On-site Field Project Manager | Data Center Owner's Rep

Socket.dev; Buffalo (NY); On-site; USD 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life Insurance

Accident Insurance

Long Term Disability

401(k) retirement plan with 4% match

Paid time off: 15 days

8 paid national holidays

License/certification reimbursements

Job summary

KALCON seeks an experienced Field Project Manager to support mission-critical data center construction projects, acting as an extension of the Owner's Representative team and providing day-to-day field oversight, coordination of contractors, scheduling, QA, commissioning readiness, and turnover on-site.

The role requires strong leadership, ability to read drawings, manage RFIs/submittals, track milestones, and coordinate interfaces across base-building, tenant fit-out, and live facilities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in CM/Engineering/Architecture or related field.
• 5+ years in large-scale infrastructure, data center, or mission-critical projects.
• Experience as Field Manager or similar leadership role.
• Knowledge of means & methods, scheduling, QA/QC, safety, and closeout.
• Experience coordinating contractors and stakeholders in active sites.
• Ability to read drawings, specs, schedules and documents.
• Experience tracking RFIs, submittals, procurements, and inspections.
• Familiarity with CPM scheduling and milestone tracking.
• Willingness to travel as required.

Responsibilities

• Maintain active field presence and observe conformance with docs and design intent.
• Assess progress, validate completion, and flag constraints early.
• Coordinate base-building, tenant fit-out, and live-facility interfaces.
• Coordinate owner, GC, direct vendors, and third‑party activities in the field.
• Support MOP, shutdowns, energization, startup, and critical-work activities.

Skills

Field management

Contractor coordination

CPM scheduling

Quality control

Safety programs

Read drawings

RFIs & submittals

Field walkthroughs

Travel readiness

Education

Bachelor's degree in CM/Engineering/Architecture

Tools

Procore

Autodesk Construction Cloud

Primavera P6

Microsoft Project

Unifier

Job description

KALCON seeks an experienced Field Project Manager to support mission-critical data center construction projects, acting as an extension of the Owner's Representative team and providing day-to-day field oversight, coordination of contractors, scheduling, QA, commissioning readiness, and turnover on-site.

The role requires strong leadership, ability to read drawings, manage RFIs/submittals, track milestones, and coordinate interfaces across base-building, tenant fit-out, and live facilities.