Data Center Snr Construction Project Manager

Site Senior Project Manager - Construction

Introduction

This section outlines the role and expectations for the Verne Site Senior Project Manager - Construction. The role provides senior site leadership and is accountable for the safe, timely, commercially controlled and quality-driven delivery of construction, commissioning and handover activities, while upholding Verne's standards and representing Verne with contractors, customers and key stakeholders.

Project & Construction Management

Has full ownership and a clear understanding of the Project Scope, Contractual Obligations, Employer's Requirements, programme, budget and key project deliverables.

Provides senior site leadership across all construction activities and manages the day-to-day operational, technical, scheduling, commercial and tactical aspects of the Project.

Leads and coordinates Managers, Supervisors, consultants, contractors, subcontractors and vendors engaged in project delivery, reviewing high-level deliverables and intervening where performance is below required standards.

Owns the integrated construction programme at site level, ensuring that design, procurement, construction, testing, commissioning and handover activities are appropriately sequenced and aligned with key milestones.

Drives constructability reviews, design coordination and resolution of technical interfaces to minimise rework, delay and disruption during construction.

Implements engagement review and quality assurance procedures in accordance with Verne methodology to support successful project execution against contractual goals and stakeholder expectations.

Implements and ensures compliance with all VERNE HSE policies and procedures and actively promotes a strong safety culture across the site.

Minimizes Verne's exposure and risk across the Project through early identification, escalation and mitigation of construction, programme, commercial and technical risks.

Manages scope and ensures changes are identified, assessed, documented and controlled.

Oversees established key performance indicators (KPIs) for safety, quality, programme, cost, contractor performance, commissioning readiness and project close-out.

Encourages a culture of continuous improvement by capturing lessons learned and ensuring relevant improvements are implemented during the Project and shared for future projects.

Ensures compliance with all applicable health, safety and environmental requirements and maintains a safe working environment for all parties involved.

Maintains and actively manages the project risk management plan throughout the project lifecycle

Contractor Management

Provides senior oversight of main contractors, subcontractors, consultants and vendors, ensuring clear accountability for scope, programme, quality, HSE and commercial performance.

Sets clear expectations for contractor performance and holds contractors accountable for agreed deliverables, milestones, reporting requirements and recovery actions.

Reviews contractor programmes, look-ahead schedules, resource plans, method statements and progress reports, challenging assumptions and identifying emerging constraints.

Leads regular contractor performance and coordination meetings and ensures actions are assigned, tracked and closed in a timely manner.

Ensures interfaces between contractors, subcontractors, designers, vendors and operational stakeholders are actively managed to prevent gaps, duplication and delay.

Escalates material contractor performance issues to the Project Director and Verne Senior Management, with clear recommendations and corrective action plans.

Project Accounting

Assists in integrating accurate project and financial data for the benefit of the Accounting Department and senior project reporting

Financial & Commercial Management

Effectively allocates resources to ensure project milestones are achieved safely, on time, within scope and within approved budget.

Tracks and manages the project budget, forecasts and committed costs, ensuring expenditures remain within approved limits and emerging cost pressures are identified early.

Oversees review of financial and commercial reports and drives corrective action where required to maintain project financial performance.

Oversees change requests and change control processes, ensuring appropriate documentation, technical and commercial assessment, approval and incorporation into the project baseline.

Works with the commercial team to ensure contractor claims, variations, compensation events and potential disputes are identified and managed in a timely and contractually appropriate manner.

Communication & Stakeholder Management

Acts as a senior Verne site representative and key participant in team, contractor, customer and stakeholder meetings.

Ensures continuous, accurate and transparent communication with stakeholders on project progress, safety, quality, cost, programme, commissioning readiness, risks and emerging challenges.

Proactively identifies and resolves conflicts or issues between project teams, contractors, clients and other stakeholders and attends key stakeholder meetings as VERNE's representative.

Confronts issues openly and quickly, ensuring appropriate escalation where resolution is outside delegated authority.

Effectively communicates relevant project and construction information to the Project Director and Verne Senior Management.

Tactfully communicates sensitive information and handles difficult personnel or contractor situations with appropriate discretion, HR advice where applicable, and respect for individuals

Technical, Quality & Construction Assurance

Possesses a thorough understanding of Verne's service offerings, technical preferences, project requirements and technical direction.

Ensures quality control and construction assurance processes are followed and that completed works and deliverables meet required standards, specifications and customer expectations.

Regularly assesses construction quality and drives corrective action when deviations, defects or non-conformances are identified.

Ensures technical queries, RFIs, design changes, non-conformances and site instructions are managed through appropriate project controls and closed without avoidable impact to programme.

Ensures inspection and test plans, quality records and completion documentation are progressively maintained to support commissioning and handover.

Commissioning, Completion & Handover

Provides senior oversight of commissioning strategy, planning, readiness and execution, ensuring commissioning requirements are integrated into the construction programme from an early stage.

Ensures clear transition from construction completion through pre-commissioning, testing, commissioning, integrated systems testing where applicable, and final handover.

Coordinates contractors, commissioning teams, vendors, consultants, customer representatives and operational stakeholders to ensure systems are available, safe and ready for testing in accordance with the agreed sequence.

Monitors commissioning progress, constraints, defects and dependencies and drives timely resolution of issues that could affect energisation, testing, acceptance or handover milestones.

Ensures snagging, punch-list management and defect close-out are actively managed and that outstanding items have clear owners and completion dates.

Ensures all required commissioning records, test certificates, as-built information, O&M documentation, training records and handover documentation are complete and appropriately controlled.

Supports a structured handover to Operations and/or the customer, ensuring acceptance criteria are understood and that residual risks and outstanding works are formally documented and managed.

PROFESSIONAL QUALITIES

Leadership

Provides visible senior leadership on site and establishes clear standards of