Data Center Construction Senior Project Manager

Worldwide Mission Critical; Salt Lake City (UT); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Worldwide Mission Critical seeks a Senior Construction Project Manager to act as the Owner’s Representative for mission critical data center construction projects. You will manage Owner’s design/engineering, procurement, and construction contractors, overseeing budgets, schedules, and change orders to keep projects on track.

You will review submittals and reports, coordinate field activities, ensure quality, and lead contract negotiations, while supporting client deliverables and meetings with

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in construction management or engineering.
• 10+ years of relevant construction/project management experience.
• Experience with construction contract administration.
• Knowledge of related construction practices.
• Experience in utility electricity generation desirable.
• Prior mission critical environment experience desirable.
• Strong computing skills.
• Proficiency in Excel, Word, Project, PowerPoint and Outlook.
• Willingness to travel.
• High initiative and attention to detail.
• Ability to work in a close team environment.
• Strong communication and contract knowledge to achieve owner goals.

Responsibilities

• Act as Owner’s representative for mission critical data center projects.
• Oversee design/engineering, procurement, and contractors.
• Track budgets, schedules, and change orders.
• Manage submittals, drawings, and reports.
• Coordinate site activities and monitor progress.
• Review payments and commissioning quality control.
• Lead contract negotiations and RFP support.
• Facilitate field visits and owner meetings.
• Ensure construction quality and risk mitigation.
• Prepare client deliverables and status reports.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Teamwork

Problem-solving

Detail-oriented

Self-directed

Travel willingness

Project coordination

Contract administration

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor's degree in construction management or engineering

Tools

Excel

MS Word

MS Project

PowerPoint

Outlook

Job description

Description

Worldwide Mission Critical is a global owner’s representation and project management company dedicated to the mission-critical industry, helping companies deliver their data centers on time and under budget. Founded on the principle that the right team of experienced data center professionals will deliver great projects, our ability to provide oversight for all aspects of a project sets us apart.

Summary

Senior Construction Project Manager (PM) will act as the Owner’s Representative for mission critical data center construction projects. PM will manage Owner’s design/engineering, procurement, and construction contractors. PM’s primary responsibilities include oversight of construction, project budget tracking, and keeping project on schedule, avoidance of change orders, ensuring construction quality, contracts administration and facilitating Owner’s meetings.

Primary Responsibilities

• Act as Owner’s representative adding value to the construction of data centers that meet or exceed industry standards.
• Represent Owner in a professional and ethical manner at all times.
• Work to mitigate changing orders and ensure that construction is undertaken properly, and that Owner’s risk is minimized.
• Ensure that contractors are performing and providing deliverables per the construction agreement/contract.
• Monitor daily construction activities at the project site including scheduling of work and delivery of equipment & materials.
• Review submittals, drawings, and reports during the project design phase to avoid potential issues in construction.
• Monitor construction and report on work progress, budget status, and schedule status regularly to Owner and company leadership in verbal and report form.
• Manage and finalize contract processes and documents such as RFI’s and change orders, preparing them for management review and approval.
• Review, interpret, and provide feedback on contractor provided documents.
• Review, verify, and approve Contractor progress billings.
• Review all commissioning, quality assurance, and quality control work/reporting done by contractor. Coordinate internal/external engineering support as needed.
• Work with Owner’s operations staff, asset manager, and O&M provider to facilitate field visits and document review in anticipation of project substantial completion and commercial operation date.
• Manage internal project team to produce client deliverables
• Prioritize Owner site representative’s activities/inspections to monitor contractor
• Represent Owner and coordinate site tours as needed for investors, utility representatives, etc.
• Provide initial evaluation of all Contractor payment applications to ensure accuracy relative to actual project construction status.
• Assist in cash flow forecasting and processing of payment requests.
• Represent Owner in contract/payment discussions with Contractor.
• Provide support for and/or lead construction contract negotiations.
• Provide technical, clerical, and other support for production of RFP’s
• Perform due diligence tasks on new project opportunities and perform site assessments of potential projects
• Coordinate with and direct Owner’s consultants as needed.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in construction management or engineering field preferred.
• 10+ years relevant work experience in construction/project management role.
• Experience with construction contract administration.
• Knowledge of related construction practices.
• Experience in the utility electricity generation field desirable.
• Prior experience in the mission critical environment desirable.
• Strong general computing skills.
• Strong proficiency in Excel, MSWord, MS Project, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
• Willingness to travel
• High levels of initiative, self-direction, and attention to detail
• Ability to work in a close team environment
• Ability to motivate Contractor with solid communication skills and contract knowledge to accomplish Owner and project goals
• Ability to direct the troubleshooting and resolution of highly complex or unusual construction problems
• Capable of planning and organizing internal and external resources
• Problem analysis
• Willingness to take on responsibilities with a commitment to perform
• Flexibility
• Problem-solving
• Decision-making
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills