Project Manager, Critical Facilities Construction (Eastern Region)

Blue Signal Search; United (PA); Remoto; USD 90.000 - 150.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

Blue Signal Search seeks a Project Manager, Critical Facilities Construction to own complex data center projects from early planning through turnover. This role blends a nationwide remote base with hands-on site work across multiple markets, requiring strong leadership of diverse teams and rigorous attention to safety, cost, and schedule.

Responsibilities include developing plans with field leadership, managing procurement, coordinating permits, and maintaining client communications.

Competenze

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent education/experience.
• At least 3 years of construction management experience delivering projects.
• Experience with data center or critical facility design/construction preferred.
• Broad knowledge of estimating, methods, controls, and systems.
• Proven ability to manage budgets, schedules, and subcontractors.
• Strong safety leadership and field execution emphasis.
• Excellent communication, organization, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to travel regularly to active project locations.

Mansioni

• Own assigned critical facility construction projects from planning through turnover.
• Build project plans with field leadership and trade partners; manage milestones and constraints.
• Support preconstruction with budgets, milestone schedules, and proposals.
• Review design packages for constructability, cost impacts, and scope gaps.
• Lead procurement activities including bid strategy and subcontracts.
• Maintain financial control through forecasting, cost reporting, and change management.
• Coordinate permitting, inspections, and submittals to keep construction moving.
• Communicate progress, decisions, risks, and changes clearly to clients.
• Monitor field progress, safety, quality, and contract compliance with teams.
• Address subcontractor performance with documentation and escalation.
• Drive project closeout, owner acceptance, turnover, and warranty follow-through.
• Coach developing professionals through day-to-day guidance.

Conoscenze

3+ years of construction management

Data center construction experience

Estimating

Project controls

Building systems

Budget management

Scheduling

Subcontractor management

Safety compliance

Communication

Travel readiness

Formazione

Bachelor's degree in construction management, engineering, or related field

Descrizione del lavoro

Project Manager, Critical Facilities Construction (Eastern Region)

Travel: Regular travel required to project sites in Jacksonville, FL, Salt Lake City, UT, Dallas, TX, Pecos, TX, and St. Louis, MO

A variety of soft skills and experience may be required for the following role Please ensure you check the overview below carefully.

Our client is seeking a Project Manager, Critical Facilities Construction to take ownership of technically demanding construction projects supporting critical infrastructure environments. This is an opportunity to join a growing project organization where you will have meaningful influence from early planning through final turnover. The position combines the flexibility of a nationwide remote home base with hands‑on involvement at active project sites across several key markets. For a construction professional who enjoys solving complex problems, leading diverse project teams, and delivering facilities where quality and reliability are essential, this role offers significant visibility and responsibility.

This Role Offers:

• High visibility position connecting clients, design partners, field leadership, subcontractors, and internal stakeholders throughout the full project lifecycle.
• Opportunity to work on technically demanding data center and critical infrastructure projects where schedule discipline, quality, and reliability matter.
• Broad project responsibility spanning preconstruction, procurement, cost management, field coordination, client communication, and closeout.
• Career development through challenging assignments, collaboration with experienced construction professionals, and opportunities to mentor others.
• Comprehensive benefits may include medical, dental, and vision coverage, retirement programs, paid time off, and professional development resources.

Focus:

• Own assigned critical facility construction projects from early planning through turnover, keeping scope, schedule, cost, quality, and field execution aligned.
• Build practical project plans with field leadership and trade partners, then actively manage milestones, sequencing, constraints, and recovery actions.
• Support preconstruction pursuits by developing budgets, milestone schedules, proposal content, and presentation materials when needed.
• Review evolving design packages with architects, engineers, and field teams to surface constructability concerns, cost impacts, and scope gaps before they reach the field.
• Lead procurement activities for major scopes, including bid strategy, subcontractor qualification, proposal evaluation, leveling, negotiation, and award recommendations.
• Maintain disciplined financial control through forecasting, cost reporting, change management, billing, collections, and subcontractor and vendor payment review.
• Coordinate permitting, inspections, authority requirements, submittals, and other documentation needed to keep construction moving toward final approval.
• Serve as a trusted point of contact for clients, communicating progress, decisions, risks, changes, and commercial matters clearly and consistently.
• Partner with superintendents and project teams to monitor field progress, safety, quality, and contract compliance, taking corrective action when conditions require it.
• Address subcontractor and supplier performance issues with timely documentation, escalation, and resolution strategies.
• Drive project closeout, owner acceptance, turnover documentation, and warranty follow through.
• Coach developing construction professionals through day‑to‑day guidance, knowledge sharing, and hands on project exposure.

Skill Set:

• Bachelor's degree in construction management, engineering, or a related discipline, or an equivalent combination of education and relevant experience.
• At least 3 years of construction management experience, with demonstrated responsibility for project delivery.
• Experience with data center or other critical facility design and construction is strongly preferred.
• Working knowledge of estimating, construction methods, project controls, building systems, equipment, and construction technology.
• Proven ability to manage budgets, schedules, materials, subcontractors, and competing priorities across fast moving projects.
• Strong understanding of construction safety expectations and the judgment to reinforce safe execution in the field.
• Clear communication, organization, collaboration, supervision, and analytical problem-solving skills.
• Ability to travel regularly to active project locations, including Jacksonville, Florida, Salt Lake City, Utah, Dallas and Pecos, Texas, and St. Louis, Missouri.
• Comfort working in active construction environments and performing site visits that may involve standing, walking, climbing, bending, and handling light to medium materials.