About Ascendion
Ascendion is a full-service digital engineering solutions company. We make and manage software platforms and products that power and deliver captivating experiences to consumers and employees. Our engineering, cloud, data, experience design, and talent solution capabilities accelerate transformation and impact for enterprise clients. Headquarters in New Jersey, our workforce of 6,000+ Ascenders delivers solutions from around the globe. Ascendion is built differently to engineer the next.
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- Build the coolest tech for world’s leading brands
- Solve complex problems – and learn new skills
- Experience the power of transforming digital engineering for Fortune 500 clients
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About the Role:
The role of the Lease Construction Manager (LCM) requires effective interpersonal, communication, organizational skills, ability to self-direct, demonstrated background in data center design, engineering, controls, operational requirements, and an emphasis on project/construction management.
Job Title: Lease Construction Manager
Key Responsibilities:
The Key Responsibilities of the Lease Construction Manager includes, but are not limited to:
- Serve as an advocate for managing a safe worksite
- Identify and manage stakeholder dependencies and construction deliverables and handoffs with cross-functional teams including Security, Data Center Engineering, Data Center Operations, Site Selection & Acquisition, and Environmental Health & Safety.
- Manage lease providers and support-associated teams and partners in the delivery of RFS (“Ready for Service”) for each lease site location
- This is an onsite position.
Business Processes:
- Maintain the requirements stated in the lease agreement using industry best practices
- Manage Lease Providers and associated internal partners to deliver RFS
- Drive deployment of solutions that can be standardized globally across data center development projects
- Facilitate decision-making to drive solutions, schedules, and manage change as required
- Apply influence, strategies, and negotiation skills to identify options and recommend solutions
Communication:
- Provide project single point of contact for project development and delivery
- Coordinate meetings and activities of Lease Providers and internal SMEs
- Attend scheduled owner/architect/contractor (OAC) and other project meetings, and report as necessary
- Report project progress on scope, schedule, and budget weekly, or as required
- Provide weekly project status reporting to organizational standards
Accountability:
- Responsible for managing the construction process of achieving RFS
- Work independently in support of the Data Center Development Project Team
- Track lessons learned and identify improvements to share across groups
- Route RFS approval to all stakeholders and regional approvers
- Ensure lease provider compliance with lease agreement contracts
Minimum Qualifications:
- 5+ years experience in construction project management of Data Centers or mission-critical facilities
- Ability to read and understand commercial lease agreements
- Construction Health & Safety knowledge; OSHA 30 or equivalent preferred
Desired Qualifications:
- PMP certification
- LEED certification
- Degree and/or professional licenses in Construction Management or Electrical/Mechanical Engineering or similar experience
- Self-starter with demonstrated ability to manage multiple priorities, projects, and deadlines simultaneously
- Experience managing multiple large multi-faceted projects
- Ability to independently manage deadlines and support staff
- Ability to influence cross-discipline teams
Location: (Hybrid Role: 3 Days a week)
Salary Range: The salary for this position is between $90,000 – $110,000 annually. Factors which may affect pay within this range may include geography/market, skills, education, experience, and other qualifications of the successful candidate.
Benefits: The Company offers the following benefits for this position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements: [medical insurance] [dental insurance] [vision insurance] [401(k) retirement plan] [life insurance] [long-term disability insurance] [short-term disability insurance]. The Paid time off benefits meet the paid sick and safe time laws that pertains to the City/ State] [10-15 days of paid vacation time] [6 paid holidays and 1 floating holiday per calendar year] [Ascendion Learning Management System]
