Lead Construction Manager - Lease Delivery 12 Months Contract New Albany, OH Travel: Approximately 50% to support project sites across North America. Role Overview A highly qualified construction professional serving as the Owner's Representative for construction delivery across a portfolio of leased data center projects. The Lead Construction Manager carries owner-side accountability for cost and schedule certainty, directs supporting Construction Managers and contractor workforces, manages contractor, landlord, and cross-functional relationships, and establishes governance and best practices across the portfolio. This is a senior leadership role that extends beyond executing an individual project's scope and requires independent decision-making with minimal oversight. Roles and Responsibilities Owner's Representation: Lead construction, commissioning, and turnover of data center fit-out projects across an assigned portfolio of leased properties, making field decisions independently and with minimal oversight. Portfolio Delivery: Maintain owner-side accountability for cost and schedule certainty across multiple projects and landlords. Serve as the escalation point for supporting Construction Managers and project teams. Construction Scope Management: Own construction scope across assigned sites, including retrofits of existing data halls and build-outs of new spaces across North America. Team Leadership: Lead and direct supporting Construction Managers, vendors, and contractor workforces. Establish expectations, mentor team members, and develop the broader construction delivery team. Stakeholder Management: Own relationships with General Contractors, landlords, designers, consultants, vendors, and cross-functional partners. Serve as the primary point of coordination and provide executive-level reporting. Commercial and Change Management: Lead the cost-change process, negotiate complex, landlord-driven change orders, and protect favorable pricing in partnership with cost and schedule teams. Contractor Performance: Drive recovery of underperforming contractors by identifying root causes, addressing scope clarity and kickoff alignment, resolving approval and sign-off issues, and implementing recovery plans to restore schedule performance. Process Improvement: Identify opportunities to improve efficiency through innovation, standardized processes, and accountability. Build alignment across cross-functional teams and implement proven solutions as portfolio-wide best practices. Project Planning and Scoping: Partner with internal customers and cross-functional teams to identify, sequence, and package work scopes for execution. Schedule Management: Own the creation and maintenance of project schedules with support from Project Controls and Scheduling. Manage schedule risks and drive reliable, predictable turnover dates. Budgeting and Forecasting: Support capital project budget development, prepare rough-order-of-magnitude (ROM) construction cost estimates, and manage monthly capital expenditure (CapEx) forecasting. Project Reporting: Analyze weekly project status reports covering financial performance, schedule, and quality, and develop action plans to address issues. Field Oversight: Conduct monthly work-in-place (WIP) walks to validate completed work for invoicing. Perform regular site walks with contractors, landlords, consultants, and cross-functional partners to verify progre