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シニア建設マネージャー/ Senior Construction Manager

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A global cloud computing services company is looking for a Senior Construction Manager. The chosen applicant will lead hyperscale data centre programs across the Greater Kanto region, overseeing project delivery, quality, safety, cost, schedule, and contractor performance.

Responsibilities:

  • Own program-level delivery across multiple concurrent data centre projects at various lifecycle stages
  • Drive scope, cost, schedule, and quality decisions with minimal oversight, escalating only high-impact trade-offs
  • Ensure day-to-day contractor performance, safety compliance, and change management across project sites
  • Travel for audits, constructability reviews, and commissioning support as required
  • Manage complex RFI resolution and coordinate cross-disciplinary technical decisions with design engineers and internal stakeholders
  • Own contracts and commercial changes at portfolio level, including scope compliance, variations, EOTs, claims, and progress claims
  • Drive resolution with QS, commercial, and legal teams
  • Deliver clear, concise reporting on program-level metrics, risks, and decisions to senior leadership
  • Develop and implement portfolio-wide cost-reduction and schedule-compression strategies
  • Partner with procurement to manage the lifecycle from tender to contract award and improve vendor accountability in accordance with company procurement policy
  • Author scopes of work, RFPs, and capital expenditure justifications
  • Lead constructability reviews on electrical, mechanical, and architectural designs and establish repeatable review frameworks for the team
  • Identify and drive standardisation opportunities across the regional project portfolio
  • Design and implement risk, issue, and change management frameworks to mitigate delivery risks at portfolio scale
  • Own project adherence to internal governance, quality assurance, regulatory, and security standards
  • Drive compliance with global EHS policies and high-risk activity standards across all project sites
  • Maintain portfolio-level risk registers with mitigation strategies and regular executive-level reporting
  • Mentor and develop Construction Managers and provide technical guidance
  • Serve as the regional point of contact for senior leaders and cross-functional teams to drive alignment and decision-making
  • Partner with procurement, design, and operations teams to expand the vendor pool, improve GC accountability, and shape regional construction strategy
  • Lead cross-functional initiatives to increase facility resiliency, operational performance, and delivery predictability
  • Represent the construction team in cross-organisational forums and influence process improvements and standards

Requirements:

  • Experience in construction management of large, complex projects involving large-scale mechanical, electrical and plumbing (MEP) plants
  • Technical specialisation in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Architecture, or a related engineering discipline
  • Ability to communicate technical concepts in writing and verbally with internal and external stakeholders
  • Business level Japanese and English

Preferred Requirements:

  • Bachelor’s degree or above in engineering
  • Experience in construction of data centre delivery (design, commissioning and construction), mission critical facilities, or equivalent industrial/manufacturing facility builds
  • Experience reading and interpreting construction drawings and specifications
  • Knowledge of building codes and regulations

About the Company:

A global leader in cloud computing services. The organisation provides a comprehensive suite of cloud-based solutions, including computing power, storage options, and various other IT resources, to help businesses of all sizes scale and grow efficiently.

Keywords:

エンジニアリング, 建設, インフラ, データセンター, 外資系

Job Ref: 30306Y

Contract Type: Perm

Specialism: Energy & Infrastructure

Focus: MEP / Data Centre / Architecture

Industry: IT

Salary: ¥8,000,000 - ¥10,000,000 per annum

Workplace Type: On-site

Experience Level: Senior Management

Language: Japanese - Professional working

Second Language: English - Business level

Location: Tokyo

Job Reference: 30306Y-43E766D8

Date posted: 10 September 2026

Consultant: Kai Yamada