(TFO) Tenant Fit-Out Specialist in Dallas, Texas at Overwatch Mission Critical

About Overwatch Mission CriticalOverwatch is a service-disabled Veteran-owned small business (SDVOB) certified through the National Veterans Business Development Council (NVBDC), offering construction professional services, talent acquisition, and general contractor services for the mission-critical infrastructure industry.Our mission is the construction and management of state-of-the-art data centers with the precision and reliability this industry demands. From high-end engineers to seasoned professionals, we deploy the people you need to get your data center off the ground. At Overwatch, it's more than a job — it's purpose.
OverviewThe team is looking for people who believe there’s a different way to deliver great projects and a top-shelf customer experience. We strive to create great partnerships with our customers, contractors and supply chain partners through transparent communications, humble and curious collaboration, and a zealous focus on consistent execution of the most important 20%.
Responsibilities

• Provide transparent and unmanaged communications, escalating risks and issues that require mitigation and/or resolution.
• Creates and manages customer change orders in compliance with lease requirements, to include seeking necessary bids, compiling data into customer forms, and coordinating necessary approvals both internal and external.

Create purchase orders for customer changes for:

• Data hall whitespace design (customer)
• Data hall whitespace OFCI (owner-furnished, contractor-installed)
• Data hall whitespace construction
• Security design
• Security OFCI (owner-furnished, contractor-installed)
• Security construction
• Commissioning whitespace and security
• Attend customer calls related to design changes and design coordination calls, and track design progress against need-by dates to ensure decisions are reached in a timely fashion.
• Ensure project schedule is tracking to contractual dates using schedule program tools.
• Work cross-functionally with Sales, Solutions Engineering, Design, Finance, Security, Supply Chain,
• Commissioning and Operations to ensure our projects are delivered through the team Program.
• In coordination with the customer, manage the vendor bid process through the General Contractor using the team standard for bid solicitations, RFP package development, and bid proposal analysis.

What You Need to Succeed

• Excellent communicator with executives and customers. Frequent, high-quality, transparent information flow and escalation of issues is the highest priority for this role. Transparency, curiosity, and humility are essential characteristics.
• Discernment and professional demeanor in all customer interactions.
• Comfortable with escalation and collaboration rather than handling problems on their own.
• This role requires project management, extreme organization and ability to juggle competing priorities across multiple projects in a fast-paced, ever-changing environment.

3-5 years of construction experience with a competent understanding and experience in:

Contract management

Data center security system architecture

White space fit out (e.g. HACs, racks, busbar, fiber)

Jobsite delivery coordination or scheduling (e.g., OFCI materials and equipment)

Construction payment applications, change orders, and with construction accounting processes

Construction schedules

Commissioning and project handover

• Comfortable with technology and adept in all Microsoft office applications.
• Candidate will be based primarily in the team Dallas or Toronto office location with occasional travel to jobsites (10-20% travel).
• Demonstrated ability to work with cross-functional teams.This role owns customer-driven changes inside leased data hall space — change orders, purchase orders, design coordination, vendor bidding through the GC, and schedule adherence through commissioning and handover. We're targeting candidates with 3–5 years of construction experience and exposure to white space fit out, delivery coordination or scheduling, contract management, and construction pay apps and change orders. Strong customer-facing communication and culture fit are essential.

Sub Specialty Area

• Tenant Improvement
• Data Center Infrastructure / Mission Critical Construction
• Whitespace Procurement & Commissioning

Required Experience

• 3-5 yrs construction experience change orders, purchase orders, design coordination, vendor bidding through the GC, and schedule adherence through commissioning and handover

Driver’s License RequirementFor roles that require on-site presence or travel between work locations as an essential function of the position, candidates must possess and maintain a valid driver’s license appropriate for the role and be eligible to operate a motor vehicle in accordance with applicable laws.
Communication SkillsDemonstrated ability to communicate effectively in a professional work environment, including preparing written reports and documentation, conveying information clearly to team members, clients, and stakeholders, and responding appropriately to verbal and written communications related to job duties.
Physical Requirements and Work EnvironmentThis position operates primarily in an active data center construction environment, encompassing both indoor and outdoor work settings. The role requires the physical ability to perform essential job functions safely and effectively in a dynamic environment that includes ongoing construction activity and evolving site conditions.
The work environment includes areas and temporary structures owned, leased, or controlled by third parties over which Overwatch may have limited or no control. Because the project remains under construction, certain areas of the site — including access routes, staging zones, and temporary structures — may not yet be fully ADA-compliant until construction is complete or those third-party areas are finalized.
Physical Requirements

• Must be able to walk, stand, stoop, twist, bend, and climb stairs or ladders for extended periods while navigating uneven, unpaved, or obstructed terrain.
• Must be able to lift, carry, push, or pull up to 50 pounds on an occasional basis.
• Must be able to drive between job sites and access all areas of an active construction zone, including raised platforms, scaffolding, and confined spaces.
• Must be able to tolerate exposure to outdoor weather conditions, dust, and construction-related noise, vibrations, and odors.
• Must be able to communicate effectively with contractors, engineers, and site personnel, and maintain situational awareness in high-activity environments.
• Personal protective equipment (PPE), including hard hats, safety vests, hearing protection, and steel-toe boots, is required.
• Must have sufficient visual acuity to read drawings, specifications, and safety signage, and to observe site activity.

Work EnvironmentWork is performed primarily in and around active construction areas, which may include unfinished buildings, temporary field offices, staging areas, and partially completed infrastructure. These locations may contain uneven surfaces, limited accessibility, and other conditions typical of construction projects prior to final completion. Overwatch does not control and cannot modify accessibility conditions within areas, facilities, or temporary structures owned or managed by third parties.
Reasonable AccommodationReasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this position, provided such accommodations do not create safety hazards, impede essential mobility within active work zones, or require modification of facilities not owned or controlled by Overwatch.
BenefitsOverwatch Construction offers a competitive salary and benefits package, including health insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, life insurance, 401(k) retirement plan and paid time off.