Construction Manager (Night Shift) (Data Centers)

Jacobs; Kansas City (MO); Hybrid; USD 103,000 - 142,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k) plan

Stock purchase program

Paid holidays

Job summary

Jacobs is seeking a Construction Manager for the Night Shift on a hyperscale data center project in Saint Francisville, LA. You’ll lead subcontract coordination, schedules, and cost control while interfacing with engineering to meet aggressive delivery goals.

Experience in data center construction and firm knowledge of pre-design to closeout processes is required. The role supports hybrid work policies and competitive compensation.

Qualifications

• Experience in managing data center construction projects or projects related to Life Science and/or Pharmaceutical Production Facility Construction.
• Strong working knowledge of pre-design and pre-construction, building systems/components and technology, contract management, project delivery methods, team building and client relationship building required.
• Demonstrated expert knowledge of Construction Management in Civil, Structural and Architectural.
• Experience leading contractors and Superintendents for current scope, engineering information, and document drawings/specifications for construction execution.
• Ability to manage CSA scopes of work from the initial Bid Phase, through Execution, turnover, and close out of the Subcontract.
• Experience in monitoring project budgets to ensure project requirements are met.

Responsibilities

• Hosts weekly meetings with the Subcontractor and takes suitable notes; aligns with Subcontract Administrator to ensure items captured accurately.
• Ensures that Subcontractor has latest version of all technical documents, including Drawings and specifications.
• Reviews all RFIs & submittals assuring completeness prior to Subcontractor submission.
• Monitors return of RFIs and Submittals from the Subcontractor, and expedites assistance from engineering disciplines as required.
• Visits Subcontractor fabrication shops as required to expedite material deliveries and verify work in progress.
• Works with Construction Management and field superintendent to ensure material deliveries are sequenced and coordinated.
• Monitors Subcontractor’s schedule weekly and escalates issues to the ACM and Subcontracts Administrator; coordinates with field superintendents and project controls.
• Evaluates changes with Subcontracts Administrator and ensures changes are processed into Unifier.
• Reviews, coordinates any changes required, and approves pay applications before final ACM approval.

Skills

Data center construction

Construction management

Contract management

Budget monitoring

Team leadership

Job description

At Jacobs, we're challenging today to reinvent tomorrow by solving the world's most critical problems for thriving cities, resilient environments, mission‑critical outcomes, operational advancement, scientific discovery and cutting‑edge manufacturing, turning abstract ideas into realities that transform the world for good.

Your impact

At Jacobs, we’re not just building structures. We’re helping our clients innovate and grow by designing, engineering, and executing the construction of their advanced manufacturing facilities that are changing our world. As a Construction Manager, you’ll join our collaborative team providing our clients with award‑winning planning, engineering, architectural design, construction management, and design‑build project delivery. You’ll be assigned to the Night Shift team supporting the hyperscale data center project in Saint Francisville, LA. o. By developing and delivering on project scopes, budgets, reports, contracts, and schedules, you’ll help our teams achieve our client’s objectives. Your keen ability to multi‑task, communicate effectively and tackle project challenges will allow you to thrive in our fast‑paced environment. You’ll thrive as you solve complex problems to ensure the soaring success of our projects. Working together, we’ll help you grow and pursue what fulfills you so that we can make impacts on the future – big and small, global and local.

Routine responsibilities

• Hosts weekly meetings with the Subcontractor and takes suitable notes. Aligns with Subcontract Administrator to ensure all items captured accurately. Distributes MM after each meeting to attendees
• Ensures that Subcontractor has latest version of all technical documents, including Drawings and specifications.
• Reviews all RFI’s & submittals assuring completeness prior to Subcontractor submission.
• Monitors return of RFIs and Submittals from the Subcontractor, and expedites assistance from engineering disciplines as required
• Visits Subcontractor fabrication shops as required to expedite material deliveries and verify work in progress
• Works with Construction Management and field superintendent to ensure material deliveries are sequenced and coordinated
• Monitors Subcontractor’s schedule on a weekly basis and escalates any issues to the ACM and Subcontracts Administrator, Works closely with the field superintendents, and project controls to track progress measurements
• In conjunction with the Subcontracts Administrator, evaluates potential changes, including identified but not yet priced and unit rate to IFC pricing. Coordinates with the Subcontractor, Subcontracts Administrator, and project cost control to ensure changes get processed promptly into Unifier.
• Reviews, coordinates any changes required, and approves pay applications before they get presented to the ACM for final approval.

Here’s what you’ll need

• Experience in managing data center construction projects or projects related to Life Science and/or Pharmaceutical Production Facility Construction
• Strong working knowledge of pre‑design and pre‑construction, building systems/components and technology, contract management, project delivery methods, team building and client relationship building required.
• Demonstrated expert knowledge of Construction Management in Civil, Structural and Architectural
• Experience leading contractors and Superintendents for current scope, engineering information, and document drawings/specifications for construction execution.
• Ability to manage CSA scopes of work from the initial Bid Phase, through Execution, turnover, and close out of the Subcontract
• Experience in monitoring project budgets to ensure project requirements are met.

Ideally, you’ll have the following experience

• Ability to work with Engineering and Subcontracting to develop scopes of work for CSA related bid packages
• Liaise between Subcontracts Department and Engineering assuring that all Engineering requirements are met as they relate to the Bid Phase process along with any changes / additions to the Bid Phase documents.
• Working closely with Subcontracts Administration, Project Controls, Accounting, Quality and Turn over to ensure efficient close out of the Subcontract

Benefits

Our health and welfare benefits are designed to invest in you, and in the things you care about. Your health. Your well‑being. Your security. Your future. Employees have access to medical, dental, vision, and basic life insurance, a 401(k) plan, and the ability to purchase company stock at a discount. Eligible employees may also enroll in a deferred compensation plan or the Executive Deferral Plan. Jacobs has an unlimited U.S. Personalized Paid Time Off (PPTO) policy for full‑time salaried/exempt employees, seven paid holidays, and caregiver leave. And certain roles may be eligible for additional rewards, including merit increases, performance discretionary bonus, and stock. The base salary range for this position is $103,100.00 to $141,800.00. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job‑related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

We value collaboration and believe that in‑person interactions are crucial for both our culture and client delivery. We empower employees with our hybrid working policy, allowing them to split their work week between Jacobs offices/projects and remote locations enabling them to deliver their best work.

Your application experience is important to us, and we’re keen to adapt to make every interaction even better. If you require further support or reasonable adjustments with regards to the recruitment process (for example, you require the application form in a different format), please contact the team via Careers Support.