Senior Technical Project Manager - Data Centres

About the role

Turner & Townsend is recruiting an experienced Senior Project Manager for a major data centre project in Queensland, Australia. As the company's senior representative embedded in the client's team, you sit above the developer and contractor and act as the client's primary point of oversight on the ground, ensuring the programme is delivered to the standard, timeline and quality the client demands. This is a FIFO/DIDO role.

Key responsibilities

• Lead weekly and bi-weekly site visits and chair Developer roundtables
• Hold the developer and their contractor accountable to their commitments on the client's behalf
• Challenge developer and contractor performance, identify risks early and pursue programme acceleration where needed
• Protect the critical path, surface blockers and friction points early, and confirm inspection readiness across all scopes
• Produce bi-weekly site visit reports, roundtable minutes and action logs, an acceleration and recovery opportunity log, and milestone and critical path status updates

Required profile

• 15 to 20 years' total experience in project and construction management
• 8+ years delivering data centre projects specifically
• General contractor background strongly preferred, or equivalent direct site experience in a senior delivery role
• Bachelor's degree or higher in Construction Management, Civil, Mechanical or Electrical Engineering or a related discipline; a postgraduate qualification in Project Management (e.g. Master's, PMP/AIPM) is highly regarded
• Open to candidates across Australia who can commit to the required site presence

Required skills

• Full understanding of the project lifecycle from mobilisation to construction completion
• Managing GC, EC and MC interfaces and driving accountability across contractor and developer teams
• Critical path management and programme recovery
• Thriving in a high-pressure, fast-paced environment