About the role
The Senior Project Manager (Colo Datacenter) / Owner's Representative is responsible for overseeing a multiyear Data Center project for a Financial Services Sector client. This position will act as the owner's liaison and partner with multiple vendors, including Colocation vendors, contractors, design teams, engineers, site staff and transition groups from project initiation through project completion. This role is critical to provide the client with outstanding quality and minimal disruption; minimizing risk, and providing great outcomes. You will engage deeply with multiple client stakeholders that will view you as the SME for the project.
This is a standalone role and will be self-directed on day-to-day work but receive high level instruction on new projects, tasks or assignments. You will oversee and lead vendors for the project, tasks, or assignments of complex scopes. You will communicate and operate in line with organizational and client goals and values, as well as departmental objectives.
The selected candidate must be local to the Northern New Jersey and able to work in Clifton, NJ & Rutherford, NJ regularly and commute into New York City for in person meetings a couple of times per month.
What you'll do
Oversee all facets of project management (budget, schedule, procurement, quality & risk) for individual real estate projects including planning, design, construction, occupancy and closeout.
Ensure timely and effective management and delivery of projects. Own coordination of all partners required to implement and execute projects.
Demonstrate capability to read, understand and apply standard to moderately sophisticated documents affecting projects, including but not limited to: agreements/contracts, leases, work letters, project charters, surveys and drawings.
Effectively communicate and serve as primary point of client contact. Work directly with client to define project requirements. Prepare scope of work, project delivery resource requirements, reviewing cost estimates & budgets, work plan schedule & breakthroughs, quality control, and risk identification.
May identify project delivery resources or vendors from pre-qualified lists or through individual project qualification process; conducts standard request for proposals; completes bid analysis; recommends resources to clients.
Implement communication plan for meetings and written reports/meeting minutes to keep client and project resources advised. Facilitate project meetings, complete all meeting notes, disburse notes and follow up on all outstanding items.
Implement project documentation governance aligned with company and client requirements. Ensure project data integrity and documentation is accurate, timely and coordinated.
Track progress of each project against goals, objectives, approved budgets, approved timelines. Report status and variances weekly or as required by the client.
Implement routines to assess change requests, make recommendations, secure client approvals, and issue change orders. Assesses change requests to determine impacts to scope, budget, schedule, quality and risk.
Proactively identify project risks, develop risk mitigation and contingency plans, and implement action plans to reduce or eliminate project risks.
Read and interpret construction drawings from all trades.
Work autonomously and collaboratively with various dedicated project staff; may maintain and oversee project budgets and financials.
Other duties as assigned.
