overall client business objectives, schedule requirements, and investment criteria.

Education/Experience:

• A minimum of 8 years’ project management experience with a significant focus on due diligence, site acquisition and land purchase.
• Degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Real Estate Development, Architecture, Project Management or equivalent.
• Demonstrated experience leading projects from land acquisition through handover to construction or delivery teams.
• Strong financial, commercial and risk management capabilities
• Proficient – expert experience level using Microsoft tools (MS Project, Excel, Word, PowerPoint).
• Strong understanding of data center development, entitlement, and pre-construction processes.
• Ability to lead, coordinate & organize multiple stakeholders including general contractor and deliver project/program status reports as required.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• The tenacity and drive to inject value and create solutions.
• Develops good working relationships with project team and clients
• Ability to manage multiple projects in a fast-paced consulting environment
• Ability to travel up to 25% as required by clients.

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