Construction Manager

About Overwatch Mission Critical

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 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 purpose.

Owner Representation & Leadership Responsibilities

• Serve as the Owner's on-site "eyes and ears," ensuring alignment with project goals, quality, budget, and schedule.
• Build strong relationships across the Owner's PMO, GC/CM, design partners, vendors, and stakeholders.
• Participate in executive-level decision-making and support definition of project scope, budget, and program requirements.
• Identify and manage risks to safety, quality, cost, and schedule; maintain risk logs and lead risk reviews.

Design & Preconstruction

• Work with the general or prime contractor to create and establish the Master Project Schedule, based
• on the Critical Path and key milestones. (P6 cost/resource loaded schedule)
• Create and establish the Master Project Budget, including soft costs and hard costs, bonds, insurance,
• contingencies, allowances, etc.
• Support Contractor pre-qualification, bid solicitation, bid analysis and recommendations
• Support Contract negotiation, typically in concert with the Client's PM and legal counsel, including
• establishment of all GC "business terms" including mark-ups, fees, insurance, labor rates, escalation, etc.
• Coordinate Design Team activities supporting Client PM
• Monitor to determine if AE is completing the complete list of City and/or other Authority approvals process, permitting, etc
• Coordinate Constructibility review of the project documents
• Provide / Gather cost estimates working with subs and other vendors for scope gaps/changes
• Coordinate Value Engineering effort
• Produce Cash flow projections on a monthly basis
• Assist client in identifying, scoping, buying-out and scheduling of all Owner direct vendors and consultants.

Construction Oversight

• Manage General or Prime Contractor and other directly contracted vendors on the ground
• Manage Cost/ Change Control, including change order review, negotiation, and recommendations, delay analysis
• Coordinate Value Engineering
• Budget Management and Tracking
• Schedule monitoring, tracking and analysis
• Document control (track and coordinate addenda, bulletins, new drawing sets, clarifications, etc)
• Ensure QA/QC is being followed and report any issues/gaps
• Invoice / Payment Application processing, tracking and reporting
• Tracking of all key project documents, including submittals, RFI's, change orders, invoices and
• payments, lien releases, etc
• Coordination and management of all Owner-direct vendors, and consultants
• Lead OAC meetings and other project related meetings

Driver's License Requirement:

For roles that require on-site presence or travel between work locations as an essential function of the position, candidates must possess and maintain a valid driver's license appropriate for the role and be eligible to operate a motor vehicle in accordance with applicable laws.

Communication Skills:

Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively in a professional work environment, including preparing written reports and documentation, conveying information clearly to team members, clients, and stakeholders, and responding appropriately to verbal and written communications related to job duties.

Physical Requirements and Work Environment

This position operates primarily in an active data center construction environment, encompassing both indoor and outdoor work settings. The role requires the physical ability to perform essential job functions safely and effectively in a dynamic environment that includes ongoing construction activity and evolving site conditions.

The work environment includes areas and temporary structures owned, leased, or controlled by third parties over…