Planning and Delivery Manager - Data Center Construction (Hybrid)

The role

This role provides on-site schedule leadership, construction planning support, schedule validation, and delivery oversight for mission-critical data center construction projects. The person will act as an extension of the Owner's Representative team to support construction, commissioning, and turnover activities.

What you will do

• Maintain an active on-site presence to validate contractor schedules and progress.
• Work with General Contractors and trade partners to evaluate sequencing and crew loading.
• Walk the project regularly to identify schedule risks and coordination conflicts.
• Provide feedback to project leadership regarding schedule health and field performance.
• Own and maintain the owner's view of the project schedule.
• Review contractor Primavera P6 schedules, logic, and recovery plans.
• Analyze schedule changes, delays, and critical path activities.
• Participate in weekly planning meetings and contractor coordination meetings.
• Coordinate construction sequencing with procurement, commissioning, and turnover milestones.
• Prepare weekly schedule reports, milestone updates, and risk summaries.

Required qualifications

• 5+ years of experience supporting commercial, industrial, mission-critical, manufacturing, infrastructure, or large-scale construction projects in a field-based construction, scheduling, project engin
• Proven experience utilizing Primavera P6 to develop, maintain, analyze, and validate construction schedules
• Strong understanding of construction means and methods, trade sequencing, site logistics, procurement, commissioning, startup, turnover, and operational readiness activities
• Experience working directly with General Contractors, superintendents, subcontractors, and trade partners
• Ability to identify schedule risks, analyze critical path activities, evaluate recovery plans, and communicate impacts
• Strong communication, organizational, and problem-solving skills
• Ability to maintain a consistent on-site presence, perform routine field walks, and travel as required

Nice to have

• Bachelor's degree in Construction Management, Engineering, Architecture, Project Management, or a related field
• Experience supporting mission-critical, data center, hyperscale, colocation, AI infrastructure, or other technically complex construction projects
• Experience working within an Owner's Representative, developer, tenant-representative, or owner's project management environment
• Experience integrating construction schedules with commissioning, startup, testing, and turnover milestones
• Familiarity with Pull Planning, Last Planner System®, Lean Construction principles, or collaborative planning methodologies
• PSP, PMP, CCM, or similar industry certifications

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

Before you apply

• Professional resume must include all Educational Achievements
• Professional resume must include all Professional Licenses or Certificates
• Professional resume must include all Awards Received
• Professional resume must include Detailed Employment History including firm name, contact information, start and end dates, and positions held

About the company

KALCON is an equal opportunity employer committed to creating an inclusive, diverse, and equitable workplace.