Project Manager/Construction Manager - Data Center

Job Description

Overview
The Data Center Construction Manager will be responsible for construction project management and oversight of construction-related activities as they relate to new data hall projects or system enhancement or general capital projects.  This includes ownership of the project scope, quality, schedule, and budget.Responsibilities as below:

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• Own leadership throughout the construction, working closely with design and project teams to identify project risks, optimize buildability and support cost-effective delivery solutions.
• Proactively identifying construction, commercial, procurement and contractual risks and implementing mitigation measures.
• Direct interface with construction general contractors and other vendors during the bidding, award, execution, and project closeout/punch list phases.
• Coordinate with internal teams, create construction project scope and requests for proposals.
• Conduct negotiations with general contractors or other vendors and evaluate bids/proposals with detail and accuracy.
• Perform cost control and financial analysis of construction, regular site inspections to evaluate VOWD and certify payments.
• Manage construction projects for specific initiatives aimed at increasing the resiliency of the data center facilities.
• Coordinate with internal teams to conduct constructability reviews of MEP designs associated with the construction or optimization of existing data centers.
• Contract administration and managing construction documents including submittal review, RFIs, change orders, and invoicing.
• Ensure construction project quality control and compliance with statutory regulations, SLA requirement and in-house guidelines.
• Record and report key construction metrics to team members and management.
• Drive teams to perform troubleshooting and root-cause failure analysis associated with equipment failures.
• Be a leader within the group as well as within internal and external teams that support the overall project delivery.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in building services, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, construction management or an equivalent engineering science OR 10+ years relevant overall experience in lieu of degree.
• 5+ years of relevant experience constructing and managing complex MEP systems in mission-critical environments.
• 5+ years of general contractor and vendor management work (request for proposals, bidding, change orders, quality control, RFI/submittal tracking) associated with construction and project execution experience.
• Strong stakeholder management, negotiation and leadership skills.
• Experience in project or construction management in live data centers or comparable critical infrastructures.
• Experience reading and interpreting construction specifications and drawings.
• Experience in pre-construction procurement process, contract administration in construction phase and post-construction activities for proper project closure.
• Experience in level 4 & 5 testing and commissioning activities.
• Knowledge of local building codes and statutory regulations.
• Knowledge of data center construction sequence and critical equipment.
• Knowledge of project management and scheduling tools (e.g. MS Project, Primavera P6).
• Ability to bridge technical, commercial and contractual matters to drive successful project outcomes.

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