Construction Managers, St. Joseph County, Indiana - Data Center

WORLD WIDE PROFESSIONAL SOLUTIONS is a project solutions organization committed to implementing lean constructions, collaborative contracting, and execution approaches to enable breakthroughs in performance.

WWPS is seeking two highly skilled and motivated Construction Managers to support the construction of a large-scale data center facility in St. Jospeh County, Indiana, near South Bend . These are full time positions with World Wide Professional Solutions and include comprehensive benefits beginning on Day One, including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, disability coverage, a 401(k) with company match, paid holidays, and paid time off.

We are hiring for two critical onsite leadership positions:

Civil Lead

Vertical Construction Lead

Local candidates are encouraged to apply. For qualified candidates outside the area, per diem and travel arrangements or relocation packages are ready to go. WWPS is prepared to move quickly for experienced construction leaders who can support this high priority project.

Each Construction Manager will provide direct onsite oversight of construction execution while leading safety, schedule performance, quality, contractor accountability, and field coordination.

Reporting to the Senior Construction Manager and Project Management leadership, the Civil Lead and Vertical Construction Lead will serve as Owner’s representatives and ensure that general contractors and trade partners deliver their assigned scopes according to project requirements, schedule milestones, and quality standards.

Role Specific Responsibilities - Civil Lead

The Civil Lead will oversee site development, civil infrastructure, and horizontal construction activities.

Responsibilities include:

Lead field execution for clearing, grading, mass excavation, erosion control, and site preparation.

Oversee stormwater systems, sanitary systems, domestic water, fire water, underground utilities, duct banks, roads, paving, and site concrete.

Coordinate civil interfaces with foundations, building construction, utility providers, and electrical and mechanical infrastructure.

Monitor earthwork quantities, soil conditions, compaction requirements, excavation activities, and material placement.

Coordinate soils, concrete, and civil material testing with third party testing agencies.

Review civil drawings, specifications, RFIs, submittals, and contractor work plans.

Verify that civil contractors maintain proper work sequencing, manpower, equipment, and material availability.

Coordinate inspections, permitting requirements, and utility connections with local authorities and service providers.

Identify civil scope conflicts, underground utility risks, access constraints, and weather related schedule impacts.

Vertical Construction Lead

The Vertical Construction Lead will oversee building construction, core and shell execution, and vertical trade coordination.

Responsibilities include:

Lead field execution for foundations, structural concrete, structural steel, precast systems, building envelope, roofing, interiors, and building fit out.

Manage sequencing between structural, architectural, mechanical, electrical, plumbing, fire protection, and controls contractors.

Coordinate vertical construction interfaces with civil infrastructure, central utility systems, equipment installations, and commissioning activities.

Review building drawings, specifications, RFIs, submittals, shop drawings, and contractor work plans.

Monitor building progress by area, elevation, system, and construction zone.

Verify installation readiness for major mechanical and electrical equipment.

Lead first in place reviews for structural, architectural, and building system installations.

Identify constructability issues, access constraints, trade stacking conflicts, and incomplete predecessor activities.

Drive completion of building dry in, permanent power readiness, equipment room turnover, and other critical milestones.

Field Leadership and Execution

Serve as the primary onsite field leader for the assigned scope while representing the Owner’s interests.

Maintain a visible field presence and conduct daily site walks to identify safety concerns, coordination issues, quality deficiencies, and schedule risks.

Drive a behavioral based safety culture and collaborate with contractors to maintain high safety standards.

Coordinate daily and weekly progress meetings with general contractors, trade partners, project management, design teams, and commissioning personnel.

Establish clear contractor accountability for planned activities, manpower commitments, milestone dates, and issue resolution.

Communicate and escalate significant field issues to project management and executive leadership.

Schedule and Productivity Management

Monitor construction progress against the general contractor’s integrated Primavera P6 schedule.

Validate that daily field activities support critical path milestones and required turnover dates.

Track field productivity metrics such as labor units, installed quantities, concrete placement, excavation volumes, linear footage, and completed work areas.

Lead or participate in three week look ahead planning sessions.

Identify manpower, material, equipment, access, design, and predecessor constraints.

Develop recovery plans with contractors when progress falls behind schedule.

Review contractor schedule updates, milestone reporting, and progress claims for accuracy.

Quality Management and Technical Oversight

Conduct routine inspections to verify compliance with contract documents, approved drawings, specifications, and project quality requirements.

Manage first in place reviews for major installations and establish acceptable quality benchmarks.

Support the development and implementation of testing and inspection programs.

Coordinate required inspections with contractors, testing agencies, design teams, and local authorities.

Identify and document nonconformance issues.

Drive corrective actions through completion and field verification.

Confirm that work is complete and acceptable before allowing follow on activities to proceed.

Risk Identification and Issue Resolution

Continuously evaluate field activities for risks to safety, schedule, quality, cost, access, or system turnover.

Develop mitigation strategies in coordination with project leadership and contractors.

Track RFIs, submittals, design clarifications, field issues, and open decisions that could affect construction progress.

Support the review of contractor change orders and verify that schedule and cost impacts are documented.

Escalate unresolved issues before they affect critical construction milestones.

Coordination and Stakeholder Interface

Partner with Project Management, Design, Engineering, Quality, Safety, and Commissioning teams.

Coordinate interfaces between general contractors, subcontractors, vendors, and multiple trades.

Work with local authorities and utility providers to support permitting, inspections, and site service requirements.

Coordinate Owner furnished equipment deliveries, installation readiness, access requirements, and commissioning integration.

Maintain alignment between construction execution, design intent, operational requirements, and turnover priorities.

Reporting and Documentation

Prepare daily field reports summarizing completed work, manpower, safety observations, quality issues, schedule concerns, and key decisions.

Provide weekly updates detailing productivity, milestone status, top risks, contractor performance, and recovery actions.

Maintain accurate records of meetings, field photographs, inspections, progress metrics, and issue resolution.

Provide data driven field updates for executive and project leadership reporting.

Commissioning and Closeout

Collaborate with the Commissioning Agent to support startup, te