Construction Project Manager, data center projects - Covington, GA

Job Summary

The Data Center Construction Project Manager is responsible for leading the planning, execution, and delivery of complex mission-critical data center construction projects, ensuring completion on time, within budget, and to defined quality standards. Oversees project progress, coordinates cross-functional teams and external partners, and maintains accountability for schedules, budgets, documentation, and project outcomes. Serves as the client’s representative throughout the project lifecycle, ensuring successful delivery aligned with client expectations and operational requirements.  is responsible for leading the planning, execution, and delivery of complex mission-critical data center construction projects, ensuring completion on time, within budget, and to defined quality standards. Oversees project progress, coordinates cross-functional teams and external partners, and maintains accountability for schedules, budgets, documentation, and project outcomes. Serves as the client’s representative throughout the project lifecycle, ensuring successful delivery aligned with client expectations and operational requirements. 

This role must have experience as a Construction Project Manager on data center projects and must be local to Covington, Georgia. 

Division Specific Duties and Responsibilities

• Lead the overall direction, execution, program management, and financial performance of mission-critical data center construction projects from pre-construction through commissioning and turnover.
• Serve as the Owner's Representative, overseeing general contractors, design consultants, commissioning agents, utility providers, and equipment vendors while acting as an extension of the client's design and construction team.
• Manage all phases of project delivery, including planning, design coordination, permitting, procurement, construction, commissioning, occupancy readiness, turnover, and closeout.
• Oversee mission-critical MEP infrastructure, including electrical distribution, UPS systems, generators, switchgear, transformers, cooling systems, low-voltage systems, fire protection, security systems, BMS, and EPMS platforms.
• Coordinate installation, startup, testing, and integration of critical infrastructure systems to ensure compliance with project specifications, reliability requirements, and operational goals.
• Lead commissioning activities including Factory Acceptance Testing (FAT), Site Acceptance Testing (SAT), Integrated Systems Testing (IST), and final turnover documentation.
• Ensure all systems meet client requirements for uptime, resiliency, scalability, and redundancy standards, including N, N+1, and 2N configurations.
• Monitor contractor performance, construction quality, safety compliance, schedule adherence, and budget performance throughout the project lifecycle.
• Review and manage RFIs, submittals, change orders, pay applications, commissioning reports, and project documentation.
• Develop and maintain project schedules, budgets, forecasts, and resource plans while identifying and mitigating project risks.
• Evaluate schedule impacts, procurement challenges, construction conflicts, and commissioning issues, implementing corrective actions as needed.
• Review third-party inspection reports and quality assurance documentation, ensuring deficiencies are resolved before turnover.
• Present project status, budget updates, schedule performance, and risk assessments to client leadership and executive stakeholders.
• Coordinate closely with operations, facility management, and commissioning teams to ensure a seamless transition from construction completion to operational readiness.
• Maintain compliance with applicable building codes, permitting requirements, utility coordination requirements, and client standards.
• Foster a culture of safety, accountability, quality, and continuous improvement across all project stakeholders.
• Ability to identify, anticipate, and respond to evolving project and client needs throughout the project lifecycle.

Supervisory Responsibilities

This job does not have specific supervisory responsibilities.

Competencies

• Data Center Construction Management
• Mission-Critical Infrastructure Execution
• Electrical Systems Coordination
• MEP Integration and Commissioning
• Project Scheduling and Controls
• Budgeting and Cost Management
• Risk Identification and Mitigation
• Contract Administration
• Stakeholder Management
• Communication and Reporting
• Problem Solving and Critical Thinking
• Time Management and Prioritization
• Safety Leadership
• Independent and Team-Based Execution

Education, Certifications, and Experience

Education and/or Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management, Engineering, Architecture, or related field required.
• Minimum of 10 years of construction project management experience.
• Minimum of 5+ years of direct experience delivering data center or mission-critical construction projects.
• Proven experience managing large-scale projects ($25M+ construction value).
• Strong understanding of data center infrastructure, redundancy design, and commissioning processes.
• Demonstrated success managing projects from pre-construction through commissioning and turnover.

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations: 

• Valid driver’s license with clean driving record required.
• PMP certification preferred.
• LEED AP preferred.
• Mission-critical or commissioning certifications strongly preferred.

Physical and Environmental Conditions

While performing the onsite/field duties, the employee is required to:

• Walk (material part of an 8-hour workday, up to 3 to 4 continuous hours at one time.)
• Stand (material part of an 8-hour workday, up to 3 to 4 continuous hours at one time. )
• Sit, Stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl to observe basement and grade-level crawl spaces, and/or to read equipment data plates when necessary (at least once for each building assessed)
• Climb and balance Stairs (at least once for each building assessed)
• Climb and balance various types of ladders to access flat roofs/hatch access (at least once for each building assessed)
• Repetitive use of hands/fingers for keyboard interaction (frequently)
• Reach with hands and arms
• Talk and hear (communicate with onsite contact)
• Vision (close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus)
• Lift and or move (occasionally up to 40 pounds)
• Operate an electronic tablet in the field for live data collection.
• Operate a computer (up to 100% of workweek)
• Operating a motor vehicle
• Travel by Plane, Motor Vehicle, Train to client sites across the U.S. 
• Onsite visits can occur up to one continuous week at a time. As a general expectation, for approximately 2 to 3 days of the workweek, travel and onsite work is anticipated and expected. Overnight stays away from home may be required.
• Work Environment: The employee is regularly exposed to outdoor weather conditions, moving mechanical components and assemblies, frequently exposed to work near energized electrical components and assemblies. The employee is occasionally exposed to work in high, precarious places, fumes or airborne particles, extreme cold, extreme heat, inclement weather conditions, and risk of electrical shock. The noise level at the project site is usually moderate.

While performing the office/offsite duties of this job:

• Operate a computer (up to 100% of workweek)
• Regularly required to use hands.
• Repetitive use of hands/fingers for keyboard interaction (frequently)
• Talk and hear
• Frequently required to stand, walk, sit, talk and hear.
• Occasionally required to reach with hands and arms, climb or balance, and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
• Must occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
• The noise level in the home or company office environment is usually quiet.
• Ability to successfully work from remote location.

Travel Requirements

Travel by Plane, Motor Vehicle, Train to client/project sites across the U.S. as indicated in the essential duties and responsibilities section.

Benefits

At Bureau Veritas, we are dedicated to ensuring our employees receive fair and competitive pay, accompanied by comprehensive health and wellness benefits.

Here's a breakdown of what we provide:

Salary range starting at: $115,000+

Annual Incentive Bonus Plan
Base Pay is adjusted based on job-related knowledge, skills,  experience, and market location.

Our Health and Welfare Benefits are designed to meet your needs, eligible on your first day of employment:

Medical, Dental, and Vision coverage
Company-matched Retirement plan
Generous Paid Time Off and Company Holidays
Life Insurance and AD&D coverage
Short-Term Disability (STD) and Long-Term Disability (LTD)
Tuition Assistance, along with optional life and pet insurance
Access to Corporate Discounts

This information is transparently provided in adherence to several state and local Equal Pay and Pay Transparency Laws, with our base pay determined by market location.

Join us at Bureau Veritas, where your well-being and professional growth are our top priorities.

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