Field Project Manager (Owner's Representative) - Data Center Construction

KALCON

$140K — $200K *
Real Estate & Construction
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Construction Management, Engineering, Architecture, Building Science, or a related field preferred.
  • 5+ years of experience in commercial, industrial, or mission-critical construction projects.
  • Prior experience as a Field Manager, Field Engineer, or similar construction leadership role.
  • Strong knowledge of construction practices and project closeout processes.
  • Experience coordinating multiple stakeholders in active construction environments.
  • Ability to interpret construction documents and schedules.
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite and construction management software.

Responsibilities

  • Maintain an active presence on-site to oversee construction activities and ensure adherence to contract documents.
  • Assess progress regularly and identify potential issues impacting the project metrics.
  • Coordinate construction interfaces, logistics, and site access for all stakeholders.
  • Support critical work and operational procedures in the field.
  • Track schedule performance and participate in detailed planning and coordination meetings.
  • Document significant site events and track required documentation for field operations.
  • Ensure quality and safety standards are upheld on-site and support project closeout activities.

Benefits

  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
  • Life and accident insurance.
  • Long-term disability coverage.
  • 401(k) plan with a 4% company match.
  • 15 days of paid time off and 8 paid national holidays.
  • Reimbursement for professional licenses and certifications.
Full Job Description
KALCON is seeking an experienced and proactive Field Project Manager to support the successful delivery of mission-critical data center construction projects. Acting as an extension of the Owner's Representative team, this role provides day-to-day field oversight and coordination of construction activities, contractor performance, project interfaces, schedule execution, quality assurance, commissioning readiness, and project turnover. The Field Manager serves as the owner's on-site representative and works closely with contractors, consultants, vendors, commissioning teams, operations personnel, and other stakeholders to support safe, efficient, and successful project delivery.

Minimum Qualifications:
  • Bachelor's degree in Construction Management, Engineering, Architecture, Building Science, or a related field preferred.
  • 5+ years of experience supporting commercial, industrial, mission-critical, data center, healthcare, manufacturing, or large-scale infrastructure construction projects.
  • Experience serving as a Field Manager, Field Engineer, Superintendent, Assistant Superintendent, Assistant Construction Manager, Owner's Representative, Project Engineer, or similar construction leadership role.
  • Strong knowledge of construction means and methods, project sequencing, scheduling, procurement, quality control, safety practices, commissioning, and project closeout processes.
  • Experience coordinating contractors, subcontractors, consultants, vendors, and owner stakeholders in active construction environments.
  • Ability to read and interpret construction drawings, specifications, schedules, contracts, and technical project documentation.
  • Experience tracking and coordinating RFIs, submittals, procurement activities, inspections, commissioning activities, turnover requirements, and project documentation.
  • Familiarity with CPM schedules, look-ahead planning, milestone tracking, and construction progress reporting.
  • Working knowledge of quality assurance, quality control, contractor safety programs, and punch-list management.
  • Experience supporting projects in occupied facilities, live environments, phased turnovers, or operational settings preferred.
  • Proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, Teams, and construction management platforms such as Procore, Autodesk Construction Cloud, Primavera P6, Microsoft Project, Unifier, or similar systems.
  • Strong organizational, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to effectively interact with contractors, consultants, vendors, clients, and project stakeholders.
  • Ability to work independently while managing multiple priorities in a fast-paced construction environment.
  • Ability to perform regular site walks and provide field-based oversight throughout all phases of construction.
  • Ability to travel as required based on project assignments.


Duties and Responsibilities:

Daily Field Management
  • Maintain an active field presence and observe construction activities for general conformance with contract documents, approved submittals, design intent, project requirements, and planned
  • Assess daily and weekly progress, validate reported completion, and identify emerging constraints before they affect cost, schedule, safety, quality, commissioning, or
  • Coordinate base-building, tenant fit-out, retrofit, and live-facility interfaces, including site access, logistics, deliveries, work areas, temporary conditions, and phased
  • Coordinate owner, general contractor, fit-out contractor, direct vendor, and third-party activities in the field
  • Support MOP, shutdown, notification, energization, startup, and other critical-work

Schedule, Procurement and Document Coordination
  • Track day-to-day schedule performance, critical activities, near-term look-aheads, constraints, and recovery
  • Participate in weekly CPM reviews, detailed planning meetings, subcontractor coordination sessions, and vendor startup
  • Track RFIs, submittals, procurement items, OFCI equipment, owner-direct vendors, inspections, and required decisions that affect field
  • Coordinate customer or tenant fit-out milestones with base-building completion and turnover
  • Document significant events, differing conditions, rework, access limitations, and potential change

Quality, Safety, Cost and Closeout Support
  • Provide general oversight of contractor ǪA/ǪC and safety implementation and promptly elevate observed deficiencies or
  • Participate in regular site walks, punch-list reviews, inspections, and correction
  • Support review of pay applications, change requests, buyout information, and field quantities by validating actual site conditions and
  • Lead or support OAC and field coordination meetings, weekly reporting, meeting minutes, and action
  • Coordinate project closeout, including punch lists, OCM manuals, training, operations turnover, permits, AHJ inspections, certificates of occupancy, and financial closeout


Benefits Offered:
• Medical insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Life Insurance
• Accident Insurance
• Long Term Disability
• 401(k) retirement plan with 4% KALCON match when an employee contributes at least 5%
• 15 days of paid time off
• 8 paid national holidays
• Reimbursement for professional licenses and certifications

Submission Requirements:
At a minimum, the candidate's professional resume must include the following:
- List of all Educational Achievements
- List of all Professional Licenses or Certificates
- List of Awards Received
- Detailed Employment History with each company
o Name of the firm or agency
o Start Date and End Date (Month & Year)
o Positions Held
o List of Projects/Programs Managed including project value, location of assignment, roles and responsibilities and contribution to each project

Salary Range

$140,000-$200,000 USD

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