Construction Project Manager IV

INSPYR Solutions; New Albany (OH); On-site; USD 110,000 - 131,000; Full time

Job summary

INSPYR Solutions seeks an experienced Construction Manager to support onsite data center fit-outs and retrofit projects within leased facilities. You will manage construction execution, contractor coordination, scheduling, and cost control, ensuring commissioning readiness and smooth handover in mission-critical environments.

Ideal candidates have 7–10 years of relevant experience, strong communication, and the ability to travel up to 50% across North America.

Qualifications

• 7–10 years of construction, operations, maintenance, or related experience.
• Experience supporting data centers or mission-critical facilities.
• Knowledge of electrical, mechanical, and connectivity systems.
• Experience managing multiple projects simultaneously.
• Ability to manage contractor performance and cost/quality expectations.
• Experience with commissioning, turnover, or closeout.
• Strong communication with contractors, landlords, and internal partners.
• MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
• Willingness to travel ~50% across North America.

Responsibilities

• Manage onsite construction activities for data center fit-outs and builds.
• Support Lead Construction Manager with contractor, designer, landlord coordination.
• Own scope execution across live data halls and new spaces.
• Coordinate between contractors, landlords, consultants, vendors and internal teams.
• Lead site walks, progress reviews, and turnover readiness checks.
• Assist with project planning, scoping, sequencing, and work packages.
• Support schedule tracking with Project Controls and Scheduling teams.
• Manage schedule risks and mitigation plans.
• Support cost changes, budgeting, ROM estimates and CapEx forecasting.
• Manage MOPs for retrofit or live-data-center work.
• Drive project closeout and final handover documentation.
• Escalate risks to leadership and promote safety culture.

Skills

Construction Management

Contractor coordination

Scheduling

Cost control

Stakeholder communication

Data center experience

Travel ability

Education

Bachelor's degree in CM/Civil/EE/ME

Tools

Primavera P6

Microsoft Office

Job description

Duration: 12-month contract with potential extensions to 30 months

Compensation: $80.00- $95.00/hr (Can offer per diem if applicable)

Work Requirements: US Citizen, GC Holders or Authorized to Work in the U.S.

About This Opportunity

We are seeking an experienced Construction Manager to support onsite construction, commissioning, and turnover of data center fit-out projects within leased facilities. This role will support retrofit work in existing data halls as well as new build-outs across a leased data center portfolio.

The ideal candidate will have strong experience managing construction execution, contractor coordination, schedule/cost controls, commissioning readiness, MOPs, project closeout, and stakeholder communication across mission-critical or data center environments.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage onsite construction activities for leased data center fit-out, retrofit, and build-out projects.
• Support the Lead Construction Manager with contractor, designer, vendor, landlord, and consultant management.
• Own construction scope execution across existing live data halls and new spaces within leased facilities.
• Coordinate between contractors, landlords, consultants, vendors, internal partners, and cross-functional teams.
• Lead site walks, WIP walks, progress reviews, and handover readiness checks.
• Support project planning, scoping, sequencing, and work packaging with internal stakeholders.
• Partner with Project Controls and Scheduling teams to maintain project schedules and track critical milestones.
• Manage schedule risks, project delays, mitigation plans, and upward reporting.
• Support cost change management, pricing negotiations, CapEx forecasting, ROM estimates, and project budget tracking.
• Manage Method of Procedures for retrofit or remedy work in live data center environments.
• Coordinate interaction between contractors, internal teams, and third-party QA/QC teams.
• Review weekly project status reports covering financials, schedule, quality, and construction progress.
• Drive project closeout, turnover documentation, and final handover.
• Escalate key risks and issues quickly to leadership.
• Promote a strong safety culture, continuous improvement, teamwork, and accountability.

Required Qualifications

• 7-10 years of construction, operations, maintenance, project planning, or related experience.
• Experience supporting data centers, mission-critical infrastructure, critical facilities, or large-scale technical construction projects.
• General knowledge of electrical, mechanical, and connectivity systems.
• Experience managing multiple projects at once across different phases of execution.
• Ability to manage contractor performance, site progress, schedule, cost, and quality expectations.
• Experience supporting commissioning, turnover, or closeout of retrofit or new build-out projects.
• Strong communication skills with contractors, landlords, consultants, vendors, and internal partners.
• Functional knowledge of Microsoft Office, including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Ability to travel approximately 50% to project sites across North America.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management, Civil Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related field.
• Direct experience with leased data center facilities.
• Experience managing projects ranging from approximately $600K to $100M.
• Knowledge of CPM scheduling practices.
• Familiarity with Primavera P6.
• Experience managing MOPs in live data center or critical facility environments.
• Experience with CapEx forecasting, change management, WIP validation, and ROM estimating.

About INSPYR Solutions

Technology is our focus and quality is our commitment. As a national expert in delivering flexible technology and talent solutions, we strategically align industry and technical expertise with our clients' business objectives and cultural needs. Our solutions are tailored to each client and include a wide variety of professional services, project, and talent solutions. By always striving for excellence and focusing on the human aspect of our business, we work seamlessly with our talent and clients to match the right solutions to the right opportunities. Learn more about us at inspyrsolutions.com.

INSPYR Solutions provides Equal Employment Opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements, INSPYR Solutions complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities.

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Information collected and processed through your application with INSPYR Solutions (including any job applications you choose to submit) is subject to INSPYR Solutions’ Privacy Policy and INSPYR Solutions’ AI and Automated Employment Decision Tool Policy: https://www.inspyrsolutions.com/policies/. By submitting an application, you are consenting to being contacted by INSPYR Solutions through phone, email, or text.