Asst. Construction Manager (Owner's Representative) - Data Center Construction

KALCON • Abernathy, TX

3d • $100,000 - $150,000 • Onsite

About The Position

Seeking an Assistant Construction Manager to coordinate, manage, and report on construction activities for mission-critical facilities. This role involves leading daily on-site construction oversight for civil, structural, architectural, and MEP activities across multiple buildings on a data center campus. The position requires a strong understanding of construction schedules, equipment lifecycle management, and coordination with various stakeholders including general contractors, subcontractors, commissioning teams, and direct vendors. The Assistant Construction Manager will also be responsible for reviewing and approving change orders, validating pay applications, and ensuring compliance with specifications through daily site walks. Additionally, the role supports permitting efforts, facility operations coordination, and project closeout, while maintaining consistent communication with senior management and other teams. Utilization of modern project management tools and technology is expected.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Construction Management, Electrical Engineering, or related field
• 3-5 years of commercial/industrial construction or mission critical project experience (Data Center, Semiconductor, Labs, or similar)
• Strong proficiency with MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Project
• Excellent analytical, communication, and presentation skills
• Ability to proactively identify issues and drive solutions across multiple stakeholders & teams

Nice To Haves

• PMP, CCM, or PE license is a plus

Responsibilities

• Lead daily on-site construction oversight for civil, structural, architectural, and MEP activities across multiple buildings on a data center campus.
• Review and validate the GC's full construction schedule, including monthly forecasts, CPM updates, and detailed look-ahead plans.
• Participate in and/or lead weekly schedule coordination meetings with the GC, subcontractors, commissioning teams, and direct vendors.
• Manage OFCI equipment lifecycle including scheduling, logistics planning, delivery oversight, inspection, and installation tracking.
• Coordinate commissioning schedules and ensure alignment with construction progress and equipment readiness.
• Manage owner-directed vendor schedules (IT, roofing consultant, geotechnical services, third-party inspectors, etc.).
• Oversee customer fit-out scheduling and ensure alignment between base-build turnover and tenant infrastructure requirements.
• Support GMP buyout review, including scope validation, cost analysis, and recommendations to ownership.
• Review and analyze value-engineering proposals to maintain performance and reliability of mission-critical systems.
• Review and approve change orders, assessing cost impact, scope accuracy, and documentation quality.
• Validate monthly pay applications against work in place, contract values, and schedule progress.
• Provide proactive recommendations for cost avoidance and risk reduction throughout construction.
• Conduct daily site walks, verifying quality, installation accuracy, workmanship, and compliance with specifications.
• Coordinate facility operations activities including MOPs, utility shutdowns, notifications, and operational impacts.
• Track weekly progress and deliver accurate reporting to owner leadership, including forecasting and risk analysis.
• Manage OFCI equipment receiving, verification, and handoff for installation readiness.
• Lead or support weekly OAC meetings, track action items, and maintain accurate meeting documentation.
• Process and manage project documentation including change orders, pay applications, RFIs, submittmits, and logs.
• Oversee project closeout including financial reconciliation, punchlist management, O&M turnover, training, and handoff to operations.
• Coordinate post-design construction administration, including design clarifications, updates, and integration of customer fit-out packages.
• Evaluate design changes for cost, schedule, constructability, and operational impact.
• Manage overall permitting efforts, coordinate with authorities having jurisdiction (AHJ), and oversee inspection and certificate-of-occupancy processes.
• Maintain consistent communication with senior management, contractor leadership, vendors, and operations teams to ensure transparency and timely issue resolution.
• Utilize modern project management tools and technology to support documentation, tracking, field coordination, and reporting.

Benefits

• Medical insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• 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

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level