Construction Project Manager IV

6AM City, LLC; Kentucky; On-site; USD 96,000 - 124,000; Full time

Job summary

TEKsystems is seeking an experienced Construction Manager to oversee onsite construction, commissioning, and turnover of data center projects across North America. You will support the Lead CM with contractor, designer, and vendor management and ensure alignment with cross functional partners.

The role requires 7–10 years of data center construction experience, strong CPM scheduling knowledge, and the ability to travel up to 50% to project sites.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in CM/CE/EE or equivalent with 7–10 years' data center experience.
• Experience in data center design or construction and CPM scheduling.
• Proficiency with Primavera P6 and MS Office.

Responsibilities

• Oversee onsite construction, commissioning, and turnover of data center projects.
• Coordinate with contractors, designers, and vendors.
• Manage scope, schedules, and budgets; provide ROM estimates.
• Ensure safety and quality; report risks and mitigations.
• Travel approximately 50% to North America project sites.

Skills

Construction

MEP

Education

Bachelor's degree in CM/CE/EE or equivalent

Tools

Primavera P6

MS Office

Job description

Job Description

Job Description

Roles and Responsibilities

Responsible for managing the onsite construction, commissioning, and turnover of Data Center projects

Support the Lead CM as needed including contractor, designer, and vendor management.

Ownership of the construction scope, including retrofits of existing data halls and build outs of new spaces within the leased portfolio across North America.

Provides project coordination between Contractors, Consultants and Cross Functional Partners.

Provide construction leadership at the site by developing and maintaining strong relationships with our cross functional partners, consultants, vendors and contractors.

Identify, define, and gain cross functional alignment around opportunities to drive efficiency through innovation, process, and accountability.

Provide project planning and scoping by working with cross functional partners and internal customers to identify, sequence and package work scopes for execution.

Aid in the creation and maintenance of project schedules with support from Project Controls and Scheduling.

Manage the cost change process and negotiate best pricing in partnership with cross functional / matrixed team members in cost and schedule.

Manage the schedule and associated risks to ensure reliable and predictable turnover dates. Reporting upward on opportunities, risks, and mitigations to ensure predictable delivery of capacity.

Responsible for monthly WIP walks to validate work in place for invoicing and regular site walks amongst Contractors, consultants and cross functional partners to track progress and confirm handover conditions are met.

Manage relationships with the contractor, and designer.

Assist with developing capital project budgets and provide ROM construction cost estimates.

Manage monthly CapEx forecasting for all project related costs.

Provide analysis and action plan based on weekly project status report (financial, schedule, Q/C).

Manage Method of Procedures (MOPs) for any retrofit/remedy work in live data center.

Facilitates interaction between Contractor, Meta and 3rd party QA/QC teams.

Responsible for Project Closeout.

Escalates key issues quickly to Construction Manager.

Promote and model an attitude of continuous improvement, partnership, and teamwork in behaviors and communications.

Support and lead an industry leading safety culture and program.

Approximately 50% travel to support project sites across North America.

Preferred Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Construction Management, Civil Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering or equivalent degree and/or minimum of 7-10 years professional experience in any combination of construction, operations, maintenance, and project planning.

7 - 10 years experience directly related to the design or construction of data centers/critical infrastructure.

General knowledge of electrical, mechanical and connectivity systems.

Ability to manage multiple projects at a time in different phases.

Mission Critical, infrastructure, and/or Data Center Construction Experience.

Experience in commissioning of retrofit and new data center build outs.

Knowledge of CPM scheduling practices and familiarity with Primavera P6 software.

Functional in MS Office products (e.g. Word, Excel, and PowerPoint etc.).

Skills

- Construction, mep

Top Skills Details

- Construction,mep

Additional Skills & Qualifications

onsite role

Job Type & Location

This is a Contract position based out of New Albany, OH.

Pay and Benefits

The pay range for this position is $70.00 - $90.00/hr.

Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following:

• Medical, dental & vision
• Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital
• 401(k) Retirement Plan – Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available
• Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents)
• Short and long-term disability
• Health Spending Account (HSA)
• Transportation benefits
• Employee Assistance Program
• Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)

Workplace Type

This is a fully onsite position in New Albany,OH.

Application Deadline

This position is anticipated to close on Aug 5, 2026.

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