Data Center Owner's Representative Construction Manager

Turner & Townsend•Amarillo, TX

10h

About The Position

The Data Center Owner's Representative Construction Manager leads all aspects of data center construction projects. The role requires experience ensuring vendor compliance with construction agreements and managing project budgets and schedules across projects of varying size and complexity. The position includes working with the client, general contractor, design team, consultants, and other vendors from project planning and procurement through construction, closeout, and final accounting. On-site presence and requirements may change depending on client needs. SOX control responsibilities may apply where relevant.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Architecture, Construction, or Engineering.
Solid understanding of MEP construction management.
Solid track record of leading capital projects.
Five or more years of related experience.

Responsibilities

Work with the general contractor to develop and establish the Master Project Schedule based on the critical path and key achievements, including a P6 cost- and resource-loaded schedule.
Create and establish the Master Project Budget, including soft and hard costs, bonds, insurance, contingencies, and allowances.
Support contractor pre-qualification, bid solicitation, bid analysis, and recommendations.
Support contract negotiations with the client and legal counsel, including establishing general contractor business terms such as mark-ups, fees, insurance, labor rates, and critical issues.
Coordinate design team activities in support of the client.
Supervise confirmation that the architect/engineer completes the required City and other authority approval, permitting, and related processes.
Coordinate constructability reviews of project documents.
Develop or capture cost estimates with subcontractors and other vendors for scope gaps and changes.
Coordinate value engineering efforts.
Produce monthly cash-flow projections.
Assist the client in identifying, scoping, procuring, and scheduling owner-direct vendors and consultants.
Lead the general contractor and other directly contracted vendors on site.
Lead cost and change control, including change-order review, negotiation, recommendations, and delay analysis.
Manage and track the budget.
Monitor, track, and analyze the schedule.
Control documents and track and coordinate addenda, bulletins, drawing sets, and clarifications.
Ensure quality assurance and quality control processes are followed and report issues or gaps.
Process, track, and report invoices and payment applications.
Track key project documents, including submittals, RFIs, change orders, invoices, payments, and lien releases.
Coordinate and manage owner-direct vendors and consultants.
Lead OAC and other project-related meetings.
Initiate the closeout process, typically two to three months before project completion.
Establish closeout documentation requirements and collect and track closeout documents, including warranties, as-builts, and O&M manuals.
Assist with City and other authority final inspections and the occupancy process.
Create and oversee the punch-list, substantial-completion, and final-completion processes.
Negotiate, resolve, and close outstanding change orders, quality issues, and disputes.
Process and track final invoices, payment applications, and retention payments.
Prepare and submit final project accounting and budget.