TFO Project Manager (Owner's Representative) - Data Center Construction

KALCON; San Antonio (TX); On-site; USD 150,000 - 220,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

401(k) retirement with 4% match

15 days paid time off

8 paid National Holidays

License/certification reimbursement

Job summary

KALCON is seeking an experienced Tenant Fit-Out (TFO) Project Manager to serve as an Owner’s Representative for newly constructed data center facilities. This role guides tenant-specific infrastructure installation, integration, and turnover within a base build, coordinating with the base build team, GC, and commissioning agents to meet design intent, schedule milestones, and operational readiness.

Responsibilities include overseeing white space build-out, power/mechanical distribution

Responsibilities

• Represent owner/developer interests as the Owner’s Representative Project Manager for the Tenant Fit-Out phase of a newly constructed data center facility, including execution, commissioning, and turnover.
• Oversee tenant fit-out construction activities in the completed base build (white space, power and mechanical distribution, equipment installation, controls integration).
• Coordinate between owner/developer, general contractor, base build team, tenant delivery teams, designers, and commissioning agents to align scopes and responsibilities.

Job description

KALCON is seeking an experienced Tenant Fit‑Out (TFO) Project Manager to serve as an Owner’s Representative on newly constructed data center facilities. This role supports the Tenant Fit‑Out phase of data center delivery, which follows completion of the base build and focuses on the installation, integration, and turnover of tenant‑specific infrastructure within a brand‑new facility. The TFO Project Manager will oversee owner‑furnished and tenant‑specific scopes including white space build‑out, MEP distribution, equipment installation, system tie‑ins, testing, commissioning, and readiness for operations. The role interfaces closely with the base build team, general contractor, trade partners, and commissioning agents to ensure tenant scopes are delivered in alignment with design intent, schedule milestones, quality standards, and operational requirements.

Duties And Responsibilities

• Serve as the Owner’s Representative Project Manager for the Tenant Fit‑Out (TFO) phase of a newly constructed data center facility, representing owner/developer interests throughout execution, commissioning, and turnover.
• Provide direct oversight of tenant fit‑out construction activities within a completed base build, including white space build‑out, power and mechanical distribution extensions, equipment installation, controls integration, and support infrastructure.
• Act as the primary coordination point between the owner/developer, general contractor, base build team, tenant delivery teams, designers, and commissioning agents to ensure alignment across scopes and responsibilities.
• Monitor and evaluate general contractor and subcontractor performance relative to approved schedule milestones, quality requirements, safety compliance, and sequencing, without directing construction means or methods.
• Review, coordinate, and support approvals of submittals, RFIs, design clarifications, and field change requests related to tenant fit‑out and system integration scopes.
• Track and manage tenant‑level schedule milestones, ensuring alignment with the overall campus master schedule and commissioning plan.
• Identify schedule risk and support mitigation or recovery strategies in coordination with project controls leadership.
• Participate in progress meetings, coordination meetings, and commissioning readiness discussions, documenting action items and driving timely resolution of tenant‑fit‑out-related issues.
• Identify risks related to constructability, access, sequencing, shutdowns, system tie‑ins, and commissioning readiness, and proactively elevate concerns with recommended paths forward.
• Support testing, commissioning, punch list execution, and readiness for turnover, verifying tenant systems are complete, coordinated, documented, and aligned with operational requirements.
• Review and verify progress reporting, change impacts, and pay‑application support documentation associated with tenant fit‑out scopes, providing recommendations to the owner.
• Provide clear, concise reporting to owner leadership on progress, risks, decisions, and issues impacting tenant delivery, schedule certainty, and operational readiness.
• Additional duties as assigned by Management

Benefits Offered

• Medical insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• 401(k) retirement plan with 4% KALCON match when an employee contributes at least 5%
• 15 days of paid time off
• 8 paid National Holidays
• Reimbursement for professional licenses and certifications

Submission Requirements

At a minimum, the candidate’s professional resume must include the following:

• List of all Educational Achievements
• List of all Professional Licenses or Certificates
• List of Awards Received
• Detailed Employment History with each company including:
• Name & Contact Information of the firm or agency
• Start Date and End Date (Month & Year)
• Positions Held

At KALCON we are committed to creating an inclusive, diverse, and equitable workplace where every individual is respected and valued. We are an equal opportunity employer and all applicant and employees will receive consideration for employment as we do not tolerate discrimination of any kind based on race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, genetics, protected veteran status or any other protected characteristic as outlined by federal, state, or local laws. We believe that a diverse workforce contributes to the success of our company and the innovation behind the exceptional projects we deliver. We encourage and support applicants from all backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives to join our team and thrive. Our hiring and employment practices are guided by principles of fairness, equality, and opportunity for all.

Salary Range: $150,000 USD - $220,000 USD