Data Center Construction Project Manager

2 weeks ago

Red Oak, United States OVERWATCH Full time

We Are OVERWATCH Mission Critical


Are you HUNGRY, HUMBLE and SMART? Are you a self-starter and overachiever? Would you like to join an organization with PURPOSE and be part of a TEAM that always has your back and inspires you to grow both professionally and personally? Would you like to serve inside a culture that is accountable, collaborative, and FUN? If you answered yes, we want to talk to you.


OVERWATCH is a leading organization specializing in building mission-critical projects, with a strong focus on data center construction. As a trusted name in the industry, we are committed to delivering cutting-edge solutions and exceeding client expectations. The Owner's Representative is a strategic construction project management professional whose job is to help oversee, assess, report, and manage the safe delivery of Data Center Construction projects in line with established performance parameters related speed, quality, and cost. The Owner’s Representative serves as the on-site “eyes and ears” of the owner.


Job Responsibilities

  • Manage Data Center construction through the project lifecycle
  • Responsibility for end-to-end safety, quality, schedule, budget of the individual builds happening at a new greenfield campus
  • Support special research and development experiments, renovations, and upgrades of existing facility
  • Be responsible for gathering internal requirements and delivering solutions that satisfy customer needs
  • Maintain end-to-end responsibility from construction to deployment
  • Resolve highly critical issues within matrix organization while maintaining rigorous adherence to project timelines and costs
  • Serve as Overwatch's construction representative for multiple data center building and capital improvement projects, from project initiation through hand-off to operations.
  • Interface directly with construction general contractors throughout the construction lifecycle, including bidding, award, execution, punch-list, and closeout phases.
  • Develop comprehensive construction project Scope of Work (SOW) and Request for Proposals (RFP).
  • Lead negotiations with general contractors, meticulously evaluating bids and proposals for accuracy and detail
  • Effectively manage and monitor cost, schedule, and quality while overseeing construction contractors and vendors
  • Execute various construction project management tasks, including document management, submittals, RFIs, change orders, invoices, quality control, scope management, and schedule adherence
  • Drive construction teams to troubleshoot and conduct root-cause failure analyses for equipment malfunctions
  • Provide support for commissioning and integrated system testing, ensuring a seamless transition to operational status
  • Contribute to the ongoing operation of installed facilities by reviewing procedures, promoting best practices, and supporting maintenance initiatives
  • Facilitate the creation of capital requests as needed
  • Analyze and report on construction progress and financials
  • Document and report critical construction metrics to team members and management
  • Participate in construction initiatives focused on enhancing efficiency and bolstering data center resiliency
  • Offer constructability reviews for civil, structural, electrical, and mechanical designs, whether for new data centers or the optimization of existing ones
  • Demonstrate leadership both within our team and among internal and external support teams dedicated to data center operations


Minimum Qualifications


  • Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction, or equivalent practical experience.
  • 5 years of experience in program or project management.
  • 5 years of experience with technical teams responsible for project management, engineering, and construction of data centers.
  • Experience with either electrical, mechanical, controls, security monitoring, fire safety, networking/fiber, server equipment, systems, or infrastructure.


*This role requires being on-site 5 days a week in Red Oak, TX.


Preferred Qualifications


  • Experience with data center equipment/environments, including switchgear, generators, chillers, cooling towers, air handling units, controls, security monitoring systems, fire safety systems.
  • Experience managing vendor relationships, and understanding of standard practices in the design/construction industry.
  • Experience in requirements gathering, resource organization, task prioritization, scheduling, and achieving objectives on schedule and budget.
  • Knowledge of fast-track design builds processes/associated documents and agreements, electrical and mechanical systems.
  • Knowledge of start up/commissioning processes.
  • Experience executing projects and pre-construction services for those projects.

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