Senior Construction Manager – Data Centers - Sandusky, OH

WORLD WIDE PROFESSIONAL SOLUTIONS is a project solutions organization committed to implementing lean constructions, collaborative contracting, and execution approaches to enable breakthroughs in performance.

WORLD WIDE PROFESSIONAL SOLUTIONS is a project solutions organization committed to implementing lean constructions, collaborative contracting, and execution approaches to enable breakthroughs in performance.

Worldwide Professional Solutions is seeking a highly skilled, experienced, and motivated SeniorConstruction Manager to join our growing team in Sandusky, OH, starting onsite at the project ASAP on a large-scale data center construction project. 

The ideal candidate will Manage all aspects of construction projects, from planning to closeout, to ensure performance certainty, including safety, project turnover dates, cost control, quality of craftsmanship, and customer satisfaction.  Provide leadership and direction in construction management policies and fostering key relationships to include general contractors, trade partners, AHJs, and other essential project vendors and suppliers.  Will work closely with Senior Construction Manager and/or Director, Construction Management in the development and implementation of construction management best practices, procedures and tools.

•      Travel may be required to support additional projects and pursuits.  Projects are expected to be throughout North America and could extend into LATAM, South America, and EMEA.

•      Responsible for managing day-to-day operations of construction projects.

•      Projects will be large, fast moving, complex, and require a high degree of coordination and proactive leadership.

*Local Candidates Highly Preferred. A relocation package may be available for outstanding candidates. Per-Diem is not available for this role. Qualified candidates must be authorized to work in the USA*

• Drive projects from inception through customer or business turnover, with heavy focus and leadership in the preconstruction, construction, commissioning and turnover phases of projects.  The Construction Manager operates as the primary support role of the project to the Design Manager (DM) through design phase of the project and assumes overall project leadership role from the DM at GC mobilization.
• Provide guidance and project leadership including ground up construction, remodels, renovations, and fit outs, ensuring performance certainty of projects.
• Organize and lead cross function work groups, including design, engineering, procurement, land enablement, commercial, operations, IT/network, sales, solutions architecture, legal, brand strategy, finance, and accounting as needed to achieve construction management best practices.
• Develop collaborative relationships with the construction community including general contractors, MEP trade partners, CSA trades, local Authorities Having Jurisdiction, design partners, and other key project vendors and suppliers.
• Active management of project budgeting from project inception through the various design phases and the completion of building turnover.
• Manage budgets during the design phase to utilize cost data as an input to design decisions.
• Direct as many as 25+ external vendors per project comprising of general contractors, A&E design teams, commissioning agents, equipment suppliers, etc.
• Assist in development and implementation of company and departmental processes and best management practices within areas of responsibility.
• Create effective tools to empower and incentivize contracting and design partners  to innovate approaches and solutions for project delivery and specific challenges.
• Ensure effective contract administration including generation, review, management, and monitoring of prime contracts, subcontracts, change orders, cost forecasts, and other pertinent documents and documentation. Assure that internal controls are in place at each step of the process.
• Inspect work in place and work in progress to ensure same meets or exceeds quality, specification, and schedule requirements.
• Advocate for self-growth and promotion by seeking out training, professional development, and career advancement opportunities.
• Provide subject-matter expertise in areas of responsibility.
• Reports status, successes, challenges and plans of action to management     team and company on a timely basis.
• Operates in lockstep with the DM on each project to ensure proper communications/escalations and regular reporting to all internal and external parties and leadership/management.
• Integrates with the sales and solutions engineering teams during the revenue generation process to meet with customers and ensure technical deliverables are met.
• Interfaces with customers through fit out design, construction and integration; accountable to successful delivery of customer contracts.
• Manages the project with the business in mind and works to ensure the project is meeting directives of CRC/SLT/Board.
• Operates with a constant mindset of continuous improvement, creativity, efficiency and innovation.
• Lead several construction management project teams with the possibility of growing into leadership of multiple projects within multiple buildings in a campus or region, directly responsible for the accountability of direct reports for the duties and responsibilities listed above.

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in engineering, construction management or a related field.
• 9+ years progressive experience in successfully managing commercial construction projects or programs, with data center experience strongly preferred.
• Experience in lean construction methodologies and tools.
• Active listening and collaboration skills to engage all stakeholders in decision making processes.
• Basic understanding of various project delivery methods including IPD, Design-Build, and Design-Bid-Build.
• Basic understanding of various contract methods including lump sum, CM at risk, open book GMP, etc.
• Strong working knowledge of building construction and project management processes and procedures at a national scale.
• Strong working knowledge and experience of the design of data centers.
• Ability to analyze and evaluate construction documents including drawings, specifications and contracts.
• Competency in CPM scheduling methods, construction cost estimating, proposal generation and development, document management and contract administration
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, Microsoft Project, and other industry computer applications.
• Exceptional leadership, communication, written and verbal presentation, negotiation, analytical and team-building skills.
• Demonstrates success building and leading teams of construction professionals at varying levels of professional development.
• Ability to multi-task and work within a team on projects in an extremely fast-paced and demanding environment.
• Highly organized and detail oriented.
• Performs other related duties as assigned by management.
• May travel, at times, up to 50%

This is a full-time position for World Wide Professional Solutions. We offer excellent benefits including medical, dental, vision, life, short term disability, long term disability, and a company match retirement plan. All benefits begin the FIRST DAY of employment. 

World Wide Professional Solutions provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.