The Director, Construction plays a critical role in delivering large-scale, complex data center projects on time, within budget, and to the highest quality standards, overseeing day-to-day project execution and leading project teams.
Responsibilities
Direct and manage construction projects across the region, ensuring accountability for budgets, schedules, quality, and safety.
Act as a primary contact with general contractors, owner-direct vendors, and internal teams.
Review, track, and forecast project budgets, cost reports, and schedules; identify risks and mitigation strategies.
Lead, mentor, and develop regional project management staff.
Partner with cross-functional STACK teams (Engineering, EH&S, Finance, Operations).
Requirements
Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management, Engineering, Architecture, or related field
Lead complex and high-impact preconstruction efforts for high voltage, utility, and substation projects, owning strategy, scope, estimates, procurement, and risk management.
Locations (20)
Alabama, United States
Arizona, United States
California, United States
Colorado, United States
Florida, United States
Regional Program Manager, Data Center, Front-End-Planning
Lead complex, multi-disciplinary data center site and civil development projects, managing utility planning and construction from concept to completion.
Manage multiple, simultaneous data center site/civil development projects in the due-diligence and master planning to pad ready phases.
Georgia, United States
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Idaho, United States
Illinois, United States
Kentucky, United States
Louisiana, United States
Maryland, United States
Minnesota, United States
Missouri, United States
Mississippi, United States
Montana, United States
North Carolina, United States
New Mexico, United States
New York, United States
Pennsylvania, United States
Puerto Rico, United States
Compensation
Annual salary: $126,660 - $168,724 (based on education and experience)
Responsibilities
Lead preconstruction strategy and execution for complex high voltage, utility, and substation projects from opportunity assessment through construction handoff.
Direct scope development and document reviews, resolving gaps and aligning constructability, customer requirements, budget, schedule, and commercial expectations.
Develop, validate, and present conceptual and detailed estimates, quantity take-offs, cost models, contingencies, and documented assumptions for executive and client review.
Lead preconstruction schedules, stage-gate reviews, and milestone alignment across engineering, procurement, project management, and construction teams.
Develop bid and contracting strategies; lead solicitation, leveling, clarification, negotiation, and recommendation of subcontractor and supplier proposals.
Be responsible for gathering internal requirements and delivering solutions that satisfy customer needs.
Maintain end to end responsibility of large scale utility projects (power, water, sewer, mass grading) from concept, design to construction, while maintaining rigorous adherence to project timelines and costs.
Manage large scale utility coordination, as sites grow with capacity needs and manage on-site site/civil construction works.
Support special R&D experiments, renovations, and upgrades as it impacts utilities, within matrix organization.
Requirements
Bachelor's degree in a technical field
Nice to have: Master's degree in Civil Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Construction Management or related technical fields
Nice to have: cross-functional or cross-team projects
Nice to have: relevant work experience with data center master planning and utility projects
Nice to have: experience managing multiple A&E firms for rapid campus planning and utility trigger table development