Data Center Operations Manager-MEP

ENFRA LLC•West Memphis, AR

3d•$134,430 - $179,425•Onsite

About The Position

The Data Center Operations Manager provides on-site leadership for mechanical field operations across an assigned data center project, building, or campus. The role translates the Director, Data Center's execution strategy into safe, coordinated, and predictable field performance by leading General Superintendents and Superintendents and aligning manpower, short-interval planning, material and equipment deliveries, site logistics, quality control, and installation sequencing. The position is accountable for ensuring field work is properly planned, staffed, supplied, coordinated, and installed in accordance with contract documents, project schedules, safety requirements, and quality standards from mobilization through turnover and closeout. This is a full-time, project-site-based position. The employee is expected to work on site during normal project operations and as required by the project schedule. Travel to other project sites, offices, fabrication facilities, vendor locations, or customer meetings may be required. The work takes place at active construction sites in indoor, outdoor, elevated, or partially completed spaces, with exposure to noise, dust, moving equipment, temperature extremes, and other typical construction-site conditions. Physical activities include climbing stairs, prolonged standing or sitting, and repetitive wrist, hand, or finger motions. The role involves light work, including adjusting or moving objects up to 20 pounds.

Requirements

At least 10 years of progressive mechanical, plumbing, HVAC, or related commercial construction field experience, including significant responsibility for large, complex projects.
At least 3 years of verifiable data center or mission-critical construction experience involving complex mechanical and plumbing systems.
Experience leading General Superintendents, Superintendents, subcontractors, and large craft workforces across multiple work areas, buildings, phases, or shifts.
Ability to develop and execute manpower plans, short-interval plans, material and equipment delivery plans, site logistics plans, and installation sequencing strategies.
Strong working knowledge of mechanical and plumbing construction, including HVAC, hydronic and process piping, plumbing systems, equipment setting, testing, start-up, and commissioning readiness.
Ability to read and interpret contract documents, specifications, approved submittals, coordinated drawings, schedules, and installation plans, and resolve field conflicts with the project team.
Understanding of construction safety requirements, quality-control practices, labor productivity, schedule management, field documentation, and change-event identification.
Ability to identify constraints and execution risks, establish accountability, make timely decisions, and drive corrective action in a fast-paced project environment.
Effective verbal and written communication skills, including clear field direction and communication of status, risks, and recovery needs to project and senior leadership.
Working proficiency with Microsoft Office and construction-management platforms such as Procore, scheduling tools, digital drawings, and field-reporting systems.
Ability to work full time at the assigned project site and adapt to extended workweeks, multiple shifts, weekends, or changing schedules as project conditions require.
Ability to travel to other project sites, offices, fabrication facilities, vendor locations, or customer meetings as required.

Nice To Haves

OSHA 30-Hour Construction certification.
Prior hands-on field experience in plumbing, pipefitting, HVAC, sheet metal, welding, or related mechanical trades.
Prior experience as a General Superintendent, Operations Manager, Construction Manager, or comparable field-operations leader on large data center or mission-critical projects.
Associate degree or higher in Construction Management, Engineering, or a related field.
Current mechanical, plumbing, or HVAC contractor or trade license.
Experience on large-scale data center projects or campus programs.

Responsibilities

Lead by example and reinforce a safety-first culture; work with Safety leadership to ensure field activities comply with ENFRA policies, customer requirements, OSHA standards, and site-specific plans.
Provide direct leadership, direction, and accountability for General Superintendents and Superintendents; set expectations and develop field leadership depth.
Own field execution planning, including installation sequencing, phase planning, short-interval planning, constraint removal, and coordination of two-week look-ahead schedules.
Develop and maintain manpower plans, forecast labor needs, coordinate additions and reductions, and ensure onboarding, badging, background checks, drug screening, and site access are completed before personnel are needed.
Coordinate material, equipment, tool, and prefabrication requirements with Project Management, Supply Chain, BIM/VDC, fabrication, vendors, and field supervision.
Oversee site logistics for mechanical work, including deliveries, unloading, laydown, storage, material handling, hoisting, equipment access, inspections, and coordination with the General Contractor and other trades.
Establish and maintain consistent field-management processes, communication routines, reporting expectations, and accountability across buildings, work areas, and shifts.
Ensure installations conform to contract documents, approved submittals, coordinated drawings, manufacturer requirements, applicable codes, and ENFRA quality standards; partner with Quality leadership to prevent, identify, document, and resolve nonconforming work.
Monitor field productivity, labor performance, schedule progress, rework, constraints, and execution risks; develop and drive corrective or recovery plans.
Partner with Project Management to identify scope changes, customer impacts, trade interference, delays, and potential change events; promptly and accurately document field conditions and impacts.
Coordinate subcontractors performing field labor or specialty scopes and hold them accountable for safety, schedule, quality, manpower, logistics, and contractual requirements.
Maintain effective working relationships with the customer, General Contractor, Owner, design partners, vendors, subcontractors, and other trades; represent ENFRA in field and coordination meetings.
Participate in project reviews and operating meetings, providing updates on safety, manpower, schedule, material status, productivity, quality, risks, and required decisions.
Coordinate field readiness for testing, start-up, pre-commissioning, commissioning, punch-list completion, system turnover, and project closeout with project, quality, and commissioning teams.
Mentor and develop General Superintendents, Superintendents, and emerging field leaders; identify succession needs, capability gaps, and training priorities.
Create a team environment that supports safe, quality, and productive execution and promotes accountability, teamwork, ethical conduct, and continuous improvement.