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Construction Project Manager

Job Description

Data Center Owner’s Representative (Project Manager)

  • Remote (U.S.-based)
  • Travel: Frequent travel required (40–50%+) to active project sites (regional/), based on project phase and needs.

Atlas Connections is partnering with a confidential client delivering large-scale, mission-critical data center developments. As their program continues to grow, they’re adding an Owner’s Representative / Client-Side Project Manager to help drive execution from early planning through commissioning and handover—ensuring facilities are delivered predictably, safely, and ready for operations.

What You’ll Do:

Represent the Owner and Lead Delivery

  • Act as the owner-side lead across design, construction, commissioning, and closeout.
  • Run recurring working sessions and milestone reviews with designers, builders, vendors, commissioning partners, and operations stakeholders.
  • Provide clear reporting on schedule, budget, quality, risk, safety, and open decisions—ensuring accountability across teams.

Design & Preconstruction Support

  • Participate in early due diligence (site evaluation, feasibility, scope definition, constructability input).
  • Review design packages and basis-of-design documentation with an eye toward reliability, scalability, maintainability, and standards alignment.
  • Support procurement planning and contractor/vendor selection (bid reviews, scope comparisons, contract strategy input).

Construction Execution & Issue Management

  • Monitor GC and trade performance against scope, schedule milestones, cost expectations, and QA/QC requirements.
  • Own the owner-side workflow for RFIs, submittals, ASIs, pay applications, and change orders—keeping decisions moving and documentation tight.
  • Maintain readiness for inspections and coordinate with third parties / AHJs when required.
  • Reinforce site safety expectations and ensure alignment to project-specific EHS requirements.

Commissioning & Operational Readiness (L1–L5)

  • Support testing and validation activities including FAT/SAT, functional testing, integrated systems testing, and turnover deliverables.
  • Drive punch/deficiency tracking to closure through a structured process and clear ownership.
  • Ensure handover materials are complete and usable (training, SOP alignment, sequences of operation, documentation integrity).

Cost, Controls, and Contract Discipline

  • Track contingency and change management, forecast-to-complete, and cost exposure; escalate risks early with recommended actions.
  • Review invoices and pay apps against progress reporting and contractual requirements.
  • Support contract compliance, warranties, insurance documentation, and performance obligations.

Closeout & Transition

  • Ensure as-builts, O&M manuals, commissioning documentation, training, and warranty packages are delivered and organized.
  • Help transition the facility from construction to operations while capturing lessons learned for continuous improvement.

What We’re Looking For:

  • 7–10+ years in construction/project delivery with 5+ years in mission-critical, high-reliability environments (data centers strongly ).
  • Experience supporting or leading large, fast-paced builds with significant MEP complexity; experience on $100M+ projects .
  • Comfortable working directly with owners, A/E teams, GCs, trades, vendors, commissioning providers, and operations teams.
  • Strong working knowledge of MEP systems plus solid fundamentals in civil/structural/site coordination.
  • Familiarity with commonly applied codes/standards (e.g., NEC, NFPA 70E, ASHRAE, ANSI/NETA, SMACNA, IBC, OSHA, or similar).
  • Understanding of commissioning strategy, testing protocols, and the L1–L5 commissioning lifecycle.
  • Comfortable with project controls and reporting tools such as Procore, Bluebeam, MS Project and/or Primavera P6, and MS Office (SharePoint/Power BI a plus).
  • OSHA 30 ; PMP, CxA, PE, LEED AP helpful.