Data Center Construction Manager

To support its projects, an international company is seeking a Data Center Construction Manager.

You wish:

• Lead the construction project management and oversight of construction-related activities for new builds or general capital projects at a specific data center site.
• Direct interface with construction general contractors during the bidding, award, execution, and project closeout/punch list phases.
• Work with general contractors and vendors to deliver efficient and high-quality project turnovers.

Responsibilities:

• Lead negotiations with general contractors and evaluate bids/proposals with detail and accuracy.
• Create construction project scope and request for proposals.
• Perform capital requests/financial analysis of construction work, including change orders, purchase orders, and invoicing.
• Manage construction projects for specific initiatives aimed at increasing the resiliency of data centers.
• Review electrical and mechanical designs associated with the construction of new data centers or the optimization of existing data centers.
• Conduct construction submittal review.

Ideal Candidate Profile:

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Construction Management, or an equivalent engineering science, OR 4+ years of related construction management experience in lieu of a degree.
• 4+ years of general contractor and vendor experience, including RFP process, bidding, change orders, quality control, RFI/submittal tracking, associated with construction and project execution.
• 4+ years of experience directly constructing electrical engineering systems, including large-scale power distribution/generation gear and constructing mechanical engineering systems, including cooling systems.
• 5+ years of experience in the construction of mission-critical facilities directly related to the design or construction of data centers, including large-scale technical operations or large-scale compute farms.

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