Construction Manager

Overwatch is a service-disabled Veteran-owned small business (SDVOB) certified through the National Veterans Business Development Council (NVBDC), offering construction professional services, talent acquisition, and general contractor services for the mission-critical infrastructure industry.

Our mission is the construction and management of state-of-the-art data centers with the precision and reliability this industry demands. From high-end engineers to seasoned professionals, we deploy the people you need to get your data center off the ground. At Overwatch, it's more than a job. It's a purpose.

The Construction Manager will work as part of a cross-functional team supporting a wide range of mission-critical data center development and construction projects. This position is primarily responsible for managing assigned projects from preconstruction through execution, ensuring alignment with approved scope, schedule, budget, and quality objectives.

This role is also responsible for coordinating consultants, contractors, internal stakeholders, and vendors to deliver projects in accordance with standards and investor expectations. The Construction Manager is critical to ensuring disciplined execution, proactive issue management, and timely project delivery.

• Lead end to end delivery of a turnkey data center construction project within existing facilities from preconstruction through commissioning and client handover
• Own day-to-day project execution activities, including coordination with general contractors, MEP trade partners, architects, engineers, and key vendors.
• Manage and maintain comprehensive project documentation, including development agreements, permits, drawings, specifications, contracts, change orders, and closeout materials.
• Develop, manage, and track project schedules; review schedule, identify and elevate potential risks, delays, or deviations to senior leadership in a timely and solutions-oriented manner.
• Lead project meeting management, including planning agendas, facilitating meetings, documenting minutes, and tracking action items to resolution.
• Manage project budgets in coordination with accounting, acquisitions team, asset management, and leadership, including reviewing job cost reports, evaluating cost-to-complete forecasts, and identifying variances.
• Review, evaluate, and negotiate change orders; ensure scope, cost, and schedule impacts are fully assessed and documented prior to approval.
• Own construction contract administration, including issuing contracts, reviewing pay applications and lien releases, and ensuring compliance with contractual, safety, and quality requirements.
• Implement and enforce project controls, change management processes, and communication plans to prevent scope creep and manage risk.
• Monitor contractor performance to ensure compliance with safety, quality, and contractual requirements.

• Bachelor’s degree in construction management, Engineering, Architecture, or related field, or equivalent additional professional experience in lieu of degree.
• 5+ years of construction or development project management experience on mission-critical or technically complex commercial construction projects, including data centers or high-density MEP environments.
• Strong proficiency in construction contracts, cost controls, scheduling, and change management.
• Strong ownership mindset with accountability for delivering projects to approved cost, schedule, and quality targets.
• Proven ability to lead complex projects with multiple stakeholders, exercising sound judgment to evaluate risk, resolve issues, and drive decisions aligned with business objectives.
• Proactive problem…