Construction Project Manager

Construction Manager (Owner's Representative)

Location:

Lebanon, IN (100% Onsite)

Duration: 12-Month Contract

Potential:
Strong likelihood for extension and long-term opportunities

Overview

Seeking an experienced Construction Manager (Owner's Representative) to support a large-scale Data Center Program in Lebanon, Indiana.

This individual will be responsible for managing onsite construction, commissioning, turnover, and closeout activities while coordinating across multiple prime contractors, consultants, vendors, and stakeholders. The ideal candidate can operate with an owner's mindset, excel in stakeholder management, and bring deep expertise within a construction discipline such as Mechanical, Electrical, Civil, Concrete, or Exterior Works.

This is an opportunity to support the delivery of a large-scale mission-critical campus while working closely with cross-functional teams to drive successful project execution.

Responsibilities

+ Manage onsite construction, commissioning, turnover, and closeout activities.

+ Serve as an owner's representative supporting project delivery across multiple project phases and buildings.

+ Coordinate contractors, consultants, vendors, QA/QC teams, and project stakeholders.

+ Support the Lead Construction Manager with contractor, designer, consultant, and vendor management.

+ Drive alignment across multiple prime contractors in a complex construction environment.

+ Monitor project progress and identify schedule, quality, safety, and execution risks.

+ Support construction planning, sequencing, and execution of work packages.

+ Assist with project scheduling activities in partnership with Project Controls and Scheduling teams.

+ Manage schedule risks and support predictable project delivery.

+ Partner with cross-functional teams on cost management, schedule impacts, and project changes.

+ Perform site walks, progress reviews, turnover inspections, and work-in-place validations.

+ Support capital forecasting, budgeting activities, and ROM estimate development.

+ Prepare and communicate project updates related to schedule, cost, quality, risks, and mitigation plans.

+ Facilitate coordination between contractors, consultants, vendors, and operational stakeholders.

+ Promote a culture of safety, accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement.

Required Qualifications

+ 7+ years of construction management experience supporting large-scale capital projects.

+ Experience supporting critical facilities, mission-critical, industrial, infrastructure, healthcare, manufacturing, or data center projects.

+ Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.

+ Ability to work effectively within a multi-prime construction environment.

+ Demonstrated ability to manage competing priorities and multiple stakeholders.

+ Ability to operate from an owner's representative perspective and drive alignment without direct authority.

+ Deep technical expertise in at least one of the following disciplines:

+ Mechanical

+ Electrical

+ Civil

+ Concrete

+ Exterior Works

+ Ability to work onsite in Lebanon, Indiana.

Preferred Qualifications

+ Owner's Representative experience.

+ Data center construction experience.

+ Mission-critical facility experience.

+ Commissioning, startup, turnover, or closeout experience.

+ MEP construction experience.

+ Experience supporting multi-prime project delivery.

+ Primavera P6 and CPM scheduling knowledge.

+ Bachelor's degree in Construction Management, Engineering, or related field.

Ideal Backgrounds

Candidates may come from roles such as:

+ Construction Manager

+ Owner's Representative

+  Senior Project Manager

+ Superintendent

+ General Superintendent

+ Mission Critical Construction Manager

+ Data Center Construction Manager

+ MEP Construction Manager

+ Electrical Construction Manager

+ Civil Construction Manager

+ Commissioning Manager

Preferred Industry Experience

+ Data Centers

+ Mission-Critical Facilities

+ Advanced Manufacturing

+ Semiconductor Facilities

+ Industrial Construction

+ Utility Infrastructure

+ Healthcare Construction

+ Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS)

+ Large-Scale Capital Projects

What Success Looks Like

+ Effective management of contractors and project stakeholders.

+ Strong coordination across multiple project teams.

+ Predictable schedule and cost performance.

+ Successful commissioning and turnover execution.

+ Proactive risk identification and issue resolution.

+ Safe, high-quality project delivery.

If you're passionate about delivering large-scale mission-critical infrastructure projects and thrive in complex, fast-paced construction environments, we'd love to hear from you!

Job Type & Location

This is a Contract position based out of Lebanon, IN.

Pay and Benefits

The pay range for this position is $80.00 - $100.00/hr.

Individual compensation offered for this position within this range will depend on many factors, including qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, geographic location, internal equity, and other pertinent job-related factors.

Eligibility requirements apply to some…