About the role
The Data Center Owner's Representative Construction Manager will lead all aspects of Data Center construction projects! Must possess solid track record of leading vendor compliance to construction agreements, while also having the ability to handle the overall project budget and schedule for varying sized, sophisticated projects.
What you’ll do
- Work with the general contractor to build and establish the Master Project Schedule, based on the Critical Path and key achievements. (P6 cost/resource loaded schedule)
- Create, and establish the Master Project Budget, including soft costs and hard costs, bonds, insurance, contingencies, allowances, etc.
- Support Contractor pre-qualification, bid solicitation, bid analysis and recommendations
- Support contract negotiation, typically in concert with the Client’s and legal counsel, including establishment of all GC “business terms” including mark-ups, fees, insurance, labor rates, critical issue, etc.
- Coordinate Design Team activities supporting Client
- Supervise to establish if AE is completing the complete list of City and/or other Authority approvals process, permitting, etc
- Coordinate Constructability review of the project documents
- Provide / Capture cost estimates working with subs and other vendors for scope gaps/changes
- Coordinate Value Engineering effort
- Produce Cash flow projections on a monthly basis
- Assist client in identifying, scoping, buying-out and scheduling of all Owner direct vendors and consultants
- Lead General Contractor and other directly contracted vendors on the ground
- Lead Cost / Change Control, including change order review, negotiation, and recommendations, delay analysis
- Budget Management and Tracking
- Schedule monitoring, tracking and analysis
- Document control (track and coordinate addenda, bulletins, new drawing sets, clarifications, etc.)
- Ensure QA/QC is being followed and report any issues/gaps
- Invoice / Payment Application processing, tracking and reporting
- Tracking of all key project documents, including submittals, RFI’s, change orders, invoices and payments, lien releases, etc.
- Coordination and management of all Owner-direct vendors, and consultants
- Lead OAC meetings and other project related meetings
- Initiate close out process prior to project completion, typically two to three months in advance
- Establish close out documentation requirements. Collect and keep track of receipt of all close out documents until completion, including warranties, as-builts, O&M manuals, etc.
- Assist with City and/or other Authority final inspections and occupancy process.
- Create and supervise punch list, substantial completion and final completion process(v)
- Negotiate, resolve and close out any outstanding change orders, quality issues or disputes
- Process and track any final invoices, payment applications, retention payments, etc.
- Prepare and submit final project accounting and budget
- Assist the client in scheduling, coordination and management of all Owner-direct vendors, consultants.