ABOUT THE ROLE
We are seeking an execution-focused Director of Construction to own the delivery of one of our large-scale data center builds end-to-end. You will be the accountable owner of your build—from groundbreaking through commissioning—responsible for schedule, budget, safety, quality, and the commercial relationship with the prime contractor. The buck stops with you on your project.
You will be the owner in the driver’s seat, accountable for execution excellence across large-scale sites, managing both the strategy and the details of construction delivery. This role requires a proven track record in building mission-critical facilities, strong vendor and contractor management experience, and the ability to scale high-performing teams. You will have up to two or three analysts and associates reporting to you whom you coach toward running their own builds; this is an owner-operator seat, not one that manages other senior leaders.
Some of the key responsibilities you should expect are the following:
- Strategic Leadership: Own the delivery of a large-scale, mission-critical construction build for a hyperscale or AI-ready data center.
- Be the organization’s accountable owner on your project, trusted to run the build without hand-holding and to coach up to two or three analysts and associates who support you.
- End-to-End Construction Oversight: Own the full lifecycle of construction delivery: planning, design interface, permitting, groundbreaking, vertical build, commissioning, and handover.
- Support the transition from preconstruction into field execution, ensuring site teams are mobilized with clear documentation and alignment.
- Execution Excellence: Ensure the facility is built to the highest standards of reliability, safety, and scalability.
- Drive efficiency and innovation in construction processes to improve speed-to-market and cost competitiveness.
- Vendor & Contractor Management: Own commercial and legal negotiations under AIA agreements, coordinating with legal and finance to secure favorable contract terms.
- Interview, select, and manage the prime contractor (GC); act as the primary point of contact throughout the construction lifecycle.
- Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with design, operations, engineering, finance, and executive leadership to ensure seamless integration of your build into the broader portfolio.
- Act as the senior on-site voice on all construction-related matters for your project.
ABOUT YOU
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Construction Management, or related field.
- 8+ years of construction management or general contracting experience on large-scale data center, industrial, or mission-critical infrastructure projects, with at least one build run end-to-end as the accountable owner.
- Hands-on builder—you grew up building things, have a genuine love for the work, and do not mind remote postings at active construction sites.
- Working knowledge of AIA contract structures, bid processes, change order workflows, and contractor/vendor negotiations.
- Familiarity with data center infrastructure, including electrical, mechanical, and structural systems.
- Strong leadership, negotiation, and field management skills, with strong organizational and communication abilities across technical and executive audiences.
- Proficiency in construction management tools and reporting systems (e.g., Procore, MS Project, P6).
ABOUT THE WORK ENVIRONMENT
This role is in office at our corporate headquarters in the Brickell area of Miami, Florida. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
