Job Description

Job Title: QA/QC Project Manager – Data Center Construction (Owner’s Representative)

Location: Salt Lake City, UT

Employment Type: Full-Time

Industry: Mission-Critical / Data Center Construction

Position Overview

The QA/QC Project Manager will serve as the Owner’s Representative supporting the delivery of large-scale, mission-critical data center construction projects in the Salt Lake City region. This individual ensures that all construction activities—civil, structural, architectural, mechanical, electrical, and low-voltage—are executed to the highest standards of quality, compliance, and operational readiness.

This role acts as the owner’s “eyes and ears” in the field, driving quality assurance processes, enforcing specifications, and leading turnover documentation to ensure a fully validated facility ready for commissioning and handoff to operations.

Key Responsibilities

Quality Assurance & Quality Control

• Implement and manage the project’s QA/QC program on behalf of the owner across all phases of construction.
• Perform routine site inspections to verify workmanship, adherence to specifications, materials compliance, and installation quality.
• Review and approve contractor quality plans, ITPs (Inspection and Test Plans), method statements, and inspection documentation.
• Track and manage NCRs (Non-Conformance Reports) and corrective actions, ensuring timely resolution and closure.

Owner’s Representative Responsibilities

• Represent the owner’s interests in meetings with GCs, trade partners, commissioning teams, and design engineers.
• Ensure alignment with owner standards, design intent, and operational requirements.
• Escalate risks related to quality, schedule, or installation gaps and work with stakeholders to develop mitigation plans.

Technical & Documentation Oversight

• Review submittals, shop drawings, RFIs, commissioning scripts, and closeout documents for completeness and correctness.
• Oversee as-built documentation accuracy and ensure all QA/QC records meet turnover requirements.
• Support integration between construction and commissioning teams to ensure equipment readiness for FAT/SAT and IST activities.

Field Coordination & Issue Resolution

• Monitor and document quality risks in the field, including MEP systems, electrical equipment installations, IT white-space infrastructure, and exterior utilities.
• Coordinate quality inspections with design engineers, third-party testing firms, owner commissioning agents, and trade partners.
• Validate equipment installation against manufacturer requirements and owner specifications.

Compliance & Safety

• Ensure compliance with all applicable codes, standards, and owner requirements (IBC, NEC, NFPA, ASHRAE, TIA, etc.).
• Promote a safety-first culture and enforce site safety protocols during inspections and QA/QC activities.

Qualifications

Required

• Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management, Engineering, Architecture, or related field; relevant experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.
• 5+ years of QA/QC experience in construction, ideally in mission-critical or highly technical environments (data centers, semiconductor, pharmaceutical, industrial).
• Strong knowledge of MEP systems, power distribution, UPS systems, cooling systems, building automation, and low-voltage infrastructure.
• Experience working on behalf of or directly with a project owner or developer.
• Proven experience managing QA/QC processes, NCR tracking, testing/inspection workflows, and turnover documentation.
• Excellent communication, documentation, and stakeholder-coordination skills.

Preferred

• Experience with commissioning activities (FAT, SAT, IST).
• Familiarity with hyperscale data center standards (Meta, Google, AWS, Microsoft), or colocation environments.
• QA/QC certifications (CQM, ASQ, or similar) a plus.
• Experience using digital QA/QC tools (Procore, BIM360, Bluebeam, SiteDocs, etc.).

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