Senior Level Electrical Construction Manager Jobs

JOB TITLE: Electrical Construction Manager

TOP SKILLS: Electrical Engineering, Construction Management, MEP, Data Center Facilities

LOCATION: Austin, TX

DURATION: Direct Hire

RATE RANGE: $155,000-165,000

Position Summary:

Owner's-side Electrical Construction Manager for data center facilities at scale. Owns electrical construction from pre-construction through commissioning and closeout - scope, quality, schedule, budget, general contractors, vendors, and colocation partners. Mission-critical MEP, 24/7 operations, energy-efficient and resilient infrastructure. The Electrical Construction Manager plays a critical role in delivering state-of-the-art data center facilities at scale. This position involves leading the electrical aspects of construction projects, from pre-construction planning through commissioning and closeout, ensuring projects meet high standards for safety, efficiency, sustainability, and resiliency. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams, including operations, networking, security, and commissioning, while interfacing directly with general contractors, vendors, and colocation providers. The role emphasizes energy-efficient designs and innovative solutions for critical infrastructure in facilities that support 24/7 operations. This is a day-shift, on-site owner's representative role - not a contractor PM sitting in a trailer, and not a design engineer who only reviews drawings. Extended hours are expected when the job requires it; this is not a night-shift position.

Responsibilities:

- Own and manage project scope, quality, schedule, and budget for electrical construction on new builds or capital improvement projects, including large-scale MEP installations.
- Develop detailed execution plans, lookahead schedules, and methods of procedure (MOPs) for electrical systems, coordinating daily activities with contractors and trades.
- Serve as the on-site owner's representative: regular site walks, troubleshooting equipment failures, root-cause analysis, and compliance with design specifications, codes, and regulations.
- Interface with general contractors during bidding, award, execution, punch-list, and closeout; negotiate change orders, RFIs, and proposals to protect cost, schedule, and quality.
- Collaborate with design teams on constructability reviews of electrical and mechanical systems, integrating tenant fit-out with base-building infrastructure.
- Oversee commissioning, integrated systems testing (IST), and quality assurance so the facility meets data center resiliency and efficiency goals.
- Manage financials: progress billing, cost tracking, and reporting of key metrics to stakeholders; contribute to capital requests and continuous-improvement initiatives.
- Foster relationships with architects, engineers, and internal teams to resolve issues promptly and keep operations, networking, security, and commissioning aligned.

QUALIFICATIONS

- Construction Management, Mechanical Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent experience).
- 7+ years of construction management on large, complex projects involving MEP systems, preferably data centers or other critical infrastructure.
- 6+ years managing general contractors and vendors, including RFPs, bidding, change orders, quality control, and submittal tracking.
- Proven delivery on time and on budget, with strong organization, negotiation, financial, and communication skills.
- Proficiency in project management software (Microsoft Project, Prolog or equivalent), Microsoft Office Suite, and estimating tools. You do the tracking yourself.
- Ability to work in diverse, cross-functional teams and use mission-critical / data center terminology fluently (UPS, generators, switchgear, PDU, busway, STS, MOPs, LOTO, IST, N+1 / 2N).
- On-site, field-present, day shift. Willing to work extended hours when the job requires it (lookaheads, outages, commissioning, closeout). This is not a night-shift role.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

- Direct data center new-build or colo fit-out experience (hyperscale, enterprise, or colocation). Hospital, semiconductor, or other 24/7 critical power is a plus if data center time is light.
- Owner's-representative or owner-CM experience, not only contractor-side PM.
- Commissioning / IST of electrical critical infrastructure, including live-facility MOPs.
- OSHA 30, NFPA 70E. PMP is a plus, not a substitute for data center / critical-infrastructure delivery.

Education:

- Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering

BENEFITS SUMMARY:

Individual compensation is determined by skills, qualifications, experience, and location. Compensation details listed in this posting reflect the base hourly rate or annual salary only, unless otherwise stated. In addition to base compensation, full-time roles are eligible for Medical, Dental, Vision, Commuter and 401K benefits with company matching.

FAIR CHANCE POLICY:

Pursuant to the California Fair Chance Act, Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers, Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, and San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, qualified applicants will be considered for assignment with arrest and conviction records. Criminal history may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship with some of the material job duties of this position. These include the duties and responsibilities listed above, as well as the abilities to adhere to company policies, exercise sound judgment, effectively manage stress and work safely and respectfully with others, exhibit trustworthiness, meet client expectations, standards, and accompanying requirements, and safeguard business operations and company reputation.