Construction Manager - Data Center; MEP
Listed on 2026-01-11
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Engineering
Electrical Engineering
* Description
* Job Description
Preferred Qualifications:
* Bachelor's degree in Construction Management, Civil Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering or equivalent degree and/or minimum of 7-10 years professional experience in any combination of construction, operations, maintenance, and project planning.
* 7 - 10 years experience directly related to the design or construction of data centers/critical infrastructure.
* General knowledge of electrical, mechanical and connectivity systems.
* Ability to manage multiple projects at a time in different phases.
* Mission Critical, infrastructure, and/or Data Center Construction Experience .
* Experience in commissioning of retrofit and new data center build outs.
* Knowledge of CPM scheduling practices and familiarity with Primavera P6 software.
* Functional in MS Office products (e.g. Word, Excel, and PowerPoint etc.).
Roles and Responsibilities:
* Responsible for managing the onsite construction, commissioning, and turnover of Data Center projects
* Support the Lead CM as needed including contractor, designer, and vendor management.
* Ownership of the construction scope, including retrofits of existing data halls and build outs of new spaces within the leased portfolio across North America.
* Provides project coordination between Contractors, Consultants and Cross Functional Partners.
* Provide construction leadership at the site by developing and maintaining strong relationships with our cross functional partners, consultants, vendors and contractors.
* Identify, define, and gain cross functional alignment around opportunities to drive efficiency through innovation, process, and accountability.
* Provide project planning and scoping by working with cross functional partners and internal customers to identify, sequence and package work scopes for execution.
* Aid in the creation and maintenance of project schedules with support from Project Controls and Scheduling.
* Manage the cost change process and negotiate best pricing in partnership with cross functional / matrixed team members in cost and schedule.
* Manage the schedule and associated risks to ensure reliable and predictable turnover dates. Reporting upward on opportunities, risks, and mitigations to ensure predictable delivery of capacity.
* Responsible for monthly WIP walks to validate work in place for invoicing and regular site walks amongst Contractors, consultants and cross functional partners to track progress and confirm handover conditions are met.
* Manage relationships with the contractor, and designer.
* Assist with developing capital project budgets and provide ROM construction cost estimates.
* Manage monthly Cap Ex forecasting for all project related costs.
* Provide analysis and action plan based on weekly project status report (financial, schedule, Q/C).
* Manage Method of Procedures (MOPs) for any retrofit/remedy work in live data center.
* Facilitates interaction between Contractor, Meta and 3rd party QA/QC teams.
* Responsible for Project Closeout.
* Escalates key issues quickly to Construction Manager.
* Promote and model an attitude of continuous improvement, partnership, and teamwork in behaviors and communications.
* Support and lead an industry leading safety culture and program.
* Skills
* construction management, project management, mechanical electrical plumbing, telecommunication
* Top Skills Details
* construction management,project management,mechanical electrical plumbing,telecommunication
* Additional
Skills & Qualifications
* Change Management
MEP experience mechanical electrical plumbing exp L1- L2 and into L3
Good to have skills:
data center or process driven industry
Prefer that Larger scale industry exp
Story Behind the Need - Business Group & Key Projects:
General working within the field at the site
Compelling Story & Candidate Value Proposition:
Working onsite at a Data Center the work is always new and exciting
Typical Day in the Role:
Reviewing change management both design changes from EOR and from GEC for inflight changes , RFI and scope changes to the project, day to day issue resolution for GC escalations, vendor management / OFCI
How will performance be measured:
CWAM is working with this candidate on a day to day basis and they will need to complete different tasks throughout the day
* Experience Level
* Expert Level
* Job Type & Location
* This is a Contract position based out of Burnsville, MN.
* Pay and Benefits
* The pay range for this position is $60.00 - $90.00/hr.
Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job
classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be
subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits
available for this temporary role may include the following:
* Medical, dental & vision
* Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital
* 401(k) Retirement Plan - Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available
* Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents)
* Short and…
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