Construction Site Manager – Data Center

Overview

Job Description

Construction Site Manager – Data Center

What You’ll Be Doing

• Provide full‑time on‑site leadership during construction, testing, commissioning, and handover phases.
• Manage and coordinate contractors, subcontractors, and site supervision teams across all disciplines.
• Ensure works are delivered in accordance with approved drawings, specifications, Employer’s Requirements, and contractual obligations.
• Monitor site progress against approved construction and commissioning programmes and report deviations.
• Enforce quality assurance and control in line with approved Inspection and Test Plans (ITPs), conducting inspections and issuing site observations and NCRs as required.
• Verify materials, workmanship, installations, and system readiness prior to testing, commissioning, and energization.
• Support and witness FATs, SATs, and Integrated Systems Testing (IST) activities, as applicable.
• Coordinate and supervise commissioning readiness and execution in collaboration with the Project Manager, Technical Leads, and Commissioning teams.
• Review and provide assurance on contractor commissioning plans, method statements, test procedures, and sequencing.
• Track commissioning defects, punch lists, and outstanding items through to closure.
• Support preparation, review, and verification of as‑built documentation, O&M manuals, warranties, and handover deliverables.
• Ensure strict compliance with HSE requirements, participating in safety walks, toolbox talks, and incident investigations, and escalating unsafe practices promptly.
• Chair daily site coordination meetings and participate in weekly progress and commissioning meetings.
• Act as the primary on‑site interface between the Client, PMC team, contractors, vendors, and authorities.
• Coordinate logistics, access, sequencing, and interfaces to avoid conflicts and delays.
• Review and support responses to RFIs, site queries, and commissioning clarifications.
• Prepare daily, weekly, and monthly site and commissioning reports, including progress status, photos, and issue trackers.

What Required Skills You’ll Bring

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (Civil, Mechanical, Electrical, or related discipline).
• Minimum 18 years of professional experience, including:
• Significant experience in construction supervision / site management, and
• Demonstrated involvement in testing, commissioning, and handover of mission‑critical or data center facilities.
• Proven experience working in a PMC or Engineer’s Representative role on large, complex projects.
• Strong understanding of commissioning processes, system integration, and operational readiness.
• Experience in the UAE, with ability to undertake short‑term travel within GCC countries.

What Desired Skills You’ll Bring

• Strong on‑site leadership and coordination skills
• Deep understanding of PMC and Client‑side supervision responsibilities
• Deep technical knowledge in structural, architectural, and MEP coordination.
• Practical knowledge of commissioning sequencing and system readiness
• Strong quality, safety, and risk awareness
• Clear reporting, documentation, and stakeholder communication skills
• Fluency in English required, Arabic is an advantage.
• Parsons equally employs representation at all job levels no matter the race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, age, disability or genetic information.
• We truly invest and care about our employee’s wellbeing and provide endless growth opportunities as the sky is the limit, so aim for the stars!
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