Director of Construction

Job Description

The Opportunity

A leading developer of digital infrastructure is expanding its construction leadership team to support the delivery of large-scale hyperscale data center campuses across the United States.

We are seeking a Construction Director to lead planning and delivery of mission-critical facilities from preconstruction through commissioning and handover.

This role will oversee large construction programs including greenfield developments, campus expansions, and live-site retrofits while ensuring delivery against safety, schedule, budget, and reliability targets.

What You Will Deliver

Within the first phase of this program you will:

• Lead construction delivery of hyperscale data center facilities from preconstruction through integrated systems testing and turnover

• Coordinate internal teams and external contractors including general contractors, EPC partners, trade contractors and commissioning teams

• Ensure construction milestones are achieved while maintaining strict safety and quality standards

• Work with engineering and commissioning teams to prepare facilities for energisation and operational handover

• Maintain visibility of schedule progress, project risks, and cost performance across construction activities

• Manage large contractor teams delivering electrical, mechanical, and infrastructure installation across the campus

Construction Scope

Projects under this program include installation of:

• medium voltage power distribution systems

• switchgear, UPS systems, and backup infrastructure

• cooling systems including CRAH / CRAC and chiller systems

• structured cabling and white space infrastructure

• yard infrastructure and utility interconnections

• integrated commissioning and system testing programs

What Success Looks Like

Top performers in this role typically:

• Deliver hyperscale facilities safely and on schedule

• Coordinate multiple contractors across complex infrastructure builds

• Successfully lead commissioning and integrated systems testing prior to operations handover

• Maintain strong stakeholder alignment across engineering, operations, procurement, and construction teams

Ideal Background

This role suits construction leaders with experience delivering large-scale infrastructure projects such as:

• hyperscale data centers

• mission-critical facilities

• semiconductor manufacturing

• large energy or industrial megaprojects

Experience That Will Help You Succeed

• 15+ years of construction leadership experience

• proven delivery of large-scale infrastructure or mission-critical facilities

• strong knowledge of electrical and mechanical infrastructure systems

• experience managing contractors on complex multi-package construction programs

• familiarity with commissioning and integrated systems testing processes

• strong safety leadership in major construction environments

Why This Role Is Attractive

• Opportunity to lead delivery of hyperscale infrastructure programs in the US

• Work on projects that support the next of digital infrastructure and AI computing

• • Long-term program with multiple construction phases