Datacenter Construction Manager

Digital Realty; Ashburn (VA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation package

Excellent benefits

Development opportunities

Job summary

A leading data center company is looking for a Datacenter Construction Manager in Ashburn, VA. The successful candidate will oversee large scale construction projects, managing budgets and schedules while ensuring quality standards. A background in mission critical construction, along with strong relationships in the industry, is essential. This role offers a competitive compensation package and opportunities for career growth in a supportive environment.

Qualifications

• 3+ years' experience in mission critical construction, preferably in data centers.
• Experience with general contractors, subcontractors, or equipment vendors preferred.
• Extensive knowledge in construction scheduling, budgeting, and cost controls.

Responsibilities

• Oversee large scale construction projects.
• Establish strong relationships with contractors and vendors.
• Review budgets and schedules for quality and adherence.
• Provide project oversight and assistance.

Skills

Construction scheduling

Project budgeting

Cost controls

Mission critical construction

MEP systems knowledge

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in relevant field

Job description

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Position Title

Datacenter Construction Manager

Location

Ashburn, VA

Your role

The Construction Manager is responsible for planning, coordinating, and directing all activities, related to the delivery of the project they are assigned. This position will act as a liaison both internally and externally for construction services by interacting with Design Managers, personnel, clientele, consultants, contractors, and equipment vendors.

What You’ll Do

• Oversee large scale construction projects that range from site development, ground up construction, data center buildouts and customer fitouts at the RPP/busway layouts.
• Establish and maintain strong relationship with our general contractors, key subcontractors, equipment vendors and other consultants
• Review all budgeting and scheduling deliverables for content and quality, drawing quality and adherence to internal budget and schedule goals. Act as a subject matter expert in construction matters with the business in evaluating potential customer leases and ongoing construction projects.
• Participate and lead budget and schedule meeting reviews with construction team personnel
• Discuss discipline and project objectives, requirements and budgets with clientele, design staff, and senior leadership
• Create and maintain project budgets and schedules for multiple sites in various stages of design/construction. Evaluate impacts of specific customer requirements.
• Provide oversight and assistance with ongoing construction projects. Escalate as needed for any project issues that arise.
• Personally, conduct or delegate job-site observations to ensure projects are adhering to budget and schedule targets
• Participate in reviews with consultants and government agencies to properly coordinate the entitlements necessary for permitting/construction approvals.

What You’ll Need

• 3+ years' experience in mission critical construction; data center industry preferred.
• Experience as an employee of a general contractor, subcontractor or equipment vendor preferred.
• Extensive familiarity and working knowledge of construction scheduling, project budgeting and cost controls.
• LEED AP preferred and a plus
• Working technical knowledge of MEP systems and how data centers operate.
• Bachelor’s Degree in relevant field from an accredited college or university preferred.

A Bit About Us

Digital Realty brings companies and data together by delivering the full spectrum of data center, colocation and interconnection solutions. PlatformDIGITAL®, the company’s global data center platform, provides customers with a secure data meeting place and a proven Pervasive Datacenter Architecture (PDx®) solution methodology for powering innovation and efficiently managing Data Gravity challenges. Digital Realty gives its customers access to the connected data communities that matter to them with a global data center footprint of 300+ facilities in 50+ metros across 25+ countries on six continents.

A Bit About Our Digital Team

Operations. Our Operations team keeps our customers’ infrastructure running safely and securely. We get plenty of opportunities to take on a variety of tasks and develop our technical skills. From overseeing electrical power to cooling and fire suppression systems, our team plays a vital role in making sure everything in our data centers operates as it should.

What We Can Offer You

Our rapidly evolving business sector offers the opportunity to be part of a courageous and passionate team who work together to understand and meet the changing needs of our global customers.

Join us and you’ll be part of a supportive and inclusive environment where you can bring your whole self to work. As part of our team, you’ll get to work with people from different business areas, challenge the way we do things and put your ideas into action. We’ll also give you plenty of development opportunities so you can build a rewarding and successful career with us.

Our Compensation Philosophy

Digital Realty offers its employees a highly competitive compensation package, excellent benefits, and an environment that recognizes and rewards your contributions. Central to our compensation philosophy is rewarding our employees for achieving the values and objectives aligned to the company's overall goals and values.