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KALCON

Manages construction for data centers and chip plants

TFO Field Project Manager - Owner's Representative, Data Center Construction

Full-TimePosted on 8/27/2026
$140k - $220k
Expert
Bachelor's
Turkey, TX, USA
In PersonOn-site five days a week, 6:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Architecture & Civil EngineeringConstruction Management

About the job

Requirements
  • A bachelor's degree in construction management or engineering, or applicable trade/superintendent experience.
  • Seven to ten years of experience working in design or construction projects.
  • Experience in laboratories, semiconductor, data center, and/or critical facility construction.
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Project.
  • Strong written and oral communication skills to exchange information with senior management, service providers, workers, and contractors.
  • Must work on the job five days a week, 6:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Responsibilities
  • Provide owner representation during tenant fit-out of multiple buildings on a data center campus.
  • Oversee field safety and quality assurance/quality control, including daily reviews and inspections with the construction manager.
  • Track and manage the day-to-day schedule; review the construction manager's monthly forecast; hold weekly critical path method schedule review meetings; and attend detailed planning meetings with construction managers and subcontractors.
  • Coordinate the base-build general contractor and fit-out general contractor, including methods of procedure, deliveries, site logistics, and facility notifications.
  • Review plans and specifications to understand design intent and scope, and ensure the general contractor executes the project-specific quality assurance/quality control plan.
  • Coordinate tenant fit-out work on a fast-paced schedule, including busway and remote power panels, hot aisle containment, and conveyance.
  • Manage existing-building retrofit work, including computer room air handlers, power and cooling, and power quality monitoring retrofits.
  • Coordinate commissioning, submittals, requests for information, procurement logs, owner-furnished contractor-installed equipment, vendor start-up, and commissioning schedules.
  • Manage owner and direct-vendor schedules, including information technology, roofing consultant, geotechnical, and third-party inspectors; manage customer fit-out schedules and phase turnover alignment between base build and tenant.
  • Review guaranteed maximum price buyout, analyze buyout details, and make recommendations.
  • Provide value engineering recommendations with analysis and identify cost avoidance or reduction opportunities.
  • Review and approve change orders, including cost approval and process flow, and review monthly pay applications.
  • Assess weekly progress and provide accurate reporting; inspect and manage receiving of owner-furnished contractor-installed equipment.
  • Process cost documents, manage and attend weekly owner-architect-contractor meetings and prepare minutes, and provide weekly project reports.
  • Manage project closeout, including financial closeout, operations and maintenance materials, punch lists, and operations handoff.
  • Manage design coordination after initial design, integrate customer fit-out design packages outside the base build, validate design costs and process changes, and manage construction administration.
  • Manage and communicate the overall permitting process, authority having jurisdiction inspections, and certificate of occupancy process.

About the company

KALCON manages construction programs for owners of data centers, chip plants, and advanced manufacturing facilities across the United States. It acts as an independent representative for the owner, coordinating designers, contractors, and suppliers rather than carrying out the building work itself. Clients engage the firm for oversight from early planning through construction and testing, with services covering budgets, schedules, safety, and quality. Its assignments include facilities built from the ground up, changes to existing buildings, tenant fit outs, and equipment installation. Founded in 2020, KALCON is headquartered in Tustin, California.

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Tustin, CA

Founded

2020

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What believers are saying

  • KALCON reports substantial delivery experience: its portfolio includes more than 15 gigawatts of data center capacity managed.
  • Tualatin commissioning pay is explicit: KALCON lists $140,000-$190,000 for that role.
  • KALCON's Philadelphia planning role supports flexibility: the posting labels it hybrid/remote.

What critics are saying

  • Tulsa's hybrid planning role still requires fieldwork: KALCON specifies consistent site presence and travel as assignments require.
  • Philadelphia predevelopment applicants face credentials requirements: KALCON requires a relevant bachelor's degree and eight years' project experience.
  • Retirement support requires saving: KALCON's Tualatin commissioning posting makes its 4% match conditional on contributing at least 5%.

What makes KALCON unique

  • KALCON handles construction disputes: its claims analysts test contractor requests against contracts, schedules, and project records.
  • KALCON reports semiconductor depth: its managed facility portfolio exceeds 30 million square feet.
  • KALCON's Tulsa planning assignment spans client models: the client acts as a tenant or a developer.

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