Project Manager - Construction jobs in the United States

Position: Construction Project Manager—Onsite Representative

Position Description:

Construction Project Manager acts as assistant to the employer’s representative. Project Manager is responsible for the delivery of the project and will be supported by a site-based team during the construction, fit-out and commissioning and handover phases of the project.

Responsibilities:

• Set up, chair and minute all client meetings, ensuring that DCD, DCE and DCOPs are fully informed
• Provide report on a weekly basis to the DCD PM of scope, budget, program status, and any other issues arising
• Liaise with the client, professional team and contractor to establish all key project processes and monitor these processes reporting and making recommendations to the client.
• Engage FAT / SAT attendance and vendor attendance to site as appropriate
• Liaise with the client, professional team and contractors to establish, review and regularly update the project risk register. Agree and monitor risk mitigation plans and provide input into quantitative risk analysis reviews
• Initiate any actions / escalations such as acceleration programs for tasks falling behind and impacting critical path
• Monitor and report on commissioning process, checking that the commissioning agent has developed a commissioning plan and all necessary test sheets and documentation
• Liaise with operations team to coordinate involvement in all installation, commissioning and snagging activities
• Coordinate all parties to complete practical completion documentation and that all manuals are submitted and approved to an agreed schedule
• Establish and manage the defect identification and resolution process, and monitor all handover activity to Microsoft’s turn-over process

Additional Responsibilities:

Project Manager is also expected to support the DCD project manager with the following:

• Drive LLE, M&E and other technical design issues through to completion
• Monitor and report on LLE, M&E and other construction coordination on site
• Prepare reports for Microsoft stakeholders on LLE and M&E vendor issues
• Prepare and issue for DCD PM’s approval a monthly project manager’s report, weekly status update reports and provide input into other stakeholder reports and presentations as may be required
• Provide supporting information for the DCD PM’s input into payment application reports and assist cost manager to present these for approval to Microsoft management
• Support the change management process by liaising with the Client, Professional Team and Contractor in clarifying all necessary scope, justification and technical detail
• Liaise with the Professional Team around time/scope impacts assessments, and validity for change or variation events
• Manage general contractor around technical and status meetings
• Report on general contractor and vendor adherence to the commissioning tagging process
• Assist in identifying early warning of construction, mechanical and electrical risks and issues
• Manage general contractor through identification and execution of recovery against works identified as critical path and potential schedule slippage
• Monitor site works and record and report non-conforming work and drive the team for follow up, preventative, and close out actions
• Manage general contractor to undertake regular site mechanical and electrical quality audits and witness site tests as may be necessary
• Chair and manage risk workshops
• Establish and manage risk, change management processes, and promote project team compliance to project process
• Monitor and use reasonable endeavors to manage general contractor in line with company health and safety standards
• Manage general contractor to prepare all necessary schedules for the handover of the project and liaise with integration manager, commissioning manager and operations manager on agreement with schedules
• Manage general contractor in timely preparation of system startup books and operations and maintenance manuals
• Manage general contractor in the preparation and room handover documentation with input as necessary from the architect engineer
• Promote a team approach to punch-list development using the tools made available for the project
• Liaise with operations / security operations and check that systems and permits are in place to enable general contractor to access the site and complete any necessary remedial works post lock-down and turn-over
• Inform and monitor general contractor’s compliance to operations / security operations processes during execution of post turn-over works

The ideal candidate is someone who demonstrates:

• Strong competencies in leadership, program/project management
• Excellent communication, facilitation, and collaboration skills,

• Exceptional stakeholder identification, engagement, and ongoing management to drive clarity on roles, alignment on desired outcomes and agreement on the specific plan and next steps to get there.
• Ability to think beyond existing boundaries.
• High performance amidst ambiguity and complexity
• Tenacity and an unwavering drive toward action & results in a fast-paced environment with challenging deadlines.

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Construction Project Management, Architecture, Engineering, or related field
• A minimum of 10 years
• OSHA 10 Hour
• Understands how to read drawings and interpret building codes.
• Hours are 6:30 to 4:30
• Some weekend work may be required.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with Hyperscale Data Center Builds
• 10 years of experience
• OSHA 30 Hour