TFO Project Manager - Data Center Construction

KALCON•Richmond, VA

10h•$140,000 - $200,000

About The Position

KALCON is seeking an experienced Tenant Fit-Out (TFO) Project Manager to serve as an Owner’s Representative on newly constructed data center facilities. The position supports the Tenant Fit-Out phase after completion of the base build, overseeing installation, integration, and turnover of tenant-specific infrastructure. Scope includes white space build-out, MEP distribution, equipment installation, system tie-ins, testing, commissioning, and operational readiness. The Project Manager works closely with the base build team, general contractor, trade partners, and commissioning agents to deliver tenant scopes in alignment with design intent, schedule milestones, quality standards, and operational requirements. The role represents owner/developer interests throughout execution, commissioning, and turnover. It provides direct oversight of tenant fit-out work and coordinates owners, contractors, tenant delivery teams, designers, and commissioning agents. The role monitors contractor performance, schedule, quality, and safety; coordinates project documentation and field changes; tracks tenant milestones against the campus master schedule and commissioning plan; and identifies and elevates risks. It also supports testing, commissioning, punch-list completion, turnover readiness, progress reporting, and owner decisions. The listed salary range is $140,000–$200,000 USD. KALCON offers medical, dental, vision, life, and accident insurance; long-term disability; a 401(k) plan with a 4% company match when the employee contributes at least 5%; 15 days of paid time off; eight paid national holidays; and reimbursement for professional licenses and certifications. Applicants’ professional resumes must include educational achievements, professional licenses or certificates, awards received, and detailed employment history for each company, including firm or agency name and contact information, start and end dates (month and year), and positions held. KALCON states that it is an equal opportunity employer committed to an inclusive, diverse, and equitable workplace.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management or Engineering.
7–10 years of experience in the design or construction of projects.
Experience in data center, semiconductor, laboratory, or other critical-facility construction.
Experience supporting tenant fit-out, white space build-out, or MEP infrastructure delivery in a data center or mission-critical environment.
Working knowledge of MEP systems, commissioning processes, and turnover requirements.
Ability to oversee contractor performance, schedule milestones, quality, and safety compliance from an Owner’s Representative perspective.
Proficiency with MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Project.
History of strong client relations and people management skills.
Solid analytical and problem-solving skills, including the ability to identify project issues and respond proactively.
Strong written and oral communication skills for exchanging information with senior management, general contractors, trade partners, designers, and commissioning agents.
Resume must list educational achievements, professional licenses or certificates, awards received, and detailed employment history including company or agency name and contact information, dates of employment by month and year, and positions held.

Nice To Haves

PMP, CCM, or PE license.

Responsibilities

Serve as the Owner’s Representative Project Manager for the Tenant Fit-Out phase of a newly constructed data center, representing owner/developer interests through execution, commissioning, and turnover.
Oversee tenant fit-out construction within a completed base build, including white space build-out, power and mechanical distribution extensions, equipment installation, controls integration, and support infrastructure.
Coordinate between the owner/developer, general contractor, base build team, tenant delivery teams, designers, and commissioning agents to align scopes and responsibilities.
Monitor and evaluate general contractor and subcontractor performance against approved schedule milestones, quality requirements, safety compliance, and sequencing, without directing construction means or methods.
Review, coordinate, and support approvals of submittals, RFIs, design clarifications, and field change requests related to tenant fit-out and system integration.
Track tenant-level schedule milestones and align them with the campus master schedule and commissioning plan.
Identify schedule risks and support mitigation or recovery strategies with project controls leadership.
Participate in progress and coordination meetings and commissioning readiness discussions; document action items and drive timely resolution of tenant fit-out issues.
Identify risks related to constructability, access, sequencing, shutdowns, system tie-ins, and commissioning readiness, and elevate concerns with recommended paths forward.
Support testing, commissioning, punch-list execution, and turnover readiness, verifying tenant systems are complete, coordinated, documented, and aligned with operational requirements.
Review and verify progress reporting, change impacts, and pay-application support documentation for tenant fit-out scopes, providing recommendations to the owner.
Report progress, risks, decisions, and issues affecting tenant delivery, schedule certainty, and operational readiness to owner leadership.
Perform additional duties as assigned by Management.

Benefits

Medical insurance
Dental insurance
Vision insurance
Life insurance
Accident insurance
Long-term disability
401(k) retirement plan with a 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