Data Center Program Manager

LVI Associates; Town of Florida (NY); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus

Per diem

Vehicle allowance

Job summary

LVI Associates in New York seeks a Senior Construction Manager to sit on the owner's side of hyperscale data center builds, protecting schedule, budget and quality.

You will be the client's eyes on site, holding the GC and trade partners accountable from early works through commissioning and turnover, with travel or relocation as needed.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in construction management, with hyperscale or mission-critical experience.
• Background with a GC, owner's rep firm, developer or hyperscaler.
• Strong MEP knowledge and ability to challenge sequencing and installations.
• Procore and Primavera P6 proficiency.
• Willing to travel or relocate to site.

Responsibilities

• Represent ownership on site daily, tracking progress against milestones.
• Review GC schedules, look-aheads, logistics plans and recovery plans.
• Oversee MEP execution across switchgear, generators, UPS, electrical distribution, mechanical piping, cooling and controls.
• Manage change orders, RFIs, submittals and pay applications on the owner's behalf.
• Drive QA/QC and safety, run site walks and inspections.
• Support commissioning and phased turnover with testing alignment.
• Report progress, risk and cost updates to the owner's project executive.

Skills

Owner's rep

Hyperscale data centers

MEP knowledge

Project controls

Willing to travel

Education

Bachelor's in Construction Management or Engineering

Tools

Procore

Primavera P6

Job description

We're hiring a Senior Construction Manager to sit on the owner's side of the table, protecting the client's schedule, budget and quality standards across hyperscale data center builds.

This is an owner's rep role, so you won't be self-performing. You'll be the client's eyes on site, holding the GC and trade partners accountable from early works through commissioning and turnover.

What you'll be doing

• Representing ownership on site daily, tracking progress against milestone dates including utility energization, equipment setting, dry-in, white space delivery and commissioning readiness
• Reviewing GC schedules, look-aheads, logistics plans and recovery plans, and calling out risk before it hits the critical path
• Overseeing MEP execution across switchgear, generators, UPS, electrical distribution, mechanical piping, cooling and controls
• Managing change orders, RFIs, submittals and pay applications on the owner's behalf
• Driving QA/QC and safety expectations, and running site walks and inspections
• Supporting commissioning and phased turnover, making sure construction completion lines up with Lv1 to Lv5 testing
• Reporting up to the owner's project executive with clear progress, risk and cost updates

What we're looking for

• 10+ years in construction management, with recent hyperscale or mission critical experience
• Background with a GC, owner's rep firm, developer or hyperscaler
• Strong MEP knowledge. You need to be able to challenge a GC on sequencing and equipment installs and be right
• Comfortable with Procore, P6 and standard project controls
• Bachelor's in Construction Management or Engineering preferred, experience carries more weight
• Willing to travel or relocate to site. Rotations are supported

Why it's worth a look

• Owner-side seat with real decision-making authority rather than firefighting on the GC side
• Multi-building campus programs with a pipeline behind them, so it's not a one-project job
• Competitive base, plus bonus, per diem and vehicle or travel allowance