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Mechanical Project Manager - Data Center Construction

Turner & Townsend

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Location
Newark, NJ
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Job overview

Turner & Townsend seeks a Mechanical Project Manager to partner with a global manufacturing client. The ideal candidate has an engineering background, strong mechanical or MEP knowledge and experience, a consultant mindset, and Owner’s Representation experience. The role coordinates engineering documentation, field activities, quality reviews, project information, and closeout, with on-site presence and requirements subject to client needs.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Mechanical Engineering, nice to haveMEP, nice to haveOwner Representation, nice to haveField Construction, requiredManufacturing Construction, nice to haveVerbal Communication, requiredWritten Communication, requiredClient Relationship Management, requiredTask Delegation, required

Qualifications

Postgraduate Mechanical or MEP Engineering Experience, nice to haveBachelor's or Postgraduate Degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Architecture or Related Field, nice to haveProject Management or PMP, nice to have

Full job description

Company Description

Turner & Townsend is a global professional services company with over 22,000 people in more than 60 countries.

Working with our clients across real estate, infrastructure, energy and natural resources, we transform together delivering outcomes that improve people’s lives. Working in partnership makes it possible to deliver the world’s most impactful projects and programmes as we turn challenge into opportunity and complexity into success.

Our capabilities include programme, project, cost, asset and commercial management, controls and performance, procurement and supply chain, net zero and digital solutions.

We are majority-owned by CBRE Group, Inc., the world’s largest commercial real estate services and investment firm, with our partners holding a significant minority interest. Turner & Townsend and CBRE work together to provide clients with the premier programme, project and cost management offering in markets around the world.

Job Description

Turner & Townsend  is looking for a Mechanical Project Manager to work with our team, and partner with a global manufacturing client.

The ideal candidate will have an engineering background with strong Mechanical or MEP knowledge and experience. To be successful in this role, you will be consultant minded and have experience with Owner’s Representation.

**Responsibilities: **

  • Manage applicable engineering drawings, specifications, and documents.

  • Effectively communicate with external and internal team members and stakeholders at all projects stages.

  • Support the scheduler with updates on progress.

  • Support field coordination between the General Contractor, Commissioning Agent, and Client.

  • Undertake field walks with the General Contractor and Sub-Contractor Trades.

  • Attending field and punch walks with the architect and MEP Engineering team.

  • Help support and manage project close out documentation.

  • Ensure QA/QC is being followed and report any issues/gaps.

  • Perform quality review of technical documentation for accuracy and contract compliance.

  • Perform engineering quality assurance and engineering quality control reviews for all design drawings, prior to submission to Construction for builds.

  • Prepare scheduled and ad hoc reports on the project’s progress, Key Performance Indicators (KPI), and progress tracking.

  • Managing the flow of project information between the team and the client, through regular meetings and written communications.

  • Knowledge management – Ensuring that key information and learning generated from each commission is inputted into internal databases and shared.

  • Identifying and ensuring that the client and management are aware of quality, safety, health and environmental issues.

Qualifications

  • Field construction experience.

  • Experience in manufacturing construction is beneficial.

  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills to ensure appropriate communications and coordination across project delivery teams, stakeholders, and vendors.

  • Strong client relationship management skills to maintain positive relations between stakeholders and corporate leadership.

  • Able to manage and delegate tasks to technical and non-technical support staff.

  • Proven post graduate Mechanical or MEP engineering experience, encompassing both design and site experience.

  • Engineering background with strong mechanical knowledge/experience.

  • Bachelor or Postgraduate degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Architecture or related field.

  • Project Management (or PMP), Engineering or related field.

Additional Information

On-site presence and requirements may change depending on our client's needs

*SOX control responsibilities may be part of this role, which are to be adhered to where applicable.

Our inspired people share our vision and mission. We provide a great place to work, where each person has the opportunity and voice to affect change.

We want our people to succeed both in work and life. To support this we promote a healthy, productive and flexible working environment that respects work-life balance.

Turner & Townsend is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees and actively encourage applications from all sectors of the community.

Please find out more about us at www.turnerandtownsend.com/ and https://www.heery.com/

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

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How this job compares

Set against the 1,912 open Construction Project Manager jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 12, 2026.

Pay
  • This postingNot listed
  • US median$110–177K/yr1,070 salary ranges
  • US median$50–65/hr104 hourly ranges
Openings
Olive Jobs lists 25 open Construction Project Manager jobs in New Jersey and 1,912 across the US. 2% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in New Jersey
Experience
Construction Project Manager postings that state a minimum ask for 5 years of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 5 to 8 years (1,432 postings).
Education
397 of the 1,912 open Construction Project Manager jobs (21%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 12, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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