Basic FunctionThe Assistant Construction Manager serves as the owner/developer's Project Manager for an assigned 472 MW IT data center building. Reporting to the Building Manager, who provides senior project leadership, this role manages assigned building scopes and workstreams through design, construction, commissioning, and turnover.
The Assistant Construction Manager coordinates the owner's internal teams, general contractor, commissioning providers, and other project partners. The role monitors scope, schedule, budget, quality, and risk; coordinates project decisions and approvals; and raises significant issues to the Building Manager.
Responsibilities:- Manage assigned building scopes and workstreams on behalf of the owner from design through construction, commissioning, and turnover.
- Monitor progress against approved scope, schedule, budget, and quality requirements; identify variances, assess impacts, and recommend corrective actions.
- Review and coordinate
- schedules, cost estimates, procurement plans, change requests, and other project deliverables.
- Track procurement and construction readiness, including long-lead equipment, owner-furnished equipment interfaces, and required approvals.
- Coordinate construction progress reviews, site observations, issue resolution, and follow-up with the project team.
- Maintain project risk, action, decision, change, and issue logs; communicate material impacts and proposed mitigations.
- Support cost forecasting, cash flow, and change management, maintaining clear documentation of commitments, exposures, and approvals.
- Coordinate commissioning, integrated testing, documentation, and turnover activities with the GC, commissioning providers, operations, and other stakeholders.
- Provide clear and timely project status updates to the Building Manager and internal stakeholders.
Qualifications/Requirements:- Bachelor's degree in construction management, engineering, architecture, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
- At least 5 years of experience managing construction projects or major construction workstreams, including schedule, cost, scope, and coordination responsibilities.
- Experience on large, complex projects; data center, mission-critical, industrial, or comparable infrastructure experience preferred.
- Experience coordinating general contractors, design consultants, vendors, and internal stakeholders.
- Ability to review construction schedules, estimates, design packages, procurement plans, and change requests.
- Strong written and verbal communication, organization, and issue-resolution skills; ability to manage multiple workstreams and escalate risks appropriately.
Location: On-site near Portsmouth, OH
Base Pay - $70,000-$115,000