Senior Construction Manager – Data Center / Mission Critical
Location: Woodbridge / Etobicoke, ON
Work Arrangement: 100% On-site
Contract: 12 months
We are seeking an experienced Senior Construction Manager to support a large-scale, mission-critical construction project in the Greater Toronto Area. This role requires a highly experienced field construction professional with a strong background in data centers, mission-critical facilities, or comparable large-scale industrial environments.
The successful candidate will have extensive hands-on experience managing construction activities, coordinating mechanical and electrical trades, overseeing commissioning-related work, and maintaining rigorous site safety and energy-isolation practices.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead and coordinate on-site construction activities across multiple technical disciplines and trades.
- Develop detailed project plans, schedules, and execution strategies to meet project objectives.
- Coordinate mechanical, electrical, commissioning, and construction teams in a mission-critical environment.
- Manage contractors and trades performing direct field installation.
- Monitor construction progress, quality, safety, schedule, and project requirements.
- Coordinate technical activities between engineering, construction, commissioning, and project stakeholders.
- Review project specifications, contracts, proposals, cost estimates, reports, and technical documentation.
- Identify resource requirements, construction risks, and potential project constraints.
- Present project updates, findings, and recommendations to stakeholders and management.
- Ensure work is performed in accordance with site-specific construction safety and energy-isolation procedures.
Required Qualifications
- 10+ years of construction management experience.
- Demonstrated experience delivering data center, mission-critical, or similarly complex industrial construction projects.
- Strong field experience coordinating mechanical and electrical trades.
- Experience with commissioning activities and/or managing trades through commissioning.
- Direct experience with construction installation and field execution.
- Strong understanding of construction safety and energy isolation / LOTO procedures.
- Experience working on large-scale industrial construction projects.
- Strong communication, problem-solving, organizational, and stakeholder-management skills.
- Experience with Procore, PDF/document-management tools, and Microsoft Office applications.
- Ability to work 100% on-site in the Woodbridge / Etobicoke area.
Preferred Qualifications
- Previous Construction Superintendent / Site Superintendent experience.
- Previous construction experience in Toronto or Ontario, with familiarity with the local construction environment, regulations, contractors, and trades.
Compensation:
$70/hr to $80/hr
Exact compensation may vary based on several factors, including skills, experience, and education.
Benefit packages for this role will start on the 31st day of employment and include medical, dental, and vision insurance, as well as short-term and long-term disability, life insurance and AD&D. Employees will also have access to a registered retirement savings account with employer matching. Employees in this role are also entitled to sick leave and/or other paid time off as provided by applicable law.
Artificial intelligence tools are used to assist in screening and assessing applicants for this position.
Vacancy: This posting is for a currently vacant role, and the successful candidate will be hired into an existing open position.
