Construction Manager (Owner's Representative) - Data Center Construction
KALCON · Abilene, TX · 6 days ago
On-siteManagement$150k–$225k/yrFull-time
Tasks and Responsibilities
- Lead daily on-site construction oversight for civil, structural, architectural, and MEP activities across multiple buildings on a data center campus.
- Review and validate the GC’s full construction schedule, including monthly forecasts, CPM updates, and detailed look-ahead plans.
- Participate in and/or lead weekly schedule coordination meetings with the GC, subcontractors, commissioning teams, and direct vendors.
- Manage OFCI equipment lifecycle including scheduling, logistics planning, delivery oversight, inspection, and installation tracking.
- Cookordination commissioning schedules and ensure alignment with construction progress and equipment readiness.
- Manage owner-directed vendor schedules (IT, roofing consultant, geotechnical services, third-party inspectors, etc.).
- Oversee customer fit-out scheduling and ensure alignment between base-build turnover and tenant infrastructure requirements.
- Support GMP buyout review, including scope validation, cost analysis, and recommendations to ownership.
- Review and analyze value-engineering proposals to maintain performance and reliability of mission-critical systems.
- Review and approve change orders, assessing cost impact, scope accuracy, and documentation quality.
- Validate monthly pay applications against work in place, contract values, and schedule progress.
- Provide proactive recommendations for cost avoidance and risk reduction throughout construction.
- Conduct daily site walks, verifying quality, installation accuracy, workmanship, and compliance with specifications.
- Cookordinate facility operations activities including MOPs, utility shutdowns, notifications, and operational impacts.
- Track weekly progress and deliver accurate reporting to owner leadership, including forecasting and risk analysis.
- Manage OFCI equipment receiving, verification, and handoff for installation readiness.
- Lead or support weekly OAC meetings, track action items, and maintain accurate meeting documentation.
- Process and manage project documentation including change orders, pay applications, RFIs, submittals, and logs.
- Oversee project closeout including financial reconciliation, punchlist management, O&M turnover, training, and handoff to operations.
- Cookordinate post-design construction administration, including design clarifications, updates, and integration of customer fit-out packages.
- Evaluate design changes for cost, schedule, constructability, and operational impact.
- Manage overall permitting efforts, coordinate with authorities having jurisdiction (AHJ), and oversee inspection and certificate-of-occupancy processes.
- Maintain consistent communication with senior management, contractor leadership, vendors, and operations teams to ensure transparency and timely issue resolution.
- Utilize modern project management tools and technology to support documentation, tracking, field coordination, and reporting.
Benefits Offered
- Medical insurance
- Dental Insurance
- Vision Insurance
- 401(k) retirement plan with 4% KALCON match when an employee contributes at least 5%
- 15 days of paid time off
- 8 paid National Holidays
- Reimbursement for professional licenses and certifications