We are seeking an experienced Senior Construction Manager – AI Data Center Infrastructure (Construction) to lead and oversee colocation-delivered construction in Johor, Malaysia. This role is accountable for site execution, schedule certainty, quality outcomes, and readiness for commissioning and handover across high-density, AI-ready data center environments.
Responsibilities
- Lead site-based delivery of AI data center infrastructure including base building, MEP, white space readiness, containment, and enabling works.
- Direct and govern colocation provider execution to ensure work is delivered to OCI standards, with strong accountability for schedule, quality, and coordination.
- Drive short-interval planning, look-aheads, constraint removal, and recovery actions to protect critical dates and readiness gates.
- Independently assess delivery plans and actual progress to identify risk early, close gaps in mitigations, and clearly communicate potential business impacts.
- Coordinate interfaces across design, construction, and commissioning to ensure base building delivery supports tenant fit-out and network deployment readiness (space, power, cooling, cable routes, access windows, cleanliness).
- Own QA/QC execution including ITPs, inspections, NCRs, corrective actions, punch lists, progressive turnover, and closeout discipline.
- Ensure construction aligns to approved design intent; support disciplined change control, field clarifications, and document governance.
- Lead safety performance and compliance with local regulations, codes, standards, and OCI requirements; drive audits, incident learnings, and corrective actions.
Manage contractor and vendor performance, ensure scope compliance, and provide structured provider evaluation inputs for continuous improvement.
Run site cadence (daily/weekly), provide executive-ready updates, maintain action/issue registers, and escalate blockers quickly.
Regular site visits and strong on-the-ground leadership throughout the project lifecycle.
Skills & Qualifications
- Deep data center construction knowledge: Strong expertise across civil, structural, architectural, mechanical, electrical,
controls,
and plumbing in mission-critical environments.
Lifecycle delivery experience: Proven capability through mobilization,
construction,
commissioning readiness,
and turnover/handover.
High accountability leadership: Demonstrated ability to lead under pressure,
drive delivery discipline,
mentor teams while holding vendors accountable.
Risk & problem solving:
Strong analytical and practical problem-solving skills in fast-paced,
high-dependency construction environments.
Commercial awareness:
Experience supporting contract administration inputs (variations,
claims,
EOTs,
progress validation)
with clear records and evidence.
Tools & systems:
Strong reporting capability and familiarity with document/project platforms such as Aconex,
Procore,
Autodesk Construction Cloud,
SharePoint,
or similar.
Experience
- 10+ years experience in data center and/or colocation construction,
- gained with a GC,colocation provider,
- or hyperscaler.
Education
- Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management,