Technical Training Manager- Mission Critical

At Shawmut Design and Construction, we take pride in the culture we’ve built as a 100% employee-owned company—one that’s been recognized with more than 100 Best Place to Work awards. We’ve been honored as a National Fortune Best Workplace, a Fortune Best Workplace for Women, Millennials, and Parents, and one of America’s Best Employers by Forbes—along with numerous regional recognitions across our 15 offices nationwide.

Shawmut is growing its Mission Critical business, and we’re looking for an experienced data center construction professional who is passionate about developing people, sharing technical knowledge, and building stronger project teams.

As the Mission Critical Technical Training & Development Manager, you’ll help shape how we prepare, develop, and grow the talent delivering our Mission Critical projects. Drawing on your own construction experience, you’ll translate technical knowledge, project lessons, and industry best practices into practical training that teams can apply in the field.

This is more than a traditional training role. You’ll have the opportunity to build and influence Shawmut’s Mission Critical technical development strategy, creating learning pathways for experienced construction professionals entering the data center sector, early-career employees building their technical foundation, and field leaders preparing for greater responsibility.

Working closely with Mission Critical leadership, project and field teams, Safety, Learning & Development, and technical subject matter experts, you’ll help ensure our people have the knowledge and skills needed to successfully deliver complex, fast-paced Mission Critical projects.

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    Significant experience in Mission Critical and/or data center construction, with a strong understanding of how complex projects are planned, coordinated, built, commissioned, and turned over.

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    Strong working knowledge of MEP systems and the technical coordination required on data center projects, including familiarity with commissioning and Integrated Systems Testing.

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    Experience working directly with project and field teams and an understanding of the day-to-day challenges involved in delivering fast-paced, technically complex construction projects.

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    The ability to take complex technical concepts and turn them into clear, practical, and engaging learning experiences for employees with different levels of experience.

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    A passion for coaching, mentoring, teaching, and developing others, whether through formal training or hands-on project leadership.

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    Strong communication and presentation skills, with the ability to build credibility with field teams, project leadership, technical experts, and senior leaders.

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    A collaborative approach and the ability to bring together subject matter experts from across the organization to develop training that reflects real project experience and best practices.

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    Strong organizational skills and the ability to build, manage, and continuously improve multiple learning programs as the Mission Critical business grows.

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    Comfort working in a growing environment where you’ll have the opportunity to build programs from the ground up, identify opportunities, and influence how technical development evolves over time.

Mission Critical construction requires teams that can operate in highly technical, fast-paced environments where quality, coordination, commissioning, and operational readiness are critical to project success.

As Shawmut continues to grow in this sector, developing that expertise internally is an important part of building a sustainable Mission Critical business.

In this role, you won’t simply deliver existing training. You’ll help build the programs, technical learning pathways, and development strategy that prepare our people for the next generation of Mission Critical projects.

Your experience won’t just help deliver projects—it will help develop the people who deliver them.

• Experience: Prior experience as a Project Executive, Senior Project Manager, or Senior Superintendent, with at least seven years leading hyperscale and/or colocation data center projects valued at $300 million or more.
• Education: Bachelor’s Degree required or equivalent experience
• Additional Role Specific Skills:
  • Experience with both greenfield and fit-out data center construction.
  • Experience developing technical training using instructional design methods such as ADDIE or SAM and approaches such as blended learning and microlearning; familiarity with Bloom’s Taxonomy.
  • Strong working knowledge of data center infrastructure and MEP systems, including power distribution, UPS, generators, switchgear, cooling systems, structured cabling, and white space.
  • Strong understanding of Mission Critical construction sequencing, quality management, commissioning, Cx levels L1–L5, Integrated Systems Testing, and turnover.
  • Knowledge of construction site safety requirements, including OSHA 29 CFR 1926, and familiarity with relevant electrical safety practices.
  • Familiarity with data center and industry standards such as BICSI, Uptime Institute Tier Classification, TIA-942, and NFPA 70E.
  • Ability to translate complex technical concepts into clear, practical training for employees with different levels of experience.
  • Experience coaching, mentoring, or developing project and field employees. Experience designing formal training programs and using a learning management system is preferred.
  • Strong communication and relationship-building skills, with the ability to work across project teams, business leaders, technical experts, and Learning & Development.

Eligible candidates must be authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship or restriction, now and in the future. 

Shawmut prohibits discrimination against any staff member or applicant on the basis of race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, age, religion, national origin, marital status, veteran status, pregnancy, physical or mental disability, genetic information, disability, creed, citizenship status, or any other legally protected characteristic.