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As a Data Center Sr. Construction Manager, you’ll join our collaborative team, providing our clients with award-winning planning, engineering, architectural design, construction management, and design-build project delivery. We’re looking for a passionate Construction Professional who is driven by collaboration, exceeding expectations, and challenging the status quo.

As the Construction Manager (CM), your primary function is to lead the Pre-construction and construction process in reviewing contractor performance against the contractor’s responsibility for schedule and quality and assist in planning work to ensure the contractors can perform efficiently. The Data Center CM will work with a team and report to the Jacobs Management. Working with your Jacobs team, you’ll monitor contractor installations to ensure sound, acceptable construction practices that exceed our client’s expectations. Acting as a resource for the Owner, you’ll provide guidance on US construction practices, review change orders, audit installed quantities as reported by the contractors, and aid in accurate schedule updates and invoicing review. Additionally, you’ll participate in Interactive Planning (IAP) efforts for schedule sequence development.

As the Data Center Construction Manager, your contributions also include:

• Acting as a champion for Jacobs’ BeyondZero culture, our approach to the health, safety and security of our people, the protection of the environment and the resilience of Jacobs.

• Providing constructability reviews, pre-construction planning, site logistics planning with the mindset of optimizing safety, cost, and schedule.

• Developing and implementing construction schedule.

• Commissioning planning and micro-scheduling.

• Leading Data Center projects of $100M TIC or greater.

• Leading a professional project field staff of 20 or greater.

• Assisting in developing innovative project solutions around modularization and prefabrication means and methods.

• Reviewing, verifying, and providing recommendations and/or approvals of Contractor, Subcontractor and Vendor (Contractors) execution plans.

• Monitoring construction progress daily and providing detailed reporting to Owners and Jacobs management.

• Leading daily and weekly contractor meetings to drive safety, schedule, change management and project cost.

• Establishing a process for notification and remediation of defects to the contractors during construction.

• Extensive experience leading a Data Center project team and managing subcontractor and vendors.

• Project experience relating to Data Center new builds and/or upfits.

• Knowledge of 120VAC electrical power tie-ins, instrumentation installation (pressure sensors, temp sensors, pressure tubing, etc.), controls wiring, fiber terminations and splicing, network cabling, serial communications, panel wiring and modifications, I/O card or controller installation

• Knowledge of NFPA70E

• Thorough knowledge of construction scheduling (critical path method) and commissioning planning.

• Professional written and verbal communication skills.

• Proficiency with computer applications including, Microsoft Office, scheduling and project management programs.

• Ability to read, understand and interpret contract documents, drawings, specifications, scope or work and project schedules.

• Ability to implement technologies such as Building Information Models (BIM), Lean principles and other leading-edge technologies.

• OSHA 30 or willing to achieve within 60 days of employment.

Ideally, you’ll also have:

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, construction management or a related advanced degree

• Certified Construction Manager (CCM), Professional Engineer (PE), or Project Management Professional (PMP)

Jacobs is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, creed, color, national origin, ancestry, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or medical conditions related to pregnancy, childbirth, or breastfeeding), age, medical condition, marital or domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression and transgender status, mental disability or physical disability, genetic information, military or veteran status, citizenship, low-income status or any other status or characteristic protected by applicable law. Learn more about your rights under Federal EEO laws and supplemental language.