Data Center Owner's Representative Construction Manager

Turner & Townsend•Amarillo, TX

18h

About The Position

The Data Center Owner's Representative Construction Manager leads all aspects of data center construction projects. The role requires a strong track record of ensuring vendor compliance with construction agreements and managing overall project budgets and schedules for projects of varying size and complexity. The Construction Manager works with the general contractor to establish a critical-path-based, cost- and resource-loaded master project schedule, and creates and manages the master project budget, including hard and soft costs, bonds, insurance, contingencies, and allowances. The role supports contractor prequalification, bid solicitation and analysis, recommendations, and contract negotiations with the client and legal counsel. It coordinates design-team activities, permitting and authority approvals, constructability reviews, cost estimating, value engineering, cash-flow projections, and the procurement and scheduling of owner-direct vendors and consultants. During construction, the role leads the general contractor and directly contracted vendors, manages cost and change control, budget and schedule tracking, document control, quality assurance and quality control oversight, invoice and payment processing, and project meetings. It tracks key project records such as submittals, RFIs, change orders, invoices, payment records, and lien releases. The role initiates closeout ahead of project completion, establishes and tracks closeout documentation, assists with final inspections and occupancy, and manages punch-list and substantial- and final-completion processes. It also helps resolve outstanding change orders, quality issues, and disputes; processes final payments and retention; and prepares final project accounting and budget reporting. SOX control responsibilities may apply. On-site requirements may vary based on client needs. The company describes its working environment as healthy, productive, flexible, and respectful of work-life balance.

Requirements

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

Responsibilities

Work with the general contractor to develop the master project schedule based on critical path and key achievements, using a P6 cost- and resource-loaded schedule.
Create and establish the master project budget, including hard and soft costs, bonds, insurance, contingencies, and allowances.
Support contractor prequalification, bid solicitation, bid analysis, and recommendations.
Support contract negotiations with the client and legal counsel, including establishment of general contractor business terms.
Coordinate design-team activities in support of the client.
Oversee whether the architect/engineer is completing required city and other authority approvals, permitting, and related processes.
Coordinate constructability reviews of project documents.
Develop or obtain cost estimates with subcontractors and 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 project budget.
Monitor, track, and analyze the project schedule.
Control project documents, including addenda, bulletins, new 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 owner/architect/contractor (OAC) and other project meetings.
Initiate the closeout process, typically two to three months before project completion.
Establish closeout documentation requirements and track receipt of warranties, as-built drawings, O&M manuals, and other closeout documents.
Assist with city and other authority final inspections and the occupancy process.
Create and oversee the punch list and substantial- and final-completion processes.
Negotiate, resolve, and close out 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.
Assist the client with scheduling, coordinating, and managing owner-direct vendors and consultants.