Michelle Abii

Data Center Construction Manager Switch

Michelle is a strategic and results-driven construction leader with 15+ years of experience overseeing complex capital projects across regulated industries including data centers, commercial real estate, and infrastructure development. Known for rigorous pre-construction leadership driving site evaluation, due diligence, design coordination, estimating, budgeting, scheduling, and permitting to establish strong project fundamentals before execution. Michelle has proven success delivering multimillion-dollar programs from design through commissioning, ensuring quality, safety, and compliance with local, federal, and environmental standards. She is skilled in full lifecycle delivery, seamlessly bridging pre-construction planning with field execution, commissioning, and turnover.

Seminars

Wednesday 6th May 2026
Panel: Managing Difficult Client Conversations Regarding Cost Escalation to Build Trust & Win Repeat Work
2:10 pm
  • Evaluating when the best time is to broach the topic of cost volatility and tariff impacts on the project
  • Educating clients on the reality of pricing quotations in the current market and how this impacts their decision-making timelines if they want to lock in ‘best price’
  • Bridging initial conversations regarding potential cost fluctuations and client’s benchmark data with the cost realities as timelines progress and shifts occur
Michelle Abii