Planning and Delivery Manager

KALCON is seeking an experienced and field-oriented Scheduler / Planning & Delivery Manager to support the successful delivery of mission-critical data center construction projects. Acting as an extension of the Owner's Representative team, this role provides on-site schedule leadership, construction planning support, schedule validation, and delivery oversight throughout construction, commissioning, and turnover activities. The position may support projects where the client is acting as either the tenant within a third-party developed facility or as the developer delivering space for a tenant, requiring flexibility in how the role engages with project stakeholders and contractors.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Construction Management, Engineering, Architecture, Project Management, or a related field preferred. Experience may be considered in lieu of formal education.
• 5+ years of experience supporting commercial, industrial, mission-critical, manufacturing, infrastructure, or large-scale construction projects in a field-based construction, scheduling, project engineering, superintendent, construction management, or planning role
• Proven experience utilizing Primavera P6 to develop, maintain, analyze, and validate construction schedules in support of active field operations.
• Strong understanding of construction means and methods, trade sequencing, site logistics, procurement, commissioning, startup, turnover, and operational readiness activities.
• Experience working directly with General Contractors, superintendents, subcontractors, and trade partners to validate schedule assumptions, construction sequencing, manpower loading, and reported progress against actual field conditions.
• Ability to identify schedule risks, analyze critical path activities, evaluate recovery plans, and communicate schedule impacts and recommendations to project teams and leadership.
• Strong communication, organizational, and problem-solving skills with the ability to influence stakeholders, challenge assumptions, and drive accountability in a fast-paced construction environment.
• Ability to maintain a consistent on-site presence, perform routine field walks, and travel as required to support project assignments.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting mission-critical, data center, hyperscale, colocation, AI infrastructure, or other technically complex construction projects.
• Experience working within an Owner's Representative, developer, tenant-representative, or owner's project management environment.
• Experience integrating construction schedules with commissioning, startup, testing, and turnover milestones.