Data Center Construction Manager – Owners Rep

Peter Kazella and Associates, Inc; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salaries

401(k) plan

Medical insurance

Referral bonuses

Job summary

A leading provider of data center solutions is seeking a Data Center Construction Project Manager in San Francisco, CA. The successful candidate will manage all aspects of critical facility construction projects, ensuring they are delivered on time and within budget. Ideal candidates should have over 10 years of relevant experience in the industry, alongside strong client-facing skills, effective communication, and project management capabilities. The company offers competitive salaries, a comprehensive benefits package, and a dynamic work environment.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of relevant experience in the Data Center Construction Industry.
• Experience managing Data Center Construction Projects as an Owner or General Contractor.
• Familiarity with design processes for mission-critical projects.
• Minimum of 10 years relevant experience in the Data Center Construction Industry.
• Familiar with the design process of building systems for data center and mission critical projects.
• Solid Construction Project Management experience.
• Effective Communicator – emails, phone and face to face.
• Ability to work independently.
• Travel as needed to project sites.

Responsibilities

• Oversee all aspects of managing data center construction projects.
• Maintain communication with contractors and vendors.
• Ensure project responsibilities are met and manage project schedules.
• Create and manage project plans including costs, budgets, scheduling, and change orders.
• Assist with reporting and RFPs to Contractors.
• Deliver Built-to-Suit projects with emphasis on value-engineering.
• Uphold Company Standards for Project Delivery across projects.
• Identify and mitigate liabilities and risks to management and region manager.
• Manage financial aspects of contracts to protect company interests.
• Represent the company in project meetings and liaise with other departments.
• Maintain logs to track project progress.

Skills

Client Facing Skills

Project Management

Effective Communication

Budget Management

Independent Work

Education

BA / BS degree

Tools

MS Project

Excel

AutoCAD

P6 Oracle Primavera

Job description

Data Center Construction Project Manager – Owner’s Rep – San Francisco, CA

This opportunity is with a leading provider of mission-critical data center solutions as an Owner’s Rep for Construction Services. This firm provides a complete life cycle of solutions that are custom-fit to the requirements of their client’s mission-critical facilities. This opportunity provides a career-growth minded role with exciting projects with leading-edge technology and innovation as well as competitive salaries and benefits. They build mission-critical facilities for data center facilities nationwide for Enterprise, Colocation and Hyperscale Companies.

We are looking for a Data Center Construction Project Manager to support critical facility construction projects. The Construction PM will be responsible for all aspects of managing a data center construction project and act on the Owner’s behalf. This will include providing leadership to contractors and vendors associated with the delivery of company projects. The candidate will have overall responsibility for the delivery of assigned projects on budget on time and assurance that the project scope and quality meet Company Design Standards and the objectives set for the project. The successful candidate will have to be exceptionally organized and be great with back office work (change orders, budgets, paperwork driven, etc.)

Responsibilities:

• Maintain liaison with various contractors and vendors in order to manage the day to day activities that impact the delivery of company’s critical facilities construction projects
• Ensure that all day to day project responsibilities are met by the contractors and vendors on the project
• Manage multiple projects simultaneously. Responsible for negotiating contracts with vendors as necessary. Responsible for creating and managing project schedules
• Put together Project plans – size up, costs, budget, scheduling, timeline, manage change orders, etc.
• Assists with reporting and RFPs to Contractors
• Deliver Built to Suit projects with a heavy emphasis on value-engineering
• Drive Company Standards uniformly as it regards to Project Delivery by all project participants on all projects
• Identify, manage and mitigate areas of concern regarding potential liabilities and risk (fee, company reputation, errors and omissions, etc.) to Management and Region Manager
• Manage financial aspects of contracts (progress billing, rental equipment, income / expenses) to protect the company’s interest and simultaneously maintain good relationship with the client
• Represent the company in project meetings
• Act as key Liaison with managers of all company departments
• Maintain all logs required to track the progress of the project

Qualifications:

• BA / BS a plus
• Experience managing Data Center Construction Projects as an Owner or as a General Contractor
• Experience managing a budget
• Minimum of 10 years relevant experience in the Data Center Construction Industry
• Belong and Attend professional organizations such as AFCOM, ASHRAE, 7×24 exchange, PTC, Datacenter Dynamics / DCD, Uptime, iMasons, Bisnow etc.
• Client Facing /Client relationship / Client Management skills
• Must be familiar with the design process of building systems for data center and mission critical projects
• Solid Construction Project Management experience
• Effective Communicator – emails, phone and face to face
• Ability to work independently
• Travel as needed to project sites
• Solid Admin skills
• Computer savvy: MS Project, Excel, P6 Oracle Primavera, AutoCAD a plus
• Previous experience in the Military / Military Veterans a huge plus! Experience with Electrical / Mechanical: Navy nukes – EMN, ETN, MMNs, Seabees, Army – Power Generation, Air Force – Power Production, Generator Techs, Maritime, Coast Guard, Army National Guard, etc.

Submittal Instructions:

Please apply directly by clicking the link below, alternatively you can forward your resume directly to: [e-mail]

After applying, if you have further questions, you may call 973-895-5200 and ask for Iggy. You can also submit via our career portal and take a look at other Critical Facility openings we are working on at https://www.pkaza.com/jobs/

If this job is not for you, feel free to forward this along. WE PAY FOR REFERRALS!!

Company offers competitive salaries and benefits package including medical insurance, a 401(k) plan

EOE/AA Employer M/F/D/V

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