Construction Project Manager

Position: Data Center Development & Construction Project Manager

Location: Chester, VA 23836

Overview: A next generation data center development & real estate company is seeking a Construction Project Manager to support Data Center Development & Construction projects in the Greater Richmond, VA area. This person will work as part of a cross-functional team supporting a wide range of mission-critical data center development and construction projects. This position is primarily responsible for managing assigned projects from preconstruction through execution, ensuring alignment with approved scope, schedule, budget, and quality objectives. This role is also responsible for coordinating consultants, contractors, internal stakeholders, and vendors to deliver projects in accordance with company standards. The Construction Project Manager is critical to ensuring disciplined execution, proactive issue management, and timely project delivery.

Primary Responsibilities

• Lead end to end delivery of a turnkey data center construction project within existing facilities from preconstruction through commissioning and client handover.
• Own day-to-day project execution activities, including coordination with general contractors, MEP trade partners, architects, engineers, and key vendors.
• Manage and maintain comprehensive project documentation, including development agreements, permits, drawings, specifications, contracts, change orders, and closeout materials.
• Develop, manage, and track project schedules; review schedule, identify and escalate potential risks, delays, or deviations to senior leadership in a timely and solutions-oriented manner.
• Lead project meeting management, including planning agendas, facilitating meetings, documenting minutes, and tracking action items to resolution.
• Manage project budgets in coordination with accounting, acquisitions team, asset management, and leadership, including reviewing job cost reports, evaluating cost-to-complete forecasts, and identifying variances.
• Review, evaluate, and negotiate change orders; ensure scope, cost, and schedule impacts are fully assessed and documented prior to approval.
• Own construction contract administration, including issuing contracts, reviewing pay applications and lien releases, and ensuring compliance with contractual, safety, and quality requirements.
• Implement and enforce project controls, change management processes, and communication plans to prevent scope creep and manage risk.
• Monitor contractor performance to ensure compliance with safety, quality, and contractual requirements.

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management, Engineering, Architecture, or related field, or equivalent additional professional experience in lieu of degree.
• 5+ years of construction or development project management experience on mission-critical or technically complex commercial construction projects, including data centers or high-density MEP environments.
• Strong knowledge of construction contracts, budgeting, scheduling, cost controls, and change management.
• Experience delivering projects to scope, schedule, budget, and quality objectives.
• Understanding of data center sustainability initiatives and metrics (PUE, WUE).
• Proven ability to lead complex projects, manage risk, and coordinate multiple stakeholders.
• Strong problem-solving, decision-making, and communication skills.
• Experience with project management and construction platforms such as Primavera P6, Procore, Autodesk Construction Cloud, Yardi, and Microsoft Office.

Compensation:

$60/hr to $90/hr.

Exact compensation may vary based on several factors, including skills, experience, and education.

Benefit packages for this role will start on the 1st day of employment and include medical, dental, and vision insurance, as well as HSA, FSA, and DCFSA account options, and 401k retirement account access with employer matching. Employees in this role are also entitled to paid sick leave and/or other paid time off as provided by applicable law.