Senior Project Manager – Data Center Construction (US Based Candidate)

About Weeks Group

Weeks Group is a specialized data center construction and consulting firm supporting some of the most complex mission-critical projects in the industry. We bring deep field experience, technical expertise, and an owner-minded approach to every project we support.

Our people are expected to operate with urgency, take ownership, solve problems, and deliver exceptional results in environments where quality, safety, schedule, and reliability are non-negotiable.

Our Values

• We Answer the Call – Integrity. Honesty. Trust. Nimbleness.
• We Don’t Take No for an Answer – Persistence. Determination. Accountability.
• We Solve Problems – We are experts on the side of the solution.
• We Expect the Best from Each Other – Teamwork. Communication. Ownership.
• We BTFM – Innovation. High standards. Disdain for mediocrity.

Project Boreal Job Description

Senior Owner's Representative / Senior Project Manager

Mission-Critical Data Center Development & Construction

Location: Alberta, Canada

Travel: 60% - 75% travel and regular onsite presence in Alberta required

Position Overview

Weeks Group is seeking an experienced Senior Owner's Representative / Senior Project Manager to support the development and execution of a large-scale AI data center campus in Alberta, Canada.

The successful candidate will represent the owner's interests across preconstruction, design, permitting, procurement, construction planning, project controls and eventual field execution. This person must be comfortable operating in a fast-moving environment where design, regulatory approvals, long-lead procurement and early construction activities are progressing concurrently.

Key Responsibilities

Owner's Representation & Project Leadership

• Represent the owner's interests across design, preconstruction and construction activities.
• Coordinate consultants, designers, contractors, vendors and other project stakeholders.
• Drive open issues, decisions and action items to closure.
• Identify gaps between scope, design, procurement, permitting and construction.
• Provide clear executive-level reporting on project status, risks, decisions and required actions.
• Challenge project assumptions when schedule, cost, constructability or execution risk warrants additional review.

Preconstruction & Construction Readiness

• Support development of construction execution strategies and early-work packages.
• Review site logistics, mobilization plans, sequencing and constructability.
• Track readiness of civil, grading, foundations, utilities, building and infrastructure packages.
• Coordinate interfaces between design deliverables, permitting requirements and construction release dates.
• Participate in contractor progress, coordination and readiness reviews.

Design & Technical Coordination

• Provide owner-side oversight of multidisciplinary design activities.
• Track design progress against project milestones and downstream procurement/construction requirements.
• Identify design gaps, scope conflicts and constructability concerns.
• Coordinate technical interfaces between the building, civil/site infrastructure and electrical/power systems.
• Support resolution of RFIs, technical questions and owner/tenant design decisions.

Permitting & Regulatory Coordination

• Support the project team in tracking permits, approvals and dependencies.
• Integrate permitting milestones into the overall execution strategy.
• Escalate permit-related risks affecting mobilization or construction.
• Work closely with the environmental, planning and engineering teams to maintain alignment between design and regulatory submissions.

Procurement & Long-Lead Equipment

• Monitor critical long-lead equipment against required-on-job and construction dates.
• Review procurement recommendations, vendor status and schedule exposure.
• Coordinate design information required for equipment release.
• Identify procurement decisions that could affect engineering or construction.
• Support evaluation of vendor proposals and contractor recommendations.

Schedule, Cost & Risk

• Review the integrated project schedule and major milestone assumptions.
• Identify schedule constraints and dependencies across design, permitting, procurement and construction.
• Participate in estimate, change-order and commercial reviews.
• Monitor emerging risks and drive mitigation plans with accountable owners.
• Help maintain alignment between the contractor's schedule and the owner's execution forecast.

Field Execution

As the project moves into construction:

• Maintain regular onsite presence.
• Observe construction progress and compare field activities against the approved design and schedule.
• Participate in field coordination and contractor meetings.
• Identify emerging constraints before they affect critical milestones.
• Coordinate owner decisions needed to maintain field progress.
• Support QA/QC, turnover and commissioning-readiness activities.
• Provide concise field and executive reporting.

Required Qualifications

• 10+ years of construction/project management experience, preferably within mission-critical.
• Demonstrated data center or mission-critical construction experience.
• Experience operating as an Owner's Representative, Project Manager, Construction Manager, Project Executive or similar senior delivery role.
• Strong working knowledge of:
• Preconstruction
• Design coordination
• Construction sequencing
• MEP infrastructure
• Long-lead procurement
• Schedule management
• Cost/change management
• Risk management
• Ability to read and understand construction drawings, specifications and project schedules.
• Demonstrated ability to coordinate GCs, engineers, consultants and vendors.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Comfortable interfacing with senior client leadership and technical teams.
• Willing and able to travel extensively and maintain regular onsite presence in Alberta.

Preferred Qualifications

• Hyperscale AI/data center experience.
• Large-scale greenfield development experience.
• Experience with high-voltage electrical infrastructure, substations or utility interfaces.
• Alberta or Canadian construction experience.
• Experience on fast-track/design-build programs.
• Familiarity with Primavera P6, Microsoft Project, Procore, Autodesk Construction Cloud or similar project-management platforms.