Senior Construction Manager

Location: Houston, TX (onsite)

At Montera, we’re building the future of digital infrastructure. Founder-led with $1.5B backed by Stonepeak, Montera is driven by a future-focused vision: to develop and operate hyperscale data centers essential for tomorrow's technology. Our mission is to deliver strategically located, hyperscale data centers designed for speed, reliability, and scalability. Backed by decades of experience in design, construction, and operations, we don’t just build—we execute with purpose.

Our Values

Client First Alignment : We align every solution to our clients’ goals.

Speed with Certainty : Velocity matters. We deliver with urgency and precision.

Operational Excellence : Decades of experience drive our high standards.

Safety & Integrity : Safety is non-negotiable. We lead with integrity and transparency.

Ownership Mentality : We think like owners, because we are.

The Opportunity

Montera is seeking a Senior Construction Manager to be the primary on-site construction project management lead on our  GW+ hyperscale data center campus development located in the Houston, Texas metro..

The role Senior Construction Manager serves as the Monteria primary representative at the project site, responsible for overseeing day‑to‑day construction activities, ensuring compliance with contract documents, and protecting the owner’s interests in schedule “Schedule First focus”, cost, quality, and safety. This role provides continuous field oversight, proactive issue resolution, and clear communication between the owner, contractor, design team, and other key project stakeholders i.e. Development, Program Controls, Procurement, Commissioning/QAQC, and Operations teams.

This role requires a strong management of field construction operations, contractor and vendor management, quality oversight and commissioning readiness, and schedule critical path focus and execution. The ideal candidate combines deep construction experience with schedule first leadership expertise and understands how to drive positive project outcomes with schedule at the forefront of everything the collective project team does.

What You'll Do:

Construction Management & Project Delivery

• Lead day-to-day construction execution across assigned projects on each hyperscale campus..
• Serve as Montera's primary field representative and owner advocate throughout the entire construction project lifecycle.
• Drive and monitor contractor performance against safety, schedule, quality, budget, and contractual commitments.
• Partner with general contractors, EPC firms, trade partners, OEM vendors, and other key project stakeholders to proactively identify and promptly mitigate project challenges.
• Lead construction planning efforts to ensure efficient sequencing, logistics coordination, and workface readiness.
• Drive accountability for milestone achievement and project delivery objectives.
• Support constructability reviews and provide input during design development and preconstruction phases.
• Ensure construction activities align with project execution plans, turnover strategies, and commissioning requirements.
• Lead regular field walks and site inspections to verify progress, identify risks, and support issue resolution.
• Facilitate contractor coordination meetings, progress reviews, and milestone planning sessions.
• Review contractor staffing plans, productivity, logistics strategies, and resource allocation.
• Support project teams in resolving field conflicts, design coordination issues, procurement constraints, and execution risks.
• Ensure projects are delivered in accordance with contract requirements, project objectives, and Montera standards.
• Provide leadership during critical project milestones, commissioning activities, turnover events, and customer readiness reviews.

Schedule Management & Planning

• Partner with program controls (scheduling team) to development and maintenance of integrated project schedules.
• Review contractor schedules, look-ahead plans, recovery plans, and milestone forecasts.
• Monitor schedule performance and identify risks that may impact project delivery.
• Partner with contractors and project teams to develop mitigation and recovery strategies.
• Perform critical path reviews and support schedule forecasting activities.
• Ensure schedule updates accurately reflect field progress and project realities.
• Communicate schedule status, risks, and recovery actions to project leadership and stakeholders.
• Participate in pull planning, milestone planning, and interactive planning sessions.

Safety & Quality Leadership

• In close partnership with the EH&S team, champion Montera's commitment to safety and ensure contractor compliance with all site safety requirements.
• Promote a culture of incident prevention, accountabilit…