Client Rep/Project Manager

Client Rep/Project Manager

Job Summary
We are seeking a dynamic and highly skilled Client Representative/Project Manager to lead and oversee critical data center construction projects. This role is vital to ensuring the successful delivery of complex site builds, on time, within budget, and to the highest quality standards.

Responsibilities

• Act as the on-site “eyes and ears” of the owner, overseeing, assessing, reporting, and managing the safe delivery of data center construction projects.
• Serve as a virtual extension of the Owner’s Project Team, establishing a strong relationship with the owner to understand project requirements, goals, and constraints.
• Bring best practices and innovative approaches to streamline design, construction, and operational transition processes.
• Ensure compliance with the owner’s standards for quality, cost, and schedule adherence.
• Assist in maintaining project-level schedule and cost controls, creating and managing the Master Project Schedule and Budget.
• Manage General Contractor compliance with contracts, budgets, changes, payment terms, and schedules.
• Perform contractor pre-qualification, bid solicitation, bid analysis, and provide recommendations.
• Coordinate with the design team to meet client design guidelines and standards.
• Support the permitting process, city approvals, and other regulatory requirements.
• Conduct constructability reviews and value engineering of project documents.
• Oversee project cash flow planning and projections.
• Assist in identifying, scoping, buying-out, and scheduling Owner-direct vendors and consultants.
• Oversee commissioning activities through to completion and final reporting.
• Manage punch list, substantial, and final completion processes.
• Negotiate and resolve change orders, quality issues, and disputes.
• Prepare and submit final project accounting and budget reports.
• Implement communication plans and project documentation governance aligned with company and client standards.
• Track project progress against goals, budgets, and timelines, developing action plans to meet objectives.

Requirements

• 5 years of construction management or general contractor experience.
• 3 years of mission-critical/data center construction management experience.
• In-depth knowledge of commercial construction design, bidding, and execution.
• Strong cost management and forecasting skills.
• Excellent organization, planning, and project management abilities with the capacity to prioritize effectively.
• Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management or a related technical field (preferred).
• Strong interpersonal, written, and oral communication skills.
• Proven ability to influence decisions through effective communication, logical reasoning, and presentation skills.
• Comfortable working with financial details and connecting them to project outcomes.