MEP Construction Manager - Data Center Construction
KALCON · San Antonio, Texas, United States
The MEP Construction Manager serves as the Owner’s Representative responsible for driving the successful delivery of data center MEP construction projects from shovel-ready status through commissioning and turnover. Reporting to the Project Construction Manager, this role manages project scope, schedule, and budget while overseeing design-build contractors and the General Contractor, coordinating design phases and permitting, and maintaining a strong field presence to verify safe, high-quality construction. The Construction Manager works closely with design teams, operations, internal stakeholders, and subject matter experts to ensure project work aligns with client requirements, engineering standards, and mission-critical operational goals. The role carries significant autonomy and decision-making responsibility through commissioning, punchlist, closeout, and handoff of the completed facility and project documentation to operations.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Construction Management, or a related field preferred, but not required with equivalent experience
- Significant experience managing MEP construction on small, medium, and large-scale projects, preferably in mission-critical or data center environments
- Demonstrated ability to manage project scope, schedule, and budget from inception through project completion
- Working knowledge of mechanical, electrical, plumbing, fire protection, and controls systems and their installation, testing, and commissioning
- Experience overseeing General Contractors and design-build contractors, including field oversight, QA/QC, and safety
- Experience coordinating design development, permitting, and approvals with design teams, authorities, and stakeholders
- Experience reviewing contractor billing and substantiating progress through field verification
- Strong communication, leadership, and stakeholder coordination skills, with the ability to work independently and exercise sound judgment
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience on hyperscale or mission-critical data center projects
- Experience coordinating OFCI equipment and utility or energy vendors
- PMP, CCM, PE, or similar professional credentials are a plus
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Serve as the Owner’s Representative on site for data center MEP construction, providing leadership and oversight from planning through quality, timely, and safe delivery
- Manage project scope, schedule, and budget from inception through completion, and drive pre-construction, design development, permitting, and entitlement activities
- Oversee and coordinate the design phases and design documents, ensuring alignment with project goals, customer requirements, engineering standards, applicable codes, and specifications
- Manage and provide oversight of the General Contractor and design-build contractors, holding them accountable for scope, schedule, quality, safety, and contractual obligations
- Participate in review of contractor schedules and budgets, and drive resolution of schedule, cost, and coordination issues
- Conduct regular job walks to observe construction progress, verify installation quality, and confirm alignment with approved drawings, specifications, and project requirements
- Review monthly contractor billing and validate progress through field verification to support billing accuracy
- Coordinate permits, approvals, and inspections required to support construction and project delivery
- Collaborate with design teams, operators, clients, and internal stakeholders to ensure key decisions align with operational sustainability, value engineering, and cost objectives
- Work closely with Operations to coordinate design criteria with budget considerations and the ongoing maintenance of existing facilities
- Maintain awareness of mission-critical facility operation and ensure construction activities support that focus
- Coordinate, track, and manage utility, energy, and OFCI vendors, ensuring contractual obligations are met and work products are delivered according to project requirements
- Develop, manage, and maintain vendor contracts, and support negotiations and ongoing vendor relationships
- Manage input and delivery of work products from internal team members to ensure new data center spaces meet project requirements, customer requirements, and applicable standards
- Participate in and provide oversight of commissioning activities, ensuring responsible parties complete required testing and documentation
- Guide punchlist development and resolution through project closeout, tracking progress to completion
- Coordinate hand-off of the completed data center space and project documentation to Operations
- Track project financials and support finalization of all financial accounting at project closeout
- Support development of business cases and bring projects from concept through internal project approval
- Develop, document, and drive lessons learned, process improvements, and cost and schedule savings initiatives throughout the project lifecycle
- Perform additional duties as assigned by management
Benefits Offered:
- Medical insurance
- Dental Insurance
- Vision Insurance
- Life Insurance
- Accident Insurance
- Long Term Disability
- 401(k) retirement plan with 4% KALCON match when an employee contributes at least 5%
- 15 days of paid time off
- 8 paid National Holidays
- Reimbursement for professional licenses and certifications
Submission Requirements:
At a minimum, the candidate’s professional resume must include the following:
- List of all Educational Achievements
- List of all Professional Licenses or Certificates
- List of Awards Received
- Detailed Employment History with each company including:
- Name & Contact Information of the firm or agency
- Start Date and End Date (Month & Year)
- Positions Held
At KALCON we are committed to creating an inclusive, diverse, and equitable workplace where every individual is respected and valued. We are an equal opportunity employer and all applicants and employees will receive consideration for employment as we do not tolerate discrimination of any kind based on race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, genetics, protected veteran status or any other protected characteristic as outlined by federal, state, or local laws. We believe that a diverse workforce contributes to the success of our company and the innovation behind the exceptional projects we deliver. We encourage and support applicants from all backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives to join our team and thrive. Our hiring and employment practices are guided by principles of fairness, equality, and opportunity for all.
Salary Range$150,000—$225,000 USD