Construction Manager (Data Centers)

About the role

JACOBS has an immediate opportunity for a Construction Manager to support our data center project in Corpus Christi, TX. The Construction Manager (CM) will lead the pre-construction and construction process, ensuring contractor performance meets schedule and quality standards. They will assist in planning work to optimize efficiency, manage construction schedules, and oversee commissioning planning. The CM will also monitor construction progress, facilitate contractor meetings, and address defects.

Responsibilities

• Implement and comply with Jacobs Beyond-Zero safety culture
• Lead Data Center project teams and manage subcontractors and vendors
• Develop innovative project solutions around modularization and prefabrication
• Review, verify, provide recommendations, and approve contractor, subcontractor, and vendor execution plans
• Maintain oversight of construction progress and provide detailed reporting to owners and Jacobs management
• Facilitate daily and weekly contractor meetings to drive safety, schedule, change management, and project cost
• Audit installed quantities to aid in accurate schedule updates and invoicing review
• Participate in Interactive Planning (IAP) efforts for schedule sequence development

Requirements

• At least 5 years of experience working on large building construction or civil projects
• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, construction management, or an equivalent combination of education, training, and practical work experience
• Proven experience leading a Data Center project team and managing subcontractors and vendors
• Knowledgeable of 120VAC electrical power tie-ins, instrumentation installation, controls wiring, fiber terminations and splicing, network cabling, serial communications, panel wiring and modifications, I/O card or controller installation
• Thorough knowledge of construction scheduling (critical path method) and commissioning planning
• Professional written and verbal communication skills
• Proficiency with computer applications including Microsoft Office, scheduling, and project management programs
• Ability to read, understand, and interpret contract documents, drawings, specifications, scope or work, and project schedules
• Ability to implement technologies such as Building Information Models (BIM), Lean principles, and other leading-edge technologies
• OSHA 30 certification or willingness to achieve within 60 days of employment

Qualifications

• Physical requirements include reaching, handling, and manipulating objects and materials in all directions; coordinating eyes, hands, and fingers and body in and around active construction and operations areas; standing and walking for periods of time; seeing and hearing with or without correction; climbing and egressing step ladders, stairways, uneven surfaces above and below ground level; lifting to 25 pounds from ground level, waist level, and overhead; carrying up to 25 pounds for 5 yards; bending, kneeling, crouching/squatting while navigating project and operation sites.

Skills

• Construction management
• Data center project management
• Pre-construction planning
• Site logistics planning
• Commissioning planning
• Interactive Planning (IAP)

Benefits

Our health and welfare benefits are designed to invest in you, and in the things you care about. Your health. Your well-being. Your security. Your future. Employees have access to medical, dental, vision, and basic life insurance, a 401(k) plan, and the ability to purchase company stock at a discount. Eligible employees may also enroll in a deferred compensation plan or the Executive Deferral Plan. Jacobs has an unlimited U.S. Personalized Paid Time Off (PPTO) policy for full-time salaried/exempt employees, seven paid holidays, and caregiver leave. And certain roles may be eligible for additional rewards, including merit increases, performance discretionary bonus, and stock. The base salary range for this position is $99,000.00 to $136,200.00. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.