Field Project Manager (Owner's Representative) - Data Center Construction at KALCON in Buffalo, NY

Job description

• KALCON is seeking an experienced and proactive Field Project Manager to support the successful delivery of mission-critical data center construction projects. Acting as an extension of the Owner's Representative team, this role provides day-to-day field oversight and coordination of construction activities, contractor performance, project interfaces, schedule execution, quality assurance, commissioning readiness, and project turnover. The Field Manager serves as the owner's on-site representative and works closely with contractors, consultants, vendors, commissioning teams, operations personnel, and other stakeholders to support safe, efficient, and successful project delivery.

Responsibilities

• Daily Field Management
• Maintain an active field presence and observe construction activities for general conformance with contract documents, approved submittals, design intent, project requirements, and planned
• Assess daily and weekly progress, validate reported completion, and identify emerging constraints before they affect cost, schedule, safety, quality, commissioning, or
• Coordinate base-building, tenant fit-out, retrofit, and live-facility interfaces, including site access, logistics, deliveries, work areas, temporary conditions, and phased
• Coordinate owner, general contractor, fit-out contractor, direct vendor, and third-party activities in the field
• Support MOP, shutdown, notification, energization, startup, and other critical-work
• Schedule, Procurement and Document Coordination
• Track day-to-day schedule performance, critical activities, near-term look-aheads, constraints, and recovery
• Participate in weekly CPM reviews, detailed planning meetings, subcontractor coordination sessions, and vendor startup
• Track RFIs, submittals, procurement items, OFCI equipment, owner-direct vendors, inspections, and required decisions that affect field
• Coordinate customer or tenant fit-out milestones with base-building completion and turnover
• Document significant events, differing conditions, rework, access limitations, and potential change
• Quality, Safety, Cost and Closeout Support
• Provide general oversight of contractor ǪA/ǪC and safety implementation and promptly elevate observed deficiencies or
• Participate in regular site walks, punch-list reviews, inspections, and correction
• Support review of pay applications, change requests, buyout information, and field quantities by validating actual site conditions and
• Lead or support OAC and field coordination meetings, weekly reporting, meeting minutes, and action
• Coordinate project closeout, including punch lists, OCM manuals, training, operations turnover, permits, AHJ inspections, certificates of occupancy, and financial closeout

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Construction Management, Engineering, Architecture, Building Science, or a related field preferred.
• 5+ years of experience supporting commercial, industrial, mission-critical, data center, healthcare, manufacturing, or large-scale infrastructure construction projects.
• Experience serving as a Field Manager, Field Engineer, Superintendent, Assistant Superintendent, Assistant Construction Manager, Owner's Representative, Project Engineer, or similar construction leadership role.
• Strong knowledge of construction means and methods, project sequencing, scheduling, procurement, quality control, safety practices, commissioning, and project closeout processes.
• Experience coordinating contractors, subcontractors, consultants, vendors, and owner stakeholders in active construction environments.
• Ability to read and interpret construction drawings, specifications, schedules, contracts, and technical project documentation.
• Experience tracking and coordinating RFIs, submittals, procurement activities, inspections, commissioning activities, turnover requirements, and project documentation.
• Familiarity with CPM schedules, look-ahead planning, milestone tracking, and construction progress reporting.
• Working knowledge of quality assurance, quality control, contractor safety programs, and punch-list management.
• Experience supporting projects in occupied facilities, live environments, phased turnovers, or operational settings preferred.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, Teams, and construction management platforms such as Procore, Autodesk Construction Cloud, Primavera P6, Microsoft Project, Unifier, or similar systems.
• Strong organizational, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to effectively interact with contractors, consultants, vendors, clients, and project stakeholders.
• Ability to work independently while managing multiple priorities in a fast-paced construction environment.
• Ability to perform regular site walks and provide field-based oversight throughout all phases of construction.
• Ability to travel as required based on project assignments.

Skills

Required

• Construction management
• Field oversight
• Contractor coordination
• Schedule management
• Quality assurance/control
• Safety practices
• Commissioning
• Project closeout
• RFI and submittal tracking
• Procurement coordination
• CPM schedules
• Look-ahead planning

Benefits

• • 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
• $140,000 - $200,000 USD