CONSTRUCTION PROJECT MANAGER

MicrosoftJohor Bahru, Johor,MY, map[@type:Country name:MY]full time
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Job description

The Project Construction Manager is the accountable site leader for construction execution and team performance across safety, quality, schedule, cost, risk, compliance, technical delivery, stakeholder coordination, and vendor performance. The role directs delivery priorities, confirms resources, drives corrective action, and develops employees while maintaining an inclusive, collaborative, and safety-led culture. Review, recommend, monitor, and support implementation of EHS plans, high-risk activity planning, safety-in-design, site logistics, and energy isolation controls. Participate in incident reporting, investigation, root cause analysis, corrective actions, and lessons learned sharing. Support worker welfare initiatives and inclusive site culture activities. Manage the team's deployment of large-scale, campus, and regionally based new-build and retrofit datacenter solutions, aligning execution with regional leaders and local project stakeholders. Develop, manage, and report project scope, schedule, estimates, budget, change orders, forecasts, and key performance indicators. Provide accurate project data supporting cost metrics, invoices, processes, policies, and client-partner status reporting. Provide key input on datacenter fit-out and integration activities and ensure organizational procedures and technical standards are followed by teams and vendors. Manage day-to-day coordination with vendors, cost managers, consultants, authorities, utilities, and owner, architect, and contractor teams. Facilitate collaboration with Security, IT, Legal, Project Engineering, Business Risk Management, Operations, Commissioning, Safety, Quality, Procurement, and Project Controls to maintain a shared project vision and goals. Manage preparation of RFPs, SOWs, PERs, and other approval tools, including definition of vendor scope, design reviews, change orders, and invoices. Establish, review, and communicate risk-mitigation goals, metrics, dashboards, scorecards, and accountable action plans. Implement and manage safety performance improvement plans and required mitigations, aggressively managing risk and regulatory compliance. Provide regular reports on performance, insights, issues, site visits, scope, schedule, resources, budget, safety, quality, risk, and vendor performance, including photographic evidence where appropriate. Architect/Engineer design teams and site supervision teams Lead, coach, and develop employees by setting clear goals, providing timely feedback, supporting career growth, and managing performance. Drive project execution through effective delegation, accountability, capability development, and alignment of individual and team priorities to regional and business goals. Review team capacity and capability with regional management and recommend resource procurement, allocation, succession, and workforce plans for upcoming projects. Bachelor's degree or equivalent in project construction management, architecture, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, mechanical engineering or a related field. 10+ years of related construction project management experience, or equivalent experience. Strong background in project management, construction management, controls, engineering coordination, and operational delivery requirements. Experience delivering large-scale, complex, multi-disciplinary projects with localized and virtual teams. Demonstrated ability to manage multiple priorities, projects, initiatives, and deadlines. Ability to work independently while supporting cross-functional project teams. Strong verbal and written communication skills. Excellent client relationship, stakeholder management, collaboration, and influencing skills. High personal standard for thoughtful, polished, and quality work products. Construction health and safety knowledge. 10+ years people management experience. 10+ years project management experience. 10+ years experience working on data center or mission-critical facility projects. Experience with 150kV substation, off-site cable, utility, or enabling infrastructure projects where applicable. Experience working for or with general contractors, trade contractors, consultants, and major vendors. Knowledge of construction cost management, planning, controls, procurement, logistics, quality assurance, and commissioning. Knowledge of ISO-accredited safety and quality management systems. Familiarity with OSHA/OHSA or equivalent safety requirements, NFPA 70E, energy isolation, and high-risk activity controls. Strong problem solving, decision making, negotiation, multitasking, risk analysis, and scope management skills. Experience with vendor selection, vendor evaluation, and vendor management. English proficiency required; Malay language capability preferred. These requirements include, but are not limited to the following specialized security screenings: