Senior Construction Manager

Aligned Data Centers; Maryland; On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous 401k match

Free Gympass membership

Competitive time off plan

Job summary

A construction management company is seeking a Senior Construction Manager to lead and manage complex projects across North America. This role requires a strong background in construction management and project leadership. The ideal candidate will possess a bachelor's degree and over 7 years of experience in the industry, showcasing exceptional leadership, communication, and analytical skills. Competitive benefits and a commitment to innovation make this opportunity appealing for driven professionals.

Qualifications

• 7+ years progressive experience in managing commercial construction projects.
• Proficiency in CPM scheduling methods and construction cost estimating.
• Exceptional leadership, communication, and negotiation skills.
• Experience with data center design in North America and ability to read drawings/specs.
• CPM scheduling, cost estimating, contract administration, and document management experience.

Responsibilities

• Direct day-to-day operations of construction projects.
• Ensure effective contract administration and quality control.
• Provide guidance and leadership in various construction projects.
• Ensure contracts, change orders, cost forecasts and documentation are properly managed.
• Inspect work for quality, schedule adherence and compliance with specs.
• Provide leadership, training and development to construction teams.

Skills

Leadership

Construction management

Project management

Communication skills

Analytical skills

Detail oriented

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering or construction management

Tools

Microsoft Office

Microsoft Project

Job description

Overview

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Summary: Provide leadership and direction in construction policies, vendor relationships, accountability, training and employee development, subcontractor, and supplier relationships. Manage project and group predictability and profitability. Will work closely with Director Construction Management in adopting best construction management best practices, policies, and tools.

Responsibilities

• Travel is expected to support projects and pursuits. Projects are expected to be throughout North America and could extend into LATAM, South America, and EMEA.
• Direct day-to-day operations of construction projects.
• Projects will be large, fast moving, complex, and require a high degree of coordination and proactive leadership.
• Provide guidance and project leadership including ground up construction, remodels, renovations, etc. ensuring projects are meeting or exceeding company expectations
• Organize and lead cross function work groups, including design, procurement, operations, IT/Network, and finance as needed to achieve construction management best practices.
• Direct as many as 25+ external vendors per project comprising General Contractors, A&E design teams, commissioning agents, equipment suppliers, etc.
• Implement company and departmental processes and best management practices within areas of responsibility.
• Ensure effective contract administration including generation, review, management, and monitoring of prime contracts, subcontracts, change orders, cost forecasts, and other pertinent documents and documentation. Assure that internal controls are in place at each step of the process.
• Inspect work in place and work in progress to ensure same meets or exceeds quality, specification, and schedule requirements
• Maintain strong working relationships with internal and external team members including staff, subcontractors, vendors, architects, and other industry professionals
• Self-growth by seeking out training, professional development, and career advancement opportunities
• Provide subject-matter expertise in areas of responsibility
• Reports status, successes, challenges, and plans of action to management team and company on a timely basis

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in engineering, construction management or a related field.
• 7+ years progressive experience in successfully managing commercial construction projects or programs
• Strong working knowledge of building construction and project management processes and procedures at a national scale.
• Strong working knowledge and experience of the design of data centers in various geographies in North America.
• Ability to analyze and evaluate construction documents including drawings, specifications and contracts
• Competency in CPM scheduling methods, construction cost estimating, proposal generation and development, document management and contract administration
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, Microsoft Project, and other industry computer applications.
• Exceptional leadership, communication, written and verbal presentation, and team-building skills proven in multiple international regions.
• Demonstrated success building and leading teams of construction professionals at varying levels of professional development proven in multiple international regions.
• Excellent leadership and management skills, exceptional communication, negotiation, and analytical skills required proven in multiple international regions.
• Ability to multi-task and work with team on projects in an extremely fast paced and demanding environment.
• Highly organized and detail oriented.
• Performs other related duties as assigned by management.

Seniority

• Director

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Management and Manufacturing
• Industries: IT Services and IT Consulting

Benefits

We realize not only is providing a comprehensive benefits package important, but we also provide a generous 401k match with immediate vesting, free membership to Gympass which provides our employees a rich health and wellness benefit and competitive time off plan. Giving back and having fun is important to our team whether it be serving our communities or employee and customer events. Our Aligned DNA is what makes us unique and successful!

At Aligned Data Centers, not only do we celebrate success across our platform, we celebrate the very teams that drive and support that success! Our culture is founded in passion, engineered from innovation, and driven by the pursuit of operational excellence. We are a company dedicated to driving positive change in the industry through continuous data center innovation, diversity and inclusion, and corporate sustainability.

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