Construction Manager

Digital Edge Dc; Navi Mumbai; On-site; INR 2,600,000 - 4,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Digital Edge Dc is seeking a Senior Civil/Construction Lead to manage the civil works for a large-scale data center project at the Thane site, Mumbai. You will plan sequencing, supervise subcontractors, and ensure safety, quality, and timely delivery across all construction phases.

The ideal candidate holds a Civil Engineering degree or diploma with 12+ years of experience, including base-build delivery for data centers or similar complex projects with MEP content.

Qualifications

• 12+ years of construction/engineering experience.
• Experience with large-scale Data Center or complex projects with MEP.
• Proven ability to lead base-build delivery from start to finish.

Responsibilities

• Program phasing, sequencing, and coordination of construction activities.
• Administer quality management systems and ensure adherence to procedures.
• Oversee safety management, audits, and training on site.
• Organize on-site resources, equipment, and subcontractor interfaces.
• Maintain documentation, report progress, and address site challenges.
• Coordinate with MEP contractors for civil works.

Skills

Project management

Leadership

Safety management

Education

Bachelor/Diploma in Civil Engineering

Job description

Who we are:

Digital Edge is a trusted and forward-looking data center platform company, established to transform digital infrastructure in Asia. Backed by Stonepeak, a leading alternative investment firm specializing in infrastructure and real assets, Digital Edge has in excess of US$1 billion in committed capital.

Our mission is to bridge the digital divide across Asia Pacific by building the sustainable digital ecosystems of the future. Through building and operating state-of-the-art, energy efficient data centers rich with connectivity options, we bring new colocation and interconnect options to the Asian market, making digital infrastructure deployment in the region easy, efficient, and economical.

Founded in 2020 the company has grown rapidly across multiple markets in the region,and currently provides data center and fiber services across China, India, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, and the Philippines. This role is an exciting opportunity to join our fast-growing team as we further expand our footprint across Asia.

Our values:

• Respect: We embrace diversity and collaboration.
• Innovation: We share ideas and solve problems.
• Strive: We are driven and determined.
• Excellence: We seek to deliver the best.
• Responsibility: We do whats right for our people and the planet.

About the role:

Reporting to the Construction Manager, this role will lead and manage the civil works component related to a largescale Data Center project, involving methodical planning, and staging of execution works and multifaceted management of risk, safety, quality, contract administration and detailed progress reporting.

This role will be project based at Project Site, Thane, Mumbai.

Key responsibilities:

Construction

• Program: phasing/staging, construction activity sequencing, contractor/subcontractor interface and coordination, detailed programming of all construction activities from commencement to completion, including daily and weekly planning.
• Quality: administering the quality management system and ensuring procedural systems are transcending and adhered to throughout ground level operations to enable uniformity of construction methodology and achievement of leading industry standards on building quality. Making sure that all the Method statements and procedures are followed.
• Safety: Administering and ensuring adherence to the safety management system. Active participation and management in audits, safety meetings, campaigns, and training workshops.
• Trade Workfront Management: On-site operational organization of contractors and subcontractors work front, resource deployment, equipment and machinery provision, short term planning, on and off-site logistics coordination.
• Maintain accurate documentation, reporting site progress and addressing on site challenges.
• Coordinating MEP contractors for civil works.

Design Coordination and Interface

• Make sure that all the RCC and finishing works are executed as per the issued drawings.

Quality, Safety and Environment Management

• Injury and Incident Free: Develop and encourage an Incident and Injury Free climate on site and in the supply chain and ensure that all health and safety obligations, process and procedures are allocated to and delivered by the engaged contractors, subcontractors and suppliers in line with DEI EHS standards.
• Actively champion and implement policies and procedures for occupational health & safety in the workplace, information security management, environmental management systems; incident management; and comply with all legal regulatory requirements of the organization.

The successful candidate:

• Bachelor/Diploma of Engineer (Civil) with overall 12 years of Construction and engineering experience. Minimum of 3 years experience with largescale Data Center experience or complex Semiconductor Projects with MEP content.
• Knowledge in civil engineering or structural engineering preferable for Data Centers. The candidate must have experience and a performance track record leading the base-build delivery structure’ for large scale or complex projects. Managing and overseeing from start to finish external underground infrastructure works, substructure (piling, footing and foundation works), superstructure (shuttering, reinforcement, post-tensioning, precast concrete, concrete place, steel structure, masonry such as blockwork, brickwork, coordination of services cast-ins, dry wall construction, DfMA installation etc.), finishes (internal walls, floors, ceiling, partitions, doors etc.,) and faade works to enclose the building.
• Ability to supervise and administer the onsite construction execution of all building works in terms of necessary resource deployment, plant and machinery, sequencing and staging of works to efficiently construct the building as per program timelines, safety and quality standards. Understanding and awareness of infrastructure and services being able to interpret and understand design, overseeing and manage the works competently.