Sr Construction Manager Data Centers
Listed on 2025-12-01
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Construction
Civil Engineering, Building & Residential Construction
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At Jacobs, we’re challenging today to reinvent tomorrow by solving the world’s most critical problems for thriving cities, resilient environments, mission‑critical outcomes, operational advancement, scientific discovery and cutting‑edge manufacturing. Turning abstract ideas into realities that transform the world for good.
Your impact
JACOBS has an immediate opportunity for a Senior Construction Manager to support our data center project in Baton Rouge, LA.
As a Data Center Sr Construction Manager
, you’ll join our collaborative team, providing 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.
The Construction Manager’s (CM) primary function is to lead the pre‑construction and construction process. The CM reviews contractor performance against schedule and quality, assists in planning work so that contractors can perform efficiently, monitors work installed by contractors, ensures sound construction practices, provides guidance on US construction practices, reviews change orders, audits installed quantities for accurate schedule updates and invoicing, and participates in Interactive Planning (IAP) efforts for schedule sequence development.
Keyresponsibilities include
- Implementation and compliance with Jacobs Beyond‑Zero safety culture.
- Constructability reviews, pre‑construction planning, site logistics planning with the mindset of optimizing safety, cost, and schedule.
- Construction schedule development and implementation.
- Commissioning planning and micro‑scheduling.
- Proven ability to lead Data Center projects of $10M TIC or greater.
- Proven ability to lead a professional project field staff of 5 or greater.
- Assisting in developing innovative project solutions around modularization and prefabrication means and methods.
- Review, verify, provide recommendations and/or approvals of Contractor, Subcontractor and Vendor (Contractors) execution plans.
- Monitor construction progress daily and provide detailed reporting to Owners and Jacobs management.
- Leading daily and weekly contractor meetings to drive safety, schedule, change management and project cost.
- Establish a process for notification and remediation of defects to the contractors during construction.
- At least 12 years of experience working on large building construction or civil projects
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering, construction management or an equivalent combination of education, training and/or practical work experience.
- Experience leading a Data Center project team and managing subcontractor and vendors.
- Project experience relating to Data Centers and/or Data Center upfits.
- Knowledgeable of 120
VAC 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. - Knowledgeable of NFPA
70E. - 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 willingness to achieve within 60 days of employment.
- Reaching for, handling, and manipulating objects and materials in all directions.
- Coordinating eyes, hands and fingers and body in and around active construction…
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