Full-Time

Senior Construction Manager

Owner's Representative, Data Center Construction

KALCON

KALCON

Compensation Overview

$150k - $225k/yr

Abernathy, TX, USA

In Person

Daily on-site construction oversight is required.

Bachelor's

Category
Architecture & Civil Engineering (1)
Required Skills
Word/Pages/Docs
Excel/Numbers/Sheets
Requirements
  • A bachelor's degree in Construction Management, Electrical Engineering, or a related field is required.
  • Five to ten years of commercial or industrial construction or mission-critical project experience is required, including experience with data centers, semiconductor facilities, laboratories, or similar projects.
  • Strong proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Project is required.
  • Strong analytical, communication, and presentation skills are required.
  • The ability to proactively identify issues and drive solutions across multiple stakeholders and teams is required.
  • The candidate's resume must list all educational achievements, professional licenses or certificates, awards received, and detailed employment history, including each employer, dates of employment, positions held, and managed projects or programs with their value, location, role, responsibilities, and contribution.
Responsibilities
  • Coordinate, manage, and report on construction activities for mission-critical facilities.
  • Lead daily on-site construction oversight for civil, structural, architectural, and mechanical, electrical, and plumbing activities across multiple buildings on a data center campus.
  • Review and validate the general contractor's full construction schedule, including monthly forecasts, critical path method updates, and detailed look-ahead plans.
  • Participate in or lead weekly schedule coordination meetings with the general contractor, subcontractors, commissioning teams, and direct vendors.
  • Manage owner-furnished, contractor-installed equipment through scheduling, logistics planning, delivery oversight, inspection, installation tracking, receiving, verification, and handoff for installation readiness.
  • Coordinate commissioning schedules and ensure alignment with construction progress and equipment readiness.
  • Manage owner-directed vendor schedules, including information technology, roofing consultants, geotechnical services, and third-party inspectors.
  • Oversee customer fit-out scheduling and align base-build turnover with tenant infrastructure requirements.
  • Support guaranteed maximum price buyout review, including scope validation, cost analysis, and recommendations to ownership.
  • Review and analyze value-engineering proposals to maintain the performance and reliability of mission-critical systems.
  • Review and approve change orders by assessing cost impact, scope accuracy, and documentation quality.
  • Validate monthly pay applications against work in place, contract values, and schedule progress.
  • Provide recommendations for cost avoidance and risk reduction throughout construction.
  • Conduct daily site walks to verify quality, installation accuracy, workmanship, and compliance with specifications.
  • Coordinate facility operations activities, including methods of procedure, utility shutdowns, notifications, and operational impacts.
  • Track weekly progress and provide accurate reporting to owner leadership, including forecasting and risk analysis.
  • Lead or support weekly owner-architect-contractor meetings, track action items, and maintain meeting documentation.
  • Process and manage project documentation, including change orders, pay applications, requests for information, submittals, and logs.
  • Oversee project closeout, including financial reconciliation, punch-list management, operations and maintenance turnover, training, and handoff to operations.
  • Coordinate 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 permitting efforts, coordinate with authorities having jurisdiction, and oversee inspection and certificate-of-occupancy processes.
  • Maintain communication with senior management, contractor leadership, vendors, and operations teams to ensure transparency and timely issue resolution.
  • Use project management tools and technology to support documentation, tracking, field coordination, and reporting.
Desired Qualifications
  • A Project Management Professional, Certified Construction Manager, or Professional Engineer license is a plus.

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