Lead Project Manager – Data Center Construction

Job Description

This role involves full responsibility for the planning, coordination, execution, and delivery of the data center project, from pre-construction to final handover. You will lead a team of project managers, subcontractors, and vendors, ensuring that the project is completed on time, within budget, and to the highest standards of quality.

Responsibilities

• Pre-construction / Design / Planning:
• Work with GC and AE to create and establish the Master Project Schedule, based on the Critical Path and key milestones.
• Support establishment of the project budget, including soft costs and hard costs.
• Support contract negotiation, typically in concert with the Client’s PM and legal counsel.
• Care for Design Team activities.
• Ensure AE is completing requirements to meet municipal and AHJ demands.
• Care for Constructability review of project documents.
• Care for cost estimates working with subs and other vendors for scope gaps/changes.
• Care for Value Engineering effort.
• Construction:
• Manage GC and other directly contracted vendors by working with the onsite Construction Management team.
• Ensure quality control process – ensuring compliance with required standards.
• Support client culture to ensure project and site is ran according to clients EHS policies.
• Lead procurement activities and coordinate all owner furnished contractor installed equipment.
• Provide report and tracking of project financials, including change order management & cashflow.
• Monitor schedule, tracking and analysis.
• Ensure document control (track and coordinate addenda, bulletins, new drawing sets, clarifications, etc) process is in place.
• Ensure QA/QC is being followed and report any issues/gaps.
• Ensure tracking of all key project documents, including submittals, RFI’s, change orders, invoices and payments, lien releases.
• Care for coordination and management of all Owner-direct vendors working with supply chain and consultants.
• Close Out:
• Initiate close out process prior to project completion, typically two to three months in advance with the client doc control team, setting timelines and responsibilities.
• Establish close out documentation requirements. Ensure receipt of all close-out documents until completion, including warranties, as-builts, O&M manuals, etc.
• Care for punch list, substantial completion and final completion process through onsite Construction management team.
• Negotiate, resolve and close out any outstanding change orders, quality issues or disputes.
• Process and track any final invoices, payment applications, retention payments, etc.
• Prepare and submit final project accounting and budget.
• Aid client in scheduling, coordination and management of all Owner-direct vendors, consultants.

Qualifications

• Formal Project Management methods.
• Cross functional team participation in a high-tech, dynamic environment.
• Excellent problem-solving, critical thinking and analytical skills.
• Prominent track record in delivering high-quality programs.
• Ability to present to senior management to gain approvals.
• Passionate about solving complex challenges within aggressive timelines.
• Detail oriented with strong written and verbal communication skills and the ability to multi-task in a fast-paced and quickly changing environment.
• Experience in data center construction is strongly preferred.

Preferred Education

• MBA or Bachelor’s Degree in Construction Management, Business Administration, Project Management (or PMP), Engineering or a related field.