Data Center Construction Manager — Onsite Contract

International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials (IAPMO); New Albany, Northern (OH, KY); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 131,000; Full time

Job summary

INSPYR Solutions is seeking an experienced Construction Manager to support onsite construction, commissioning, and turnover of data center fit-out projects within leased facilities in North America. The role requires leadership of construction execution, contractor coordination, and stakeholder communication across mission-critical environments.

The ideal candidate has 7–10 years of experience in data center or critical facilities construction, strong knowledge of electrical/mechanical systems,

Qualifications

• 7–10 years of construction, operations, maintenance, project planning, or related experience.
• Experience supporting data centers, mission-critical infrastructure, 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.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
• Ability to travel approximately 50% to project sites across North America.

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.

Skills

Construction management

Contractor management

Schedule management

Budgeting

Communication

MS Office

Travel readiness

Data center experience

Education

Bachelor's degree in Construction Management/Civil/Electrical/Mechanical

Tools

Primavera P6

Job description

INSPYR Solutions is seeking an experienced Construction Manager to support onsite construction, commissioning, and turnover of data center fit-out projects within leased facilities in North America. The role requires leadership of construction execution, contractor coordination, and stakeholder communication across mission-critical environments.

The ideal candidate has 7–10 years of experience in data center or critical facilities construction, strong knowledge of electrical/mechanical systems,