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Gilder Search Group

Data Center Construction Project Manager - Colo

Gilder Search Group, Ashburn, Virginia, United States, 22011

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Pkaza - Ashburn, VA, United States Data Center Construction Project Manager - Colo - Ashburn, VA

This opportunity is working directly with a leading mission-critical data center developer / wholesaler / colo provider. This company provides turnkey data center solutions custom-fit to the requirements of their client's ever-changing mission-critical facility’s operational needs. They accomplish this by providing reliability of mission-critical facilities for many of the world's largest organizations (Hyperscale and Enterprise Customers). This opportunity provides a career‑growth minded role with exciting projects with leading‑edge technology and innovation as well as competitive salaries and benefits.

We are looking for a Data Center Construction Project Manager to support critical facility construction projects. The Construction PM will be responsible for all aspects of managing a data center construction project. This will include providing leadership to contractors and vendors associated with the delivery of company projects. Project assignments for the most part will be regional. The candidate will have overall responsibility for the delivery of assigned projects on budget on time and assurance that the project scope and quality meet Company Design Standards and the objectives set for the project. The successful candidate will have to be exceptionally organized and be great with back‑office work (change orders, budgets, paperwork driven, etc.)

Responsibilities:

Maintain liaison with various contractors and vendors to manage day‑to‑day activities that impact delivery of company’s critical facilities construction projects.

Ensure that all day‑to‑day project responsibilities are met by the contractors and vendors on the project.

Manage multiple projects simultaneously. Negotiate contracts with vendors as necessary. Create and manage project schedules.

Put together project plans – size up, costs, budget, scheduling, timeline, manage change orders, etc.

Assist with reporting and RFPs to contractors.

Deliver Build‑to‑Suit projects with a heavy emphasis on value engineering.

Drive company standards uniformly as they relate to project delivery by all participants on all projects.

Manage financial aspects of contracts (progress billing, rental equipment, income/expenses) to protect the company’s interest while maintaining good relationships with the client.

Represent the company in project meetings.

Act as key liaison with managers of all company departments.

Maintain all logs required to track project progress.

Possess an extensive network within the mission‑critical data center facilities market.

Background in critical facilities design, architecture, engineering and construction services.

Qualifications:

Experience managing data center construction projects as an owner or general contractor.

Minimum of 8‑10+ years relevant experience in the data center construction industry.

Client‑facing/client relationship/client management skills.

Must be familiar with the design process of building systems for data center and mission‑critical projects.

Effective communicator – emails, phone and face‑to‑face.

Ability to work independently.

Regional travel as needed to support several data center locations in NJ and VA.

Computer savvy: MS Project, Excel, ERP, AutoCAD, etc.

Submittal Instructions:

Please apply directly by clicking the link below, or forward your resume directly to: x7t6kajk6g53sdiwhttuy1nj8w@crelate.net.

After applying, if you have further questions, call 973‑895‑5200 and ask for Iggy. You can also submit via our career portal and review other critical facility openings at https://www.pkaza.com/jobs/.

If this job is not for you, feel free to forward this along.

WE PAY FOR REFERRALS!!

Company offers competitive salaries and benefits package including medical insurance, a 401(k) plan. EOE/AA employer M/F/D/V. Pkaza LLC is a third‑party employment firm. All fees assessed by Pkaza LLC will be paid by the employer that we represent, not by the candidate.

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