Senior Construction Manager - Data Center Fit

Senior Construction Manager - Data Center Fit-Out (PR/610895) McLean, Virginia Senior Construction Manager, Data Center Fit-Out The Opportunity

A rapidly growing data center developer is seeking a Senior Construction Manager to oversee the interior construction and technical fit-out of large-scale data center projects across the DMV.

This is an owner-side position with day-to-day responsibility for general contractors, specialist trade partners, consultants, equipment suppliers, and commissioning teams.

The successful candidate will manage projects from powered-shell or core-and-shell handoff through interior fit-out, critical equipment installation, commissioning readiness, turnover, and final handover.

This is not a shell-only construction role. We are looking for someone who understands what happens inside a data center and can coordinate the architectural, structural, mechanical, electrical, controls, fire protection, security, and low-voltage scopes required to create an operational mission-critical facility.

The developer is expanding its project portfolio and delivering infrastructure designed to support increasing power density, advanced cooling technologies, high-performance computing, and evolving customer requirements.

Provide owner-side construction management for data center interior fit-out, retrofit, expansion, and technical upgrade projects.

Oversee construction from powered-shell or core-and-shell handoff through MEP installation, commissioning, turnover, and handover.

Represent the developer on site and manage the performance of general contractors, subcontractors, consultants, commissioning providers, vendors, and equipment suppliers.

Manage architectural, structural, mechanical, electrical, plumbing, fire protection, controls, security, telecommunications, and low-voltage packages.

Coordinate the installation of critical infrastructure, including generators, switch gear, UPS systems, electrical distribution, busway, cooling equipment, piping, BMS, EPMS, and associated support systems.

Ensure architectural and structural work is properly coordinated with critical mechanical and electrical infrastructure.

Review construction schedules, sequencing plans, procurement schedules, equipment delivery plans, commissioning schedules, and critical-path activities.

Monitor progress against agreed milestones and require contractors to implement corrective actions and recovery plans when necessary.

Coordinate owner-furnished and contractor-furnished equipment, including delivery, inspection, storage, protection, installation, testing, and turnover.

Identify schedule, cost, safety, quality, procurement, logistics, design, and constructability risks before they affect project delivery.

Lead construction coordination, progress, risk, safety, quality, logistics, and schedule meetings.

Review drawings, specifications, submittals, shop drawings, requests for information, change orders, design clarifications, and field conditions.

Work with design teams and contractors to resolve coordination, constructability, sequencing, and installation issues.

Conduct regular site walks to review progress, safety, workmanship, access, material protection, installation quality, and commissioning readiness.

Coordinate construction activities with commissioning requirements and ensure systems are properly installed, inspected, documented, energized, and ready for testing.

Support equipment startup, prefunctional testing, functional performance testing, integrated systems testing, deficiency resolution, and phased turnover.

Oversee quality inspections, punch-list completion, system completion, closeout documentation, and final acceptance.

Maintain clear project reporting covering construction…