Senior Project Manager - Data Center Power Delivery

AKS Engineering & Forestry is a company focused on delivering solutions in the land development, energy, and infrastructure markets. They are seeking a Senior Project Manager to serve as a strategic advisor for data center developers, focusing on pre-construction planning, energy feasibility, and project management for complex infrastructure projects.

Responsibilities:

• Lead pre-construction planning efforts for data center energy delivery projects on behalf of developer clients
• Support site selection and due diligence activities with a focus on power availability, utility capacity, interconnection pathways, and development risk
• Develop and evaluate conceptual energy delivery strategies including substations, transmission and distribution infrastructure, on-site generation, and resiliency solutions
• Prepare and validate early-stage cost models, budgets, schedules, and phasing plans for complex energy and infrastructure scopes
• Coordinate with utilities, grid operators, permitting agencies, and AHJs to assess feasibility, timelines, and constraints
• Lead constructability reviews and risk assessments to identify early challenges related to scope, logistics, permitting, and market conditions
• Advise clients on delivery models (EPC, design-build, phased packages, early works) and procurement strategies
• Review conceptual and schematic designs to ensure alignment with project goals, scalability, and long-term energy strategies
• Develop decision-support materials, executive briefings, and recommendations to guide investment and development milestones
• Support transition from pre-construction into construction by defining scopes, bid packages, and execution plans
• Assist late-stage permitting efforts with selected EPC’s on behalf of the owner

Requirements:

• 7+ years of experience managing complex infrastructure or energy projects, with a strong emphasis on pre-construction and front-end planning preferred
• Experience evaluating and planning large-scale power delivery and generation infrastructure
• Highly organized and comfortable managing multiple workstreams with competing priorities
• Strong understanding of construction means and methods sufficient to inform constructability, cost and schedule decision during pre-construction
• Excellent analytical, communication and presentation skills
• Do what needs to be done mindset, taking ownership beyond assigned tasks and stepping in wherever needed to keep projects, teams, and customers supported and running smoothly
• Experience with creating and managing complex schedules (Microsoft Project, P6 etc.)
• Strong familiarity with Project Management systems (i.e. SAP, Procore etc.)
• Strong analytical skills related to market trends, pricing, and supply chain risk
• Experience working as an owner's representative, for a developer, a utility or other relevant organizations