Data Center Retrofit PM — Owner’s Rep & Delivery Leader

Gilder Search Group; Charleston (SC); On-site; USD 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

401(k) plan

Job summary

Gilder Search Group is seeking a Retrofit Project Manager to serve as Data Center Owner's Representative in Charleston, SC. Lead critical facilities construction projects, manage budgets, schedules, and vendor performance while upholding company design standards.

Coordinate with contractors, review change orders, and ensure on-time delivery for mission-critical data centers. A background in data center construction, strong communication, and experience with MS Project or Primavera is preferred.

Qualifications

• BA/BS preferred.
• Experience managing Data Center Construction Projects as an Owner or as a General Contractor.
• Experience managing a budget of 20mm or more.
• 5-10 years relevant experience in the Data Center Construction Industry.
• Professional organizations such as AFCOM, ASHRAE, 7x24 exchange, PTC, DatacenterDynamics / DCD, Uptime, iMasons, Bisnow etc.
• Client Facing /Client relationship / Client Management skills.
• 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.

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.
• 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.

Skills

Client relationship management

Effective communication

Independent worker

Travel willingness

Admin skills

Education

BA/BS preferred

Tools

MS Project

Excel

P6/Oracle Primavera

AutoCAD

Job description

Gilder Search Group is seeking a Retrofit Project Manager to serve as Data Center Owner's Representative in Charleston, SC. Lead critical facilities construction projects, manage budgets, schedules, and vendor performance while upholding company design standards.

Coordinate with contractors, review change orders, and ensure on-time delivery for mission-critical data centers. A background in data center construction, strong communication, and experience with MS Project or Primavera is preferred.