Construction Manager, Data Center Construction Project

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.
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Job Description

We are seeking a highly experienced and strategic Construction Manager to lead the full lifecycle of a mission‑critical Data Center development in Chile.

The Construction Manager will oversee all phases of construction, ensuring the successful delivery of a world‑class data center aligned with global standards for safety, redundancy, quality, and operational excellence. This leader will manage multidisciplinary teams, oversee subcontractors, coordinate with engineering and commissioning partners, and ensure full compliance with local regulations and corporate technical requirements.

This position plays a critical role in protecting the client’s global brand, mitigating risks, ensuring robust project controls, and delivering a high‑performance facility that meets uptime and scalability expectations.

Activities might include: 

• Oversee day‑to‑day construction activities (on‑site and off‑site), ensuring full compliance with local building codes, safety standards, and ESG policies.
• Manage general contractors, specialist subcontractors (MEP, structural, envelope, electrical systems), and design consultants.
• Review and approve technical documentation, including IFC drawings, shop drawings, method statements, QA/QC plans, and commissioning scripts.
• Develop and execute construction strategies, master schedules, logistics plans, and cost baselines tailored to mission‑critical environments
• Lead risk assessments, integrate safety by design, and ensure all construction phases meet global EHS guidelines.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering, Construction Management, Electrical/Mechanical Engineering, or related discipline.
• Minimum 15 years of experience of large-scale construction management experience, with at least 8 years specifically as a construction manager in data center construcion with equivalent project budget (500M USD or above) 
• Strong leadership, communication and problem-solving skills are crucial, as is a thorough understanding of data center infrastructure, including mechanical, electrical and plumbing systems. 
• Fluency in English and Spanish required.

Additional Information

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.

Turner & Townsend does not accept any speculative or unsolicited CV’s that have been sent to our internal recruitment team or hiring managers from agencies outside of our preferred supplier list or that have not followed due process. Any speculative or unsolicited CV’s will be treated as a direct application.

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It is strictly against Turner & Townsend policy for candidates to pay any fee in relation to our recruitment process. No recruitment agency working with Turner & Townsend will ask candidates to pay a fee at any time. 

Any unsolicited resumes/CVs submitted through our website or to Turner & Townsend personal e-mail accounts, are considered property of Turner & Townsend and are not subject to payment of agency fees. In order to be an authorised Recruitment Agency/Search Firm for Turner & Townsend, there must be a formal written agreement in place and the agency must be invited, by the Recruitment Team, to submit candidates for review.