Assistant Project Manager - Data Center Construction - Chicago, IN 
This opportunity is with an established General Contractor that specializes in converting existing Buildings and Structures into complex buildings / industrial complexes and is looking to expand its foothold even further into the Critical Facilities Market. Our client is taking their expertise and focus and applying it towards brownfield data center projects - which is the process for converting an existing building to a data center for the Hyperscale, Colo or Enterprise Marketplace. This company will provide a complete life cycle of solutions that will be custom-fit to the requirements of their client's mission-critical facility. This opportunity provides a career-growth minded role with exciting projects with leading-edge technology and innovation as well as competitive salaries and benefits.

We are looking for an Assistant Data Center Construction Project Manager to support critical facility construction projects. The Assistant Construction PM will be responsible to assist the Onsite Project Manager of the project with all aspects of managing a data center construction project. This will include providing leadership to contractors and vendors associated with the delivery of company projects. Project assignments for the most part will be regional. The candidate will have overall responsibility for the delivery of assigned projects on budget on time and assurance that the project scope and quality meet company design standards and the objectives set for the project. The successful candidate will have to be exceptionally organized and be great with back-office work (change orders, budgets, paperwork driven, etc.)

Responsibilities:

Maintain liaison with various contractors and vendors in order to manage the day-to-day activities that impact the delivery of company’s critical facilities construction projectsEnsure that all day-to-day project responsibilities are met by the contractors and vendors on the projectAssist the PM with the management of multiple projects simultaneously when neededAssist with creating and managing project schedulesAssist the PM with project plans – size up, costs, budget, scheduling, timeline, manage change orders, etc.Assists with reporting and RFPs to ContractorsDeliver Built to Suit projects with a heavy emphasis on value-engineeringDrive Company Standards uniformly as it regards to Project Delivery by all project participants on all projectsManage financial aspects of contracts (progress billing, rental equipment, income / expenses) to protect the company’s interest and simultaneously maintain good relationship with the clientRepresent the company in project meetingsAct as a Liaison with managers of all company departmentsMaintain all logs required to track the progress of the project

Qualifications:

Regional travel requiredExperience supporting Data Center Construction Projects as a General ContractorMinimum of 2-5 years relevant experience in the Data Center Construction IndustryClient Facing / Client relationship / Client Management skillsExperience working in or working with trades that are MEP or CSA Must be familiar with the design process of building systems for data center and mission critical projectsSolid Construction Project Management experienceEffective Communicator – emails, phone and face to faceAbility to work independentlySolid Admin skillsExperience writing / following revising MOPs and SOPs for critical MEP systems a HUGE plusExperience with Autodesk, REVIT, AutoCAD a HUGE plusComputer savvy: MS Project, P6 Primavera, Excel a plusAttention to detailPrevious experience in the Military / Military veterans in all branches that have experience with Electrical / Mechanical is a huge plus (Navy nukes- EMN, ETN, MMNs, Seabees, Army - Power Generation, Air Force – Power Production, Generator Techs, Maritime, Coast Guard, Army National Guard, etc.)

Submittal Instructions:
Please apply directly by clicking the link below, alternatively you can forward your resume directly to: o1a8djx9edut1tb9gxtg4tby4w@crelate.net

After applying, if you have further questions, you may call 973-895-5200 and ask for Iggy. You can also submit via our career portal and take a look at other Critical Facility openings we are working on at, https://www.pkaza.com/jobs/

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Company offers competitive salaries and benefits package including medical insurance, a 401(k) plan
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