CBRE Hiring for Data Center Global Program Manager (Sr. Project Manager) Full Time

Data Center Global Program Manager (Sr. Project Manager)

Job ID

99681

Posted

22-Dec-2022

Service line

GWS Segment

Role type

Full-time

Areas of Interest

Construction, Data Centers, Design, Project Management

Location(s)

Chicago – Illinois – United States of America, Colorado Springs – Colorado – United States of America, Dallas – Texas – United States of America, Kansas City – Kansas – United States of America, Kansas City – Missouri – United States of America, Las Vegas – Nevada – United States of America, Mountainview – California – United States of America, Omaha – Nebraska – United States of America, Sunnyvale – California – United States of America

The “Data Center Program Manager” leads the day to day management of a global facilities assessment and upgrades program at a client’s data centers portfolio – specifically focusing on the people/office spaces. The DC PM is responsible for identifying the program requirements, engaging with internal customers and supporting the program through the entire lifecycle. Program Administration

• Responsible for managing the program team performing the facilities assessment. Ensures adherence to the contract, effective data collection, and coordination with local site teams for access
• Develop program budget, cash flow and commitment and get approval on spend working with the client’s Cost Control team
• Lead cross-functional teams and manage multiple simultaneous programs with competing priorities simultaneously
• Engage with technical experts and key stakeholders to initiate new programs, including developing program documentation
• Develop and maintain key stakeholder and technical expert relationships
• Identify process and communications gaps, while developing and driving solutions to implement data center programs
• Manage and grow relationships between cross-functional teams. Work with the technical experts and key stakeholders to continually improve communications between the cross-function teams
• Draft program ing for client management reviews, including providing health of program schedule, budget, and performance, identifying key risks and program opportunities
• Update quarterly forecast, budget spend status and get management approval on funding requests
• Drive improvement in the upgrade/retrofit program processes and documentation/ workflow through stakeholder feedback and/or based on measurement of important metrics
• Develop plans for improved field execution and delivery across project constraints of schedule, productivity, and costs
• Provide project execution guidance throughout end-to-end project lifecycle with ability to assess potential construction workarounds to avoid project slips

Planning

• Lead team, including key stakeholders / project controls team / Contractor(s) / A&E design team to create and establish the 1) Master Project Schedule, based on the Critical Path and key milestones and 2) Master Project Budget, including soft costs and hard costs
• Manage vendor team executing global assessments. This may include traveling as part of assessments, triage of issues identified during surveys, and communicating with local site teams
• Evaluate technical issues and develop potential solutions for review with key stakeholders
• Support data center site teams as needed with contractor pre-qualification, bid solicitation, bid analysis and recommendations
• Lead project teams in developing, assessing, and evaluating program and project risks

Required skills:

• Formal Project Management methods / best practices
• Experience reviewing and communicating key data/information from facilities assessments
• Cross functional team participation in a high-tech, dynamic environment
• Excellent problem-solving, critical thinking and analytical skills
• Proven track record in delivering high-quality programs
• Passionate about solving complex challenges with aggressive timelines
• Detail oriented with strong written and verbal communication skills and the ability to multi-task in a fast-paced and quickly-changing environment

Education: Bachelor of Science in one of the following:

• Business Administration
• Construction Management
• Project Management
• Engineering

Recommended experience:

• Technical Project Management or Coordination
• Experience with construction related to data center construction or heavy industrial work involving complex mechanical and electrical systems
• Standard business applications and tools
• Google Docs, Sheets, Slides, Drive, Drawings, Hangouts, etc.
• Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint
• Scheduling application: Primavera P6 is an advantage

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CBRE carefully considers multiple factors to determine compensation, including a candidate’s education, training, and experience. The minimum salary for the Data Center Global Program Manager (Sr. Project Manager) position is $160,000 annually and the maximum salary for the Data Center Global Program Manager (Sr. Project Manager) position is $190,000 annually. The compensation that is offered to a successful candidate will depend on the candidate’s skills, qualifications, and experience.

CBRE is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer with 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.

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