Sr. Construction Project Manager

The Senior Construction Project Manager is responsible for overall project success, including project oversight, direction, and strategy over multiple $100+ Million data center construction projects, particularly relating to safety, schedule, scope, budget, and quality.

• essential duties & responsibilities
• Lead a team of professionals to safely deliver major capital construction projects of $100m+ to support the acquisition of new clients.
• Develop and maintain relationships with key customers, operations, finance, and internal department leaders to assure project team fulfills the mission and objectives of the capital projects.
• Direct and support project teams in the preparation and execution of tasks throughout all phases of the project process; includes identifying scopes of work, resource requirements, cost estimates and budgets, work plan schedule and milestones, quality control, and risk mitigation.
• Oversee General Contractor, direct contractors (ex. Commissioning Agents), third party testing agencies, the project controls and MEP teams for each project to ensure tasks are completed on time and within budget.
• Primary liaison to the NTT GDC Americas, Inc. Design Managers to aid in the harmonization and coordination of Architecture/Engineering activities in a timely manner.
• Integrate Subject Matter Experts, internal and customer stakeholders to support design, and lead construction teams to create a master development program for site(s)
• Support Design team leadership for environmental, entitlement and permitting requirements.
• Provide guidance to the project delivery resources/team in achieving project goals. Implement communication plan for meetings and written reports/meeting minutes to keep client and project resources informed.
• Develop and implement strategic sourcing plans for GC/subs and specialty vendor selection, award, and contracts.
• Facilitate project meetings. Implement and align project documentation governance with company requirements. Ensure project data integrity and documentation is accurate, timely and coordinated.
• Reports status and variances. Creates action plans to meet objectives, budget, and schedule. Implements change management routines to assess change requests, make recommendations, secure internal approvals, and manage change throughout the course of the project.
• Assesses and quantify change requests to determine impacts to scope, budget, schedule, quality, and risk.
• Optimize project cost effectiveness and budget utilization including constructability reviews and Value Engineering (VE) into design process.
• Implement and lead typical Project level management tasks including contract status, finance/funding/payment status, budget updates, schedule baseline and monthly updates (EVM), submittals, contract documentation, project records and final contract hand off.
• Develop and implement project level financial controls, pay application processing, project change review and pricing, release of retention, claims, and resolutions.
• Validate drawings and specifications accurately reflect the desired construction quality and ensure any item requiring remediation is documented and remediated to owner satisfaction.
• Ensure all field installations are in accordance with the design.
• Develop, implement, monitor, and assure systems are in place to deliver highest quality standards for project safety- from start to finish.
• Provide leadership to confirm all Contractors and Suppliers are following safety best practices and producing the industry leading performance expected.
• Monitor and control risk management insurance and liability controls for assigned projects.
• Lead typical construction management monthly project meetings, (OAC, Design, MEP, ACx, etc.)
• Present executive summary and status reports to internal Senior leadership
• Provide on-site support for sales and marketing team to present NTT Values to prospective new clients.
• KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES
• Understanding of Project Management, Planning, Construction Management, and Data Centers.
• Demonstrated leadership ability in dealing with Owners, Architects, Contractors, and internal stakeholders.
• Extensive knowledge of prime contracts including lump sum, GMP, hard bid, negotiated, design-build, etc. Specifically including EVM methods and payment systems.
• Extensive knowledge of P6 Critical path scheduling systems, overall project cost control, budgeting, and value engineering as applied to buildings and systems used in Data Center project delivery.
• Familiarity of all aspects of Development design and Construction- to include site work, core, and shell, mechanical and electrical, utilities, finishes, etc.
• Ability to work in an international team environment and interact with all levels of management, including C-Suite reviews.
• Strong executive presence – able to convey complex and technical concepts to a non-construction audience.
• Must be very organized, analytical, and structured with excellent communication and problem-solving skills.
• Manages stress and/or fast pace effectively.
• Education & Experience
• LEAN Construction knowledge and application of those tools.
• Building Environment Accreditations (i.e., LEED, SITES, TRUE, WELL).
• Mechanical and Electrical systems quality and commissioning leadership in construction of Mission Critical Facilities.
• Mission critical, infrastructure, and/or data center construction experience.
• Multi-project experience in large scale construction management, mission critical or infrastructure preferred.
• PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS
• Primarily walking, standing, and bending on project site.
• Able to hear and speak into a telephone.
• Close visual work on a computer terminal.
• Dexterity of hands and fingers to operate any required computer keyboard, mouse, and other technical instruments.
• Able to lift and carry up to 50 lbs.
• Work conditions & other requirements
• Work onsite at a data center location.
• Exposure to varying temperatures and loud noises.
• Exposure to outdoor weather conditions.
• Extensive use of workstation or computer.
• Must possess a current, valid state-issued driver’s license.