Data Center Construction Manager - Owners Rep

Gilder Search Group; Santa Clara (CA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salaries

Medical insurance

401(k) plan

Job summary

A leading recruitment firm in Santa Clara, CA, is seeking a Data Center Construction Project Manager. This role involves managing critical facility construction projects, leading contractors, and ensuring projects are on budget and timeline. The ideal candidate will have over 10 years of experience in the Data Center Construction industry and possess strong organizational and communication skills. This position offers competitive salaries and comprehensive benefits, including health insurance and a 401(k).

Qualifications

• Experience managing Data Center Construction Projects as an Owner or General Contractor.
• Minimum of 10 years relevant experience in the Data Center Construction Industry.
• Familiar with design processes for mission-critical projects.

Responsibilities

• Maintain liaison with contractors and vendors for project activities.
• Manage multiple projects simultaneously and negotiate contracts.
• Identify and mitigate potential liabilities and risks.

Skills

Managing Data Center Construction Projects

Budget management

Client-Facing skills

Effective communication

Independent work

Computer skills (MS Project, Excel)

Education

10+ years experience in Data Center Construction

Tools

MS Project

Excel

P6 Oracle Primavera

AutoCAD

Job description

Tagged: Company Type: Managed Services Firm, Company Type: Owner's Rep Firm, Discipline: Construction, Company Type: General Contractor / GC Firm

Data Center Construction Project Manager - Owner's Rep - Santa Clara, 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 to manage daily activities impacting the delivery of our critical facilities construction projects
• Ensure that all day‑to‑day project responsibilities are met by contractors and vendors on the project
• Manage multiple projects simultaneously. Negotiate contracts with vendors as necessary. Create and manage project schedules
• Put together project plans – size up, costs, budget, scheduling, timeline, and manage change orders, etc.
• Assist with reporting and RFPs to contractors
• Deliver Built‑to‑Suit projects with a heavy emphasis on value‑engineering
• Drive company standards uniformly as it relates to project delivery by all 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 while maintaining good client relationships
• 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

• 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, 7x24 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
• Effective communicator – emails, phone, and face‑to‑face
• Ability to work independently
• Travel as needed to project sites
• 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.

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

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