Construction Project Manager, Kansas City

Edged

United States

On-site

USD 180,000 - 250,000

Full time

14 days+

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Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

401(k) retirement plan

Paid holidays

PTO

Job summary

Edged Data Centers is seeking a program manager to lead construction programs for new data centers across sites in the United States. You will own scope, schedule and budget, coordinate with engineers, contractors and management, and ensure on-time, on-budget delivery of complex facilities.

The role requires 7+ years on large projects (>$250M), deep cost/schedule management expertise, vendor negotiations, and hands-on experience with Primavera P6. Travel to sites will be required.

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Architecture, Construction or Project Management, or related field.
Minimum of 7+ years on complex projects (>$250 million).
5+ years in electrical, mechanical, controls, security, networking, preconstruction, execution, and closeout.

Responsibilities

Program management and oversight of construction activities for new data centers, including scope, timeline, and budget.
Drive costs down and shorten schedules while maintaining quality.
Review constructability and assist with RFPs, GC awards, and capital requests.
Manage monthly billing and engender program cash flow.
Coordinate with regional managers and internal/external teams across sites.

Skills

Data center programs

Cost & schedule management

Team leadership

Vendor management

Communication skills

Primavera P6

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering/Architecture/Construction/PM

Tools

Primavera P6

Job description

About Edged Data Centers

Edged is a fast-growing provider of sustainable data centers and energy infrastructure. The company builds and operates a global network of ultra-efficient, AI-ready data centers with waterless cooling for colocation, hyperscale and build-to-suit customers. The highly differentiated infrastructure platform is the first large-scale, global deployment of waterless cooling platform-wide and transforms data center growth into a catalyst for sustainable development. Edged is backed by a deep proprietary technology stack that will include renewable microgrid systems, ultra-clean generators, and waste-to-fuel solutions. The platform is designed for rapid deployment with more than a dozen new data centers operating or under construction across Europe and North America and a gigawatt-scale project pipeline.

The North American division of Edged is a joint venture between one of the largest private multinational corporations in the world and an affiliate of Endeavour. Endeavour is a purpose-driven organization helping innovators to develop and launch breakthrough solutions for global challenges in the areas of energy, water, and waste. Endeavour companies are made up of passionate change-makers who want to leave the world better than the way we found it. Today, Endeavour is deploying solutions that are immediately scalable and deliver both high financial returns and positive impact, including EV charging, waterless data center cooling, and advanced energy systems.

About Edged Data Centers

Key Responsibilities Include But Are Not Limited To:

Program management and oversight of construction related activities for new builds. This will include the ownership of the program scope, timeline, and budget.
Driving costs down and schedules shorter while maintaining quality.
Review of constructability of electrical and mechanical system and building designs associated with the construction of new data centers or the optimization of existing data centers.
Creation of program scope and equipment requirements, assist with request for proposals, award of General Contractor and capital requests.
Total program quality including the assisting with commissioning and integrated system testing and oversight of the execution of the program.
Issue/Manage the Request for Information process during construction and coordinate construction administration with engineers.
Recording and reporting key metrics to team members and management.
Concurrently managing multiple program including new data center building and capital improvement program associated with existing data centers.
Be a leader within the group as well as within internal and external teams that support the data center.
Travel to datacenter sites for the management of the Data Center Construction including constructability reviews, startup testing, and full commissioning, as required.
Technical leadership and continuous improvement of schedule, cost, risk, and change management functions.
Responsible to coordinate and work with Regional Senior Program Manager to ensure program cash flow is trending in line with budget and baseline expectations
Coordinate with program mangers to prepare and issue potential owner changes and analyze impact on owner changes to base program
Coordinate overall process of Monthly billing
Hands on experience achieving expert-level proficiency with ground-up development, management, and analysis of complex cost-and-resource-loaded schedules in Primavera P6, to include verifiable experience performing schedule risk analysis (e.g., Monte Carlo), time impact analysis, critical path analysis, resource leveling, and related qualitative and quantitative schedule evaluations
Work with Edged Program Managers to ensure Autodesk Data is up to date and produce reports as needed on a periodic basis for Management review and to ensure program is meeting overall budget

Skills & Requirements

Education / Experience

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Architecture, Construction or Project Management, Business Administration, Transportation, or a related field.
Must have a minimum of seven (7)+ years of related experience on complex projects (>$250 million)
Five (5)+ years of experience with electrical, mechanical, controls, security monitoring, fire safety, networking/fiber, utilities, preconstruction, execution, and project closeout
Demonstrated responsibility of successful cost and schedule management on major projects

Specific Skills / Abilities

Experience directly related to the design or construction of large data center facilities, either colocation or client owned/operated.
Previous vendor and contractor/subcontractor negotiation and management skills associated with construction and program execution.
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
Experience with fast track design/build projects and or multiple significant upgrade projects.
Ability to coordinate within multidisciplinary internal teams

EEO Statement:

Edged is an equal opportunities employer. We believe in ensuring equal access to employment opportunities for all. We assess candidate qualifications and make recruiting decisions based on the experience, capabilities and skills you share with us in your application and applicable materials. Hiring and employment decisions within Edged are not based on religion, national origin, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, or marital, veteran, or disability status.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Total Rewards Statement:

This role is also eligible for a competitive benefits package that includes: medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance; 401(k) retirement plan; ﬂexible spending and HSA accounts; paid holidays; PTO; employee assistance program; and other company benefits.

Compensation for the role will depend on a number of factors, including your qualifications, location, skills, competencies, and experience and may fall outside of the range shown.

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