Construction Manager – Data Centers

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We take pride in our work and our ability to provide opportunities for our teams, support each other’s growth, and look ahead to what’s next. When you join AKS, you will find opportunities to take ownership of meaningful projects, learn, lead, and make an impact from day one.

The Construction Manager is primarily responsible for leading field construction activities for data center development projects, ensuring work is executed safely, efficiently, and in accordance with contract documents, quality standards, and project schedules. This role provides leadership and oversight throughout all phases of construction, with a strong emphasis on tenant improvement (TI), adaptive reuse, and mission-critical facility construction. The Construction Manager works closely with the Owner, General Contractor, subcontractors, architects, engineers, consultants, and vendors to coordinate daily field operations and ensure successful project execution.

The following responsibilities and duties are intended to describe categories of potential workflows, but it should not be assumed to be exhaustive as our value to our clients is in our ability to ebb and flow with the project needs.

Stakeholder Relations

• Foster collaborative relationships with Owners, General Contractors, subcontractors, architects, engineers, consultants, commissioning teams, and other project stakeholders.
• Facilitate effective communication between all project participants to proactively resolve issues and maintain alignment on project objectives.
• Participate in owner, contractor, and coordination meetings to review project progress, schedule, quality, safety, and risk mitigation strategies.

Project Oversight

• Provide day-to-day oversight of field construction activities from pre-construction through project closeout.
• Manage tenant improvement (TI), renovation, and adaptive reuse projects involving the conversion of existing facilities into mission-critical data centers.
• Oversee structural modifications, architectural build-outs, mechanical, electrical, plumbing (MEP), HVAC, fire protection, and specialty systems installation.
• Coordinate installation of critical infrastructure including electrical distribution systems, backup power systems, cooling systems, containment solutions, and supporting building systems.
• Review contractor work plans, construction schedules, logistics plans, means and methods, and manpower allocations.
• Participate in pull planning and short-term look-ahead scheduling meetings to ensure efficient sequencing of work.
• Monitor contractor productivity, schedule performance, and resource utilization while identifying and mitigating potential delays.
• Ensure construction activities comply with contract requirements, project specifications, building codes, and applicable regulatory requirements.

Document Management

• Manage project documentation including drawings, specifications, RFIs, submittals, transmittals, change orders, permits, inspection reports, and meeting minutes.
• Review design revisions and coordinate implementation with contractors and design consultants.
• Maintain accurate field documentation to support schedule updates, issue resolution, and change management.
• Utilize construction management software to track project documentation, progress, and reporting

Quality Assurance and Testing

• Verify…