Retrofit Project Manager – Data Center Owner’s Rep

Peter Kazella and Associates, Inc; Charleston (SC); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

401(k) plan

Job summary

Peter Kazella and Associates, Inc. is seeking a Retrofit Project Manager – Data Center Owner’s Rep in Charleston, SC to lead construction programs for mission-critical facilities.

You will oversee day‑to‑day activities, manage budgets, schedules, and contractor performance, ensuring on-time delivery to design standards. Ideal candidates have 5–10 years in data center construction, experience as owner or GC, strong admin and communications skills, and a track record of value engineering and

Qualifications

• BA/BS is a plus.
• 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.
• Belong and attend professional organizations such as AFCOM, ASHRAE, 7×24 exchange, PTC, DatacenterDynamics / DCD, Uptime, iMasons, Bisnow, etc.
• Client facing / client relationship / client management skills.
• Must be 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.
• Military veteran experience a huge plus (Navy nukes EMN/ETN/MMNs etc.).

Responsibilities

• Maintain liaison with contractors and vendors to manage day-to-day activities affecting delivery.
• Ensure day-to-day project responsibilities are met by contractors/vendors.
• Manage multiple projects; negotiate contracts; create/manage project schedules.
• Develop Project plans including costs, budget, scheduling, timelines, change orders.
• Assist with reporting and RFPs to Contractors.
• Deliver Built-to-Suit projects with value-engineering emphasis.
• Roll out Company Standards for Project Delivery.
• Manage financial aspects of contracts (progress billing, equipment rental, expenses).
• Represent the company in project meetings.
• Act as liaison with managers of all company departments.
• Maintain all logs to track project progress.

Skills

Project management

Budget management

Vendor management

Client relationship

Effective communication

Independence

Travel availability

Education

BA/BS a plus

Tools

MS Project

Excel

P6 Oracle Primavera

AutoCAD

Job description

Retrofit Project Manager – Data Center Owner’s Rep – Charleston, SC

This opportunity is with a leading provider of mission‑critical data center solutions as an Owner’s Rep for Construction Services. This firm provides a complete life cycle of solutions that are custom-fit to the requirements of their client’s mission‑critical facilities. This opportunity provides a career‑growth minded role with exciting projects with leading‑edge technology and innovation as well as competitive salaries and benefits. They build mission‑critical facilities for data center facilities nationwide for Enterprise, Colocation and Hyperscale Companies.

We are looking for a Data Center Construction Project Manager to support critical facility construction projects. The Construction PM will be responsible for all aspects of managing a data center construction project and act on the Owner’s behalf. This will include providing leadership to contractors and vendors associated with the delivery of company projects. The candidate will have overall responsibility for the delivery of assigned projects on budget on time and assurance that the project scope and quality meet Company Design Standards and the objectives set for the project. The successful candidate will have to be exceptionally organized and be great with back office work (change orders, budgets, paperwork driven, etc.)

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

Requirements:

• BA / BS a plus


• Experience managing Data Center Construction Projects as an Owner or as a General Contractor


• Experience managing a budget 20mm or more


• 5-10 years relevant experience in the Data Center Construction Industry


• Belong and Attend professional organizations such as AFCOM, ASHRAE, 7×24 exchange, PTC, DatacenterDynamics / DCD, Uptime, iMasons, Bisnow etc.


• Client Facing /Client relationship / Client Management skills


• Must be 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


• Previous experience in the Military / Military Veterans a huge plus! Experience with Electrical / Mechanical: Navy nukes – EMN, ETN, MMNs, Seabees, Army – Power Generation, Air Force – Power Production, Generator Techs, Maritime, Coast Guard, Army National Guard, etc.

Company offers competitive salaries and benefits package including medical insurance, a 401(k) plan

EOE/AA Employer M/F/D/V