Assistant Project Manager

Ellaway Blues Consulting; Ann Arbor (MI); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Ellaway Blues Consulting is seeking a Data Center Construction Project Coordinator to support large-scale, mission-critical infrastructure projects. You will coordinate contractors, vendors, and technical stakeholders to ensure schedules, quality, and milestones are met, gaining exposure to electrical, mechanical, cooling, networking, and cabling systems.

The successful candidate will be organized, proactive, and able to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced construction environment,

Qualifications

• 2–4 years of experience in construction coordination or related roles.
• Understanding of construction processes, drawings, specs and documentation.
• Strong organization, attention to detail and multitasking ability.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office and scheduling or documentation tools.

Responsibilities

• Assist with maintaining project schedules, milestone trackers and progress reports.
• Coordinate deliverables with contractors, vendors and internal stakeholders.
• Prepare meeting agendas and document discussions; monitor actions to completion.
• Maintain accurate records including drawings, submittals, RFIs and progress updates.
• Support multiple workstreams across project activities.

Tools

Microsoft Project

Primavera P6

Procore

Bluebeam

Autodesk Construction Cloud

Job description

We are seeking a motivated Data Center Construction Project Coordinator to support the delivery of large-scale, mission-critical infrastructure projects. This is an excellent opportunity for an early-career construction professional to develop their expertise in project coordination, construction quality, documentation, and operational readiness within a rapidly evolving technical environment.

Working alongside project leadership, you will help coordinate contractors, vendors, and technical stakeholders to ensure construction activities progress in line with project schedules, quality requirements, and delivery milestones. You will gain exposure to critical infrastructure systems, including electrical distribution, mechanical and cooling infrastructure, networking, and structured cabling.

The successful candidate will be organized, proactive, detail-oriented, and comfortable managing multiple priorities in a fast-paced construction environment.

Key Responsibilities

Project Coordination & Delivery

• Assist with maintaining project schedules, milestone trackers, action registers, and progress reports.
• Coordinate outstanding deliverables with contractors, vendors, and internal project stakeholders.
• Prepare meeting agendas, document discussions, and monitor action items through completion.
• Maintain accurate project records, including design documentation, submittals, requests for information, and progress updates.
• Support the coordination of project activities across multiple workstreams.

Construction Oversight & Quality Assurance

• Participate in site walks to monitor construction progress, identify coordination challenges, and document potential quality concerns.
• Assist with verifying installation activities against approved drawings, specifications, and project requirements.
• Maintain punch lists and deficiency registers, following up on corrective actions with the appropriate parties.
• Support the coordination of design and construction activities associated with facility fit-outs.
• Track installation progress across electrical, mechanical, cooling, networking, and cabling infrastructure.
• Follow established site safety procedures and report potential hazards through the appropriate channels.

Commissioning, Turnover & Operational Readiness

• Support the transition of completed construction areas into operational facilities.
• Track turnover documentation, including as-built drawings, operations and maintenance manuals, warranties, commissioning records, and training materials.
• Coordinate with construction, commissioning, vendor, and operations teams to resolve outstanding turnover requirements.
• Assist with scheduling vendor training sessions for facilities and operations personnel.
• Maintain training records, attendance logs, and follow-up actions.
• Participate in turnover walkthroughs and track outstanding deficiencies through resolution.

Risk, Reporting & Stakeholder Management

• Maintain project risk registers, issue logs, decision records, and action trackers.
• Identify potential schedule impacts, documentation gaps, installation issues, and coordination conflicts.
• Resolve routine project coordination matters and escalate significant technical, safety, quality, or delivery concerns.
• Assist with developing practical mitigation plans and communicating project status to leadership.
• Track contractor and vendor submissions against agreed requirements and deadlines.
• Support contract administration through organized documentation and submission tracking.

Required Qualifications

• Approximately 2–4 years of experience in construction coordination, assistant project management, project engineering, facilities infrastructure, or a related discipline.
• Basic understanding of construction processes, technical drawings, specifications, and project documentation.
• Strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and the ability to manage multiple priorities.
• Clear written and verbal communication skills.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications and familiarity with project scheduling or construction documentation tools.
• Ability to work onsite and meet project-related travel requirements.

Preferred Qualifications

• Previous experience supporting data center construction, mission-critical facilities, colocation environments, or technical infrastructure projects.
• Exposure to electrical and mechanical building systems, power distribution, backup power, cooling infrastructure, networking, or structured cabling.
• Experience with construction quality reviews, punch-list management, or deficiency tracking.
• Familiarity with commissioning, construction turnover, operational readiness, or vendor training coordination.
• Experience using project management and construction platforms such as Microsoft Project, Primavera P6, Procore, Bluebeam, Autodesk Construction Cloud, or similar tools.

What Makes This Opportunity Attractive?

• Exposure to complex, mission-critical infrastructure projects.
• Opportunity to develop project management and construction delivery skills.
• Hands-on involvement across construction, quality assurance, commissioning, and operational readiness.
• Collaboration with experienced construction leaders, technical teams, contractors, and specialist vendors.
• Potential to build a long-term career in the expanding data center and critical infrastructure sector.