Construction Manager – Data Centers

What You’ll Do

• Stakeholder Relations
• Foster collaborative relationships with Owners, General Contractors, subcontractors, architects, engineers, consultants, commissioning teams, and other project stakeholders.
• Facilitate effective communication between all project participants to proactively resolve issues and maintain alignment on project objectives.
• Participate in owner, contractor, and coordination meetings to review project progress, schedule, quality, safety, and risk mitigation strategies.
• Project Oversight
• Provide day-to-day oversight of field construction activities from pre-construction through project closeout.
• Manage tenant improvement (TI), renovation, and adaptive reuse projects involving the conversion of existing facilities into mission-critical data centers.
• Oversee structural modifications, architectural build-outs, mechanical, electrical, plumbing (MEP), HVAC, fire protection, and specialty systems installation.
• Coverage of installation of critical infrastructure including electrical distribution systems, backup power systems, cooling systems, containment solutions, and supporting building systems.
• Review contractor work plans, construction schedules, logistics plans, means and methods, and manpower allocations.
• Coordinate pull planning and short-term look-ahead scheduling meetings to ensure efficient sequencing of work.
• Monitor contractor productivity, schedule performance, and resource utilization while identifying and mitigating potential delays.
• Ensure construction activities comply with contract requirements, project specifications, building codes, and applicable regulatory requirements.
• Document Management
• Manage project documentation including drawings, specifications, RFIs, submittals, transmittals, change orders, permits, inspection reports, and meeting minutes.
• Review design revisions and coordinate implementation with contractors and design consultants.
• Maintain accurate field documentation to support schedule updates, issue resolution, and change management.
• Utilize construction management software to track project documentation, progress, and reporting.
• Quality Assurance and Testing
• Verify construction activities are performed in accordance with approved drawings, specifications, and quality standards.
• Coordinate quality inspections, factory acceptance testing (where applicable), field testing, and third-party inspections.
• Monitor contractor quality control programs and ensure deficiencies are corrected in a timely manner.
• Conduct routine field inspections to verify workmanship and installation quality across architectural, structural, mechanical, and electrical scopes.
• Support equipment installation verification, pre-functional inspections, and system readiness for commissioning.
• Safety and Commissioning
• Promote and reinforce a strong safety culture while ensuring compliance with OSHA regulations and project-specific safety requirements.
• Participate in safety meetings, site walks, and incident investigations while supporting continuous safety improvement initiatives.
• Coordinate closely with commissioning teams during equipment startup, integrated systems testing, owner demonstrations, and facility turnover.
• Support substantial completion, punch list management, owner training, and final project acceptance.
• Project Support
• Support the Project Manager in managing project scope, schedule, quality, budget, and risk.
• Prepare daily field reports documenting construction progress, manpower, inspections, project milestones, and field observations.
• Verify contractor progress for payment applications and schedule reporting. Coordinate resolution of constructability issues, field conflicts, and design clarifications.
• Manage punch list development, completion tracking, turnover documentation, and project closeout activities.
• Aid in forecasting project milestones and maintaining overall project execution plans.

Who You Are

• Bachelor's degree in Construction Management, Engineering, Architecture, or a related field (Preferred).
• Minimum of 8 years of professional experience managing commercial, industrial, mission-critical, or large-scale construction projects.
• Experience managing tenant improvement (TI), renovation, adaptive reuse, or interior fit-out projects is strongly preferred.
• Experience with data centers, mission-critical facilities, semiconductor, advanced manufacturing, or other technically complex building projects is highly desirable.
• Strong understanding of mechanical, electrical, plumbing (MEP), fire protection, and critical building systems.
• Working knowledge of commissioning, integrated systems testing, turnover, and facility startup processes.
• Knowledge of applicable building codes, OSHA regulations, quality management systems, and construction best practices.
• Willingness to travel up to 100% based on project assignments.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Word, Outlook, PowerPoint, Project), Bluebeam, Adobe Acrobat Pro, Procore, or similar construction management platforms.
• Excellent organizational, leadership, communication, negotiation, and problem-solving skills.
• Strong documentation and recordkeeping abilities, including daily reports, meeting minutes, schedule tracking, field observations, and change management.
• OSHA 30 certification
• Self-motivated leader capable of managing multiple priorities in fast-paced, mission-critical construction environments while building strong client and contractor relationships.