Senior Construction Project ManagerPatmos

Department: Operations: Operations Administration

Location: Kansas City, MO

Reports To: VP of Infrastructure

Status: Full-time, Exempt

Level: Individual Contributor

Travel Required:  Yes - this role requires frequent on-site presence and travel between current and prospective company sites.

Role Summary

The Senior Construction Project Manager is responsible for leading complex construction projects from planning and preconstruction through execution, completion, and closeout. This role oversees project scope, schedules, budgets, contractors, vendors, and key stakeholders to ensure projects are delivered safely, on time, within budget, and to established quality standards. This role proactively identifies and resolves project risks, drives accountability across project teams and provides clear communication and reporting throughout the project lifecycle.

Core Responsibilities

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these essential responsibilities.

• Lead construction projects from preconstruction through completion and closeout.

• Manage project schedules, budgets, forecasts, and overall financial performance.

• Coordinate general contractors, subcontractors, vendors, engineers, and internal stakeholders.

• Oversee RFIs, submittals, change orders, contracts, and project documentation.

• Monitor construction progress, quality, safety, and compliance with project requirements.

• Identify and proactively resolve project risks, delays, conflicts, and cost impacts.

• Review drawings, specifications, scopes of work, and construction plans.

• Lead project meetings and provide clear status reporting to leadership and stakeholders.

• Manage procurement, material delivery, and critical project milestones.

• Oversee commissioning, punch-list completion, turnover, and project closeout.

• Ensure projects are delivered safely, on time, within budget, and to required quality standards.

• Manage project scope and ensure alignment with contractual and business requirements.

• Track project costs, commitments, invoices, contingencies, and budget variances.

• Lead contractor selection, bid reviews, scope negotiations, and vendor coordination.

• Ensure contractors meet schedule, quality, safety, and performance expectations.

• Coordinate permitting, inspections, site access, and regulatory requirements.

• Partner with engineering and design teams to resolve constructability issues.

• Evaluate proposed changes for cost, schedule, and operational impact.

• Maintain accurate project forecasts and communicate potential budget or schedule impacts.

• Coordinate construction activities across multiple trades and disciplines.

• Monitor long-lead equipment and materials to prevent schedule disruptions.

• Establish project priorities and hold internal and external teams accountable for deliverables.

Other Duties Assigned

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of all activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Physical Requirements

• Must be able to walk through active project areas and mechanical/electrical spaces

• May require lifting up to 25 lbs and wearing PPE during site walkthroughs

Required Qualifications:

• 10+ years as an electrical or mechanical construction foreman, OR bachelors degree in construction management, electrical engineering or mechanical engineering.

• 5+ years of construction management experience.

• Proven experience leading large, complex construction projects from planning through closeout.

• Strong knowledge of construction schedules, budgets, contracts, change orders, and cost controls.

• Experience managing contractors, subcontractors, vendors, and cross-functional teams.

• Ability to read and interpret construction drawings, specifications, and scopes of work.

• Strong leadership, communication, negotiation, and problem-solving skills.

• Experience managing multiple projects or workstreams simultaneously.

• Proficiency with construction/project management software.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with data centers, mission-critical facilities, industrial facilities, or other highly technical construction environments.

• Experience managing projects involving electrical infrastructure, mechanical systems, HVAC, generators, UPS systems, switchgear, controls, and other critical infrastructure.

• Experience with projects requiring aggressive schedules, phased construction, or work within active/operational facilities.

• Familiarity with commissioning, turnover, punch-list management, and facility activation.

• PMP, CCM, LEED AP, OSHA 30, or other relevant construction/project management certification.

• Experience managing projects with significant capital budgets and providing project reporting to senior leadership.

Patmos Hosting, Inc. delivers Freedom as a ServiceTM, providing organizations with an independent alternative to Big Tech's commercial constraints, censorship, cancellation and deplatforming. Patmos owns and operates datacenter infrastructure with decentralized connectivity, open peering, and free Internet Exchange hosting, ensuring resilience and true independence. Its services span multi-megawatt colocation for AI and hyperscale workloads, GPU/high-performance compute, custom data centers, domains, web and cloud hosting, colocation and tailored website and application development.

Founded in 2022, Patmos is headquartered in Kansas City, MO, with teams and datacenters/locations in Kansas City, Dallas, Phoenix, Denver.

Why Join Us

Be part of a mission-driven company defending free speech and internet freedom.

At Patmos, you'll help protect online expression while ensuring legal compliance. Our team is shaping the future of digital freedom by building secure, high-performance internet infrastructure. We value privacy, innovation, and individual liberty—creating a purpose-driven, collaborative environment where your work matters.

Benefits include: 

• Unlimited PTO

• 401(k) match (4%)

• Health, dental, & vision insurance

• Short and long term disability

• Life insurance (company paid and supplemental available)

• Generous parental leave, baby bonuses, marital bonuses, and other family-friendly perks 

• 14 observed paid holidays that include solemnities

Patmos is an equal opportunity employer and proud member of the Catholic Benefits Association offering employee benefits that promote the dignity of the human person, the dignity of work, and the common good.