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Construction Management Consultant

Reading, PA · On-site

Project Development, Engineering, Procurement, Project Management, Finance, Construction Management, etc. • Facilitate improved communication between all cross-functional relationships. Required ...

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How much do construction management jobs pay per year?

As of Jul 20, 2026, the average yearly pay for construction management in the United States is $95,168.00, according to ZipRecruiter salary data. Most workers in this role earn between $71,000.00 and $115,500.00 per year, depending on experience, location, and employer.

What are the key skills and qualifications needed to thrive as a Construction Manager, and why are they important?

To thrive as a Construction Manager, you need a solid background in construction practices, project management, and budgeting, often supported by a degree in construction management, civil engineering, or a related field. Familiarity with project management software like Procore or Primavera, as well as safety certifications such as OSHA, is typically required. Strong leadership, problem-solving, and communication skills help you coordinate teams and resolve on-site challenges efficiently. These skills and qualifications are crucial for delivering projects on time, within budget, and to the required safety and quality standards.

What is construction management?

Construction management is a professional service that uses specialized project management techniques to oversee the planning, design, and construction of a project from start to finish. Construction managers coordinate and supervise the building process, ensuring that projects are completed on time, within budget, and according to specifications. They work with architects, engineers, contractors, and clients to achieve project goals and handle issues such as scheduling, budgeting, and quality control.

What is the difference between Construction Management vs Construction Estimator?

AspectConstruction ManagementConstruction Estimator
CredentialsTypically requires a degree in construction management, civil engineering, or related fieldOften requires a degree in construction management, civil engineering, or related field; certifications like CPC or AACE are common
Work EnvironmentOversees entire construction projects on-site and office settingsPrepares cost estimates primarily in office settings, with some site visits
Employer & Industry UsageUsed by general contractors, construction firms, project ownersUsed by contractors, subcontractors, and consulting firms

Construction management involves overseeing entire projects, coordinating teams, and ensuring timely completion. Construction estimators focus on calculating project costs, preparing bids, and budgeting. While both roles require construction knowledge and similar credentials, their primary responsibilities differ—management handles project execution, estimators handle cost analysis.

What are some common challenges faced by construction managers when coordinating multiple subcontractors on a project?

Construction managers often oversee several subcontractors working simultaneously on different aspects of a project. A common challenge is ensuring effective communication and scheduling to prevent delays or conflicts between trades, such as plumbing, electrical, and framing. Additionally, construction managers must closely monitor quality and safety standards across subcontractors, addressing any discrepancies quickly. Building strong relationships and conducting regular coordination meetings helps keep everyone aligned and the project on track.
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Infographic showing various Construction Management job openings in the United States as of July 2026, with employment types broken down into 91% Full Time, 6% Part Time, 1% Temporary, and 2% Contract. Highlights an 91% Physical, 2% Hybrid, and 7% Remote job distribution, with an average salary of $95,168 per year, or $45.8 per hour.
Director, Construction Management

Director, Construction Management

Aligned Data Centers

Conesville, OH • On-site

Full-time

Medical, Retirement

Re-posted 6 days ago

Job description

It's fun to work in a company where people truly BELIEVE in what they're doing!
We're committed to bringing passion and customer focus to the business.
Does the thought of joining one of the fastest-growing, privately held data center companies sound exciting to you? Do you enjoy collaborating with team members to drive and operate some of the industry's leading and most innovative infrastructure solutions?
At Aligned Data Centers, not only do we celebrate success across our platform, we celebrate the very teams that drive and support that success! Our culture is founded in passion, engineered from innovation, and driven by the pursuit of operational excellence. We are a company dedicated to driving positive change in the industry through continuous data center innovation, diversity and inclusion, and corporate sustainability.
We realize not only is providing a comprehensive benefits package important, but we also provide a generous 401k match with immediate vesting, free membership to Gympass which provides our employees a rich health and wellness benefit and competitive time off plan. Giving back and having fun is important to our team whether it be serving our communities or employee and customer events. Our Aligned DNA is what makes us unique and successful!
As part of our exciting growth, we are looking for a Director of Construction Management.
Working closely with the Regional Director, Platform Execution and other regional Directors, Construction Management peers, this Director will develop best-in-class construction management policies, procedures, tools and best practices. Taking on a leadership role within the organization, this individual will also be a key player in developing and implementing consistently across regions, a robust training and accountability program that ensures the performance of the Construction Management team members. This Director will also possess an industry-leading reputation and history of providing leadership and direction in construction policies and procedures, partner relationships, accountability, training and employee development, AHJ and supplier relationships, and project and business predictability and profitability.
This individual will oversee and support a team that leads all aspects of major construction programs that are targeting both colocation and hyperscale builds, including oversight of employee and third-party organizations engaged in the preconstruction, construction, commissioning and closeout phases. This role requires strong team management and communication skills and demonstrates advanced organizational and time management competencies. A successful Director, Construction Management with Aligned will possess a hunger to drive efficiencies and innovation, the humility to understand we are all working together during the design and construction process, and a heart to provide exceptional service to both internal and external customers and vendors.
This role will have and be responsible for the performance of all Construction Managers reporting into it per geographic region.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
  • Dual responsibility to direct day-to-day operations of construction management projects and lead a team of 2-8 direct reports in a geographic region to:
    Drive projects from inception through customer or business turnover, with heavy focus and leadership in the preconstruction, construction, commissioning and turnover phases of projects. The Construction Manager operates as the primary support role of the project to the Design Manager (DM) through design phase of the project and assumes overall project leadership role from the DM at GC mobilization.

Direct accountabilities include:
  • Main point of contact for construction management team in particular campus or geographic region.
  • Works hand-in-hand with the regional Director, Design Management to ensure performance certainty across all projects.
  • Direct the day-to-day operations and long-term strategic direction of active and pipeline construction projects within the region.
  • Provide guidance and leadership throughout the entire lifecycle of projects, ensuring they are meeting or exceeding company expectations.
  • Develop and maintain deep-rooted industry relationships with leaders in the contracting community including general contractors, trade partners, design partners, and AHJ's.
  • Collaborates with Director, Construction Management peers in other regions to maintain consistency across all regions/projects.
  • Assists regional Director, Design Management in collaborating/coordinating with other design directors across all regions/projects.
  • Assist to interview, hire, and assure effective training and development of new and existing staff.
  • Reports status, successes, challenges, and plans of action to management team and company on a timely basis.
  • Develop, manage and be accountable for achievement of key departmental metrics.
  • Leads, evaluates, holds accountable and develops the regional Construction Management team members in the following:
  • Providing guidance and project leadership including ground up construction, remodels, renovations, and fit outs, ensuring performance certainty of projects.
  • Organizing and leading cross function work groups, including design, engineering, procurement, land enablement, commercial, operations, IT/network, sales, solutions architecture, legal, brand strategy, finance, and accounting as needed to achieve construction management best practices.
  • Developing collaborative relationships with the construction community including general contractors, MEP trade partners, CSA trades, local Authorities Having Jurisdiction, design partners, and other key project vendors and suppliers.
  • Active management of project budgeting from project inception through the various design phases and the completion of building turnover.
  • Managing budgets during the design phase to utilize cost data as an input to design decisions.
  • Direct as many as 25+ external vendors per project comprising of general contractors, A&E design teams, commissioning agents, equipment suppliers, etc.
  • Assist in development and implementation of company and departmental processes and best management practices within areas of responsibility.
  • Create effective tools to empower and incentivize contracting and design partners to innovate approaches and solutions for project delivery and specific challenges.
  • Ensure effective contract administration including generation, review, management, and monitoring of prime contracts, subcontracts, change orders, cost forecasts, and other pertinent documents and documentation. Assure that internal controls are in place at each step of the process.
  • Inspect work in place and work in progress to ensure same meets or exceeds quality, specification, and schedule requirements.
  • Advocate for self-growth and promotion by seeking out training, professional development, and career advancement opportunities.
  • Provide subject-matter expertise in areas of responsibility.
  • Reports status, successes, challenges and plans of action to management team and company on a timely basis.
  • Operates in lockstep with the DM on each project to ensure proper communications/escalations and regular reporting to all internal and external parties and leadership/management.
  • Integrates with the sales and solutions engineering teams during the revenue generation process to meet with customers and ensure technical deliverables are met.
  • Interfaces with customers through fit out design, construction and integration; accountable to successful delivery of customer contracts.
  • Manages the project with the business in mind and works to ensure the project is meeting directives of CRC/SLT/Board.
  • Operates with a constant mindset of continuous improvement, creativity, efficiency and innovation.

STRONGLY DESIRED WORKING EXPERIENCE AND KNOWLEDGE OF:
  • Construction management experience, with at least 5 years of direct oversight team management.
  • Exposure to data center design and engineering
  • Data center design/construction experience, especially with MEP systems
  • Project Management Software (MS Projects, Prolog, Procore, BIM 360, or similar)

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
  • Bachelor's degree in Construction Management, Engineering or equivalent
  • 12+ years progressive experience in successfully managing commercial construction project or programs, with data center experience required
  • Deep network of leaders within the data center design and construction community
  • Ability to navigate AHJ's within a particular region with depth of understanding of the positions within local zoning, permitting and inspection authorities
  • Experience in lean construction methodologies and tools
  • Active listening and collaboration skills to engage all stakeholders in decision making process
  • Thorough understanding of various project delivery methods including IPD, Design-Build, and Design-Bid-Build.
  • Thorough understanding of various contract methods including lump sum, CM at risk, open book GMP, etc
  • Experience on major construction projects for a general contractor or an MEP trade partner being the senior leader accountable for the delivery of the projects to the business.
  • Advanced experience in Excel, Smartsheets and/or AutoCAD
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills
  • Ability to multi-task, with strong time and change management/organizational skills
  • Track record of mentoring and developing teams and individuals to take on new challenges and career opportunities
  • Ability to always maintain discretion and confidentiality
  • Ability to understand and follow clear directions and meet specific deadlines with reporting, communication and project schedules
  • Team player across the organization
  • Ability to interpret construction drawings and specifications
    • Knowledge of construction cost estimating methods and development of scopes of work.
    • Ability to understand construction project scopes.
    • Able to monitor and interpret design and schedule changes and forecast their impact on overall project costs
    • May travel at times up to 25%

GENERAL COMPETENCIES:
  • Adaptability - Adapts to changes in the work environment; Manages competing demands; Changes approach or method to best fit the situation; Able to deal with frequent change, delays, or unexpected events.
  • Analytical - Synthesizes complex or diverse information; Collects and researches data; Uses intuition and experience to complement data; Designs workflows and procedures.
  • Business Acumen - Understands business implications of decisions; assist in developing budgets and experience understanding reporting budgets/financials; Displays orientation to profitability; Demonstrates knowledge of market and competition; Aligns work with strategic goals.
  • Change Management - Assists in the Development of workable implementation plans; Communicates changes effectively; Builds commitment and overcomes resistance; Prepares and supports those affected by change; Monitors transition and evaluates results
  • Cost Consciousness - Works within approved budget; Develops and implements cost saving measures; Contributes to profits and revenue; Conserves organizational resources.
  • Customer Service - Manages difficult or emotional customer situations; Responds promptly to customer needs; Solicits customer feedback to improve service; Responds to requests for service and assistance; meets commitments.
  • Dependability - Follows instructions, responds to management direction; Takes responsibility for own actions; Keeps commitments; Commits to long hours of work when necessary to reach goals; Completes tasks on time or notifies appropriate person with an alternate plan.
  • Diversity - Demonstrates knowledge of EEO policy; Shows respect and sensitivity for cultural differences; Educates others on the value of diversity; Promotes a harassment-free environment; Builds a diverse workforce.
  • Ethics - Treats people with respect; Keeps commitments; Inspires the trust of others; Works with integrity and ethically; Upholds organizational values.
  • Innovation - Displays original thinking and creativity; Meets challenges with resourcefulness; Generates suggestions for improving work; Develops innovative approaches and ideas; Presents ideas and information in a manner that gets others' attention.
  • Interpersonal Skills - Focuses on solving conflict, not blaming; Maintains confidentiality; Listens to others without interrupting; Keeps emotions under control; Team Player with Strong Communications skills; Remains open to others' ideas and tries new things.
  • Judgement - Displays willingness to make decisions; Exhibits sound and accurate judgment; Supports and explains reasoning for decisions; Includes appropriate people in decision-making process; Makes timely decisions.
  • Motivation - Sets and achieves challenging goals; Demonstrates persistence and overcomes obstacles; Measures self against standard of excellence; Takes calculated risks to accomplish goals.
  • Oral Communication - Speaks clearly and persuasively in positive or negative situations; Listens and gets clarification; Responds well to questions; Demonstrates group presentation skills; Participates in meetings.
  • Organizational Support - Follows policies and procedures; Completes administrative tasks correctly and on time; Supports organization's goals and values; Benefits organization through outside activities; Supports affirmative action and respects diversity.
  • Planning/Organizing - Uses time efficiently; Plans for additional resources; Sets goals and objectives; Organizes or schedules other people and their tasks; Develops realistic action plans.
  • Problem Solving - Identifies and resolves problems in a timely manner; Gathers and analyzes information skillfully; Develops alternative solutions; Works well in group problem solving situations; Uses reason even when dealing with emotional topics.
  • Professionalism - Approaches others in a

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