Senior MEP Construction Manager (Data Center) — Onsite

Ascendion; South Hill (VA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k) plan

Long-term disability

Short-term disability

Personal days

Paid vacation

Holidays (6 + 1)

Learning management system

Job summary

Ascendion is seeking a Senior Construction Manager (MEP) for a South Hill, VA onsite role. You will lead field execution across data center projects, coordinating engineers, GC teams, and commissioning agents to ensure on-time delivery and zero-energy readiness.

Ideal candidates bring 7+ years in ground-up construction, heavy MEP experience, and a strong focus on documentation, change control, and safety in highly compliant environments.

Qualifications

• Mission-critical construction delivery experience; data center experience preferred.
• Mechanical & Electrical/MEP expertise.
• Strong field documentation discipline in high-compliance environments.
• Working knowledge of commissioning/ turnover lifecycle and construction change controls.
• 7+ years in ground-up construction.
• Experience with underground electrical plumbing.

Responsibilities

• Oversee daily field execution: coordination, progress verification, risk removal.
• Support look-ahead planning and schedule health; identify critical-path risks and mitigation actions.
• Coordinate GC, trades, and commissioning agent to align work sequencing.
• Review RFIs, submittals, MOPs and work plans for completeness and compliance.
• Enable commissioning readiness: installation verification, defect tracking, IST inputs.
• Prepare standardized field reports, photo logs, progress notes, issue documentation.
• Ensure hazardous energy control and safety with Lock-out/Tag-out procedures.

Skills

Construction delivery

MEP

Documentation discipline

Commissioning lifecycle

Ground-up construction

Underground utilities

Job description

Ascendion is seeking a Senior Construction Manager (MEP) for a South Hill, VA onsite role. You will lead field execution across data center projects, coordinating engineers, GC teams, and commissioning agents to ensure on-time delivery and zero-energy readiness.

Ideal candidates bring 7+ years in ground-up construction, heavy MEP experience, and a strong focus on documentation, change control, and safety in highly compliant environments.