Data Center Construction Project Manager - Owners Rep

Gilder Search Group; Richmond (VA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

401(k) plan

Job summary

Gilder Search Group seeks a Data Center Construction Project Manager to serve as Owner’s Rep for critical data center facilities in Richmond, VA. You will lead construction projects, manage budgets and schedules, and coordinate with contractors to meet design standards and project objectives.

Ideal candidates bring 10+ years in data center construction, familiarity with retrofits and live facility work, and strong vendor management and communication skills to drive successful project delivery.

Qualifications

• BA/BS preferred; experience in data center construction and owner’s rep roles is a plus.
• 10+ years of data center construction experience, including retrofits, upgrades, and live facility work.
• Familiarity with design processes for building systems and budgeting expertise.

Responsibilities

• Maintain liaison with contractors and vendors to manage day-to-day activities impacting project delivery.
• Ensure project responsibilities are met by contractors and vendors on the project.
• Manage greenfield, brownfield, upgrades, and retrofits of data centers.

Skills

Client relationship management

Effective communication

Independent work capability

Travel willingness

Education

BA / BS in related field

Tools

MS Project

Excel

Primavera P6

AutoCAD

Job description

Data Center Construction Project Manager - Owner's Rep - Richmond, VA

This opportunity is with a leading provider of mission-critical data center solutions as a Managed Services Provider 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 projects, upgrades and retrofits in a production environment 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 projects such as greenfields, brownfields, upgrades, or retrofits of data centers
• 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
• Data Center Project experience involving retrofits, upgrades, and capital improvement projects in a live data center environment
• Must be familiar with the design process of building systems for data center and mission critical projects
• Experience managing budgets
• Minimum of 10 years relevant experience in the Data Center Construction Industry
• Belong and Attend professional organizations such as AFCOM, ASHRAE, 7x24 exchange, PTC, Datacenterdynamics / DCD, Uptime, iMasons, Bisnow etc.
• Client Facing /Client relationship / Client Management skills
• 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.

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

EOE/AA Employer M/F/D/V