ICT Site Manager: Lead Data Centre Projects

Redbear Tech; United States; Remote; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Red Bear Tech seeks an ICT Site Manager to lead a dynamic site team on ICT/Data Centre construction projects in the United States. You will partner with the Project Manager to deliver projects on time and within scope, mentoring staff and coordinating with clients and subcontractors to ensure performance and safety on site.

You will develop RAMS with the HSE team, manage risk, and drive compliance across the project life cycle while maintaining clear communication and timely documentation to

Qualifications

• Proven leadership and strong communication skills.
• Experience in supervising ICT or Data Centre construction.
• Familiarity with safety programs and RAMS development.
• Understanding of submittals, RFIs, and project documentation.
• Ability to manage budgets and stakeholder communications.

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor site team; interface with client onsite teams.
• Support Project Manager with planning, progress reporting, and RAMS development.
• Coordinate with logistics, HSE, and subcontractors to keep work on schedule.
• Attend client/contractor meetings (Whiteboard, Look Ahead, DAB).
• Monitor progress, perform quality checks, and manage on-site safety programs.
• Prepare and review monthly progress reports and KPI tracking.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Team supervision

Project coordination

Construction processes

Safety compliance

Education

First Aid at Work

SSSTS

CNCI or equivalent

APM PFQ

PMQ

SMSTS or equivalent

Job description

The Site Manager is responsible for controlling site delivery and ensuring that the works are planned, coordinated, recorded and delivered safely, to the required quality standard and in line with the agreed programme.

As Site Manager you lead the site team from the front, acting as the key interface between Red Bear and the client’s onsite delivery team. You will attend and where required lead site-level meetings such as Daily Whiteboard meetings, DABs, Look Ahead meetings and commissioning (Cx) meetings, and you will coordinate with the logistics team to ensure plant and material requests are issued in good time to support site operations.

Site Managers report operationally to the Snr Project Manager or Project Manager for project delivery, coordination, RAMS, programme and site support. Line management, resource allocation and support run through the Operations Manager. Site Supervisors report to the Site Manager and are managed within the site team

Experience

• At least 3 years in a site management or project leadership role within ICT/Telecoms or Data Centre construction.
• Proven experience managing fibre optic, enterprise ICT/Telecoms infrastructure or other similar ELV projects.
• Experience managing subcontractors on live sites, working within project budgets, and acting as the site-level interface with client delivery teams.
• Proven control of site delivery: labour planning, lookaheads, quality management and site coordination.
• Thorough understanding of construction processes, including technical submittals, RAMS and RFIs.
• Strong computer literacy, including Google Workspace and Microsoft 365.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English.

Behaviours

• Open, honest and trusting.
• Coming to work with a positive attitude, fostering an engaging environment for your team.
• Respect and understanding for local cultural differences.
• Embrace and develop our people to become best in class.
• Self motivated, resourceful and able to work proactively.
• Adaptable to change.
• Genuine interest in changing and improving our teams, people, company and industry.
• A brand ambassador.
• A customer-oriented attitude.
• Flexibility and willingness to travel.

Manage day-to-day site delivery, site coordination, labour planning, labour and plant alignment to programme, lookaheads, quality checks, daily site diaries, site progress, work-front readiness, materials coordination, permit compliance and site-level issue escalation. Resolve operational challenges affecting project delivery at site level, escalating early where resolution is beyond site control. Monitor site progress against project milestones, and identify site-level risks, implementing agreed mitigation measures on site and feeding risks and drop-line input to the Project Manager. Support programme updates, RAMS implementation, as-built information, procurement updates, progress trackers, client and site coordination meetings, commissioning readiness and handover preparation.

Accountabilities

• Daily site records.
• Quality standards.
• Labour and plant alignment to programme.
• Site coordination.
• Readiness of work areas.
• Attendance and input at DABS and commissioning (Cx) meetings.

Performance

Performance in this role is measured against ten KPIs defined in the Site Manager KPI Handbook, drawn from the role’s non-negotiables, responsibilities and governance duties under the Operations Team framework. KPIs are scored monthly on evidence, banded and reviewed at the monthly Operations performance review. The KPI record supports the six-monthly performance appraisal.