Vice President of Construction

Job Description

Vice President – Data Center Delivery

Construction & Operations

Aggressive Compensation + Equity Participation

Client: Confidential, PE-Backed Data Center Developer / Operator

Are you ready to architect and deliver the next of AI-ready, liquid-cooled data centers?

Our client is a profitable, fast-growing colocation and build-to-suit developer/operator backed by a leading infrastructure investor. With a strong existing footprint and funded growth plan across Texas and the Southeast, they are hiring a Vice President of Data Center Delivery to own the end-to-end delivery of their rapid Data Center expansion.

Highlights include:

Leadership

• Highly respected, industry-known CEO who practices servant leadership
• 14+ years tenure of the leadership team

Financial Strength

• Backed by a leading independent investment advisor specializing in value-add, middle-market infrastructure opportunities.
• Investment Partner brings institutional capital, strategic expertise, and a proven track record of scaling infrastructure businesses to prominence.

Dominant Market Position

• 150+ Customers, including many in the Fortune 500
• 100% Uptime
• Highest Rated Data Center in its Market
• Close to 10 years of profitable operations with a strong financial foundation

Innovation & Industry Leading Platform

• Designed by the only accredited Tier Designer from the Uptime Institute affiliated with its market
• AI-Ready Infrastructure
• Carrier Centric: 16 Tier 1 carriers available
• Confirmed Power poised for rapid growth
• Colo+ Service: Fully managed colocation offering with 12-hour migrations

This is a confidential retained search—client and investor names, along with a detailed opportunity description, will be shared with qualified candidates.

Scope of Leadership

Lead all aspects of data center development and delivery, managing a portfolio that includes:

• Expansion: 10 Acres, 110,000 GSF, 30 MW, 12 MW IT load facility
• Greenfield Development: Ground-up campus development
• Strategic Market Expansion: Opportunistic growth in tier-one markets
• Design Innovation: Evolution from standard to high-density/liquid cooling solutions

Key Responsibilities

• Drive end-to-end project lifecycle from site selection through commissioning.
• Lead cross-functional teams, including design, construction, and commissioning partners.
• Ensure projects meet exacting standards: on-time, on-budget, zero-defect delivery.
• Collaborate with leadership on strategic planning and capital deployment.
• Build and mentor a world-class development team as they scale.

Essential Experience

• 10+ years of hands-on leadership in data center development/construction
• Proven track record delivering enterprise-class facilities (10+ MW scale)
• Demonstrated expertise in dealing with municipalities, the public, architects, engineers, and contractors
• Expert in developing project execution strategy and contracting approaches
• Experience with procurement efficiencies in terms of managing the timeline and cost for critical path equipment
• Deep understanding of critical infrastructure: power, cooling, redundancy
• Experience with hyperscale and AI-optimized designs
• Strong financial acumen and P&L responsibility
• Experience with cost modeling and developing, with assistance, dynamic cost and delivery timeframe models for various design/reference architectures.

Leadership Competencies

• Strategic vision balanced with operational excellence, with safety as a core value
• Ability to build trust with customers, investors, project stakeholders, and partners
• Track record of building and leading high-performance teams
• Comfort navigating private equity-backed growth environments
• Executive presence and communication skills

Technical Expertise

• Mission-critical facility design
• Contracting strategy, risk management, and project management
• High-density cooling solutions (air, liquid, immersion)
• Distributed redundant and block-redundant architectures
• Sustainable design and renewable energy integration
• Supply chain optimization in constrained markets

Location & Travel

• Houston-based initially, with frequent travel to Texas and Atlanta markets

Compensation & Benefits

• Highly competitive base salary
• Significant bonus opportunity tied to project and platform performance
• Long-term equity participation in a high-growth, PE-backed platform
• Comprehensive benefits (medical, dental, vision, 401(k) match, PTO)
• Relocation assistance available

Build the Future! Make History!

This is more than a role – it’s an opportunity to shape the organization, making meaningful contributions to the industry and grow alongside/in a very well-backed and stable platform.

You’ll find:

• Meaningful Impact: Your work directly enables funded growth and value creation for you and your team.
• Growth Trajectory: Be part of our journey from regional leader to platform
• Cultural Fit: Join a team that values expertise, excellence, integrity, and long-term relationships
• Resource Backing: Tallvine’s capital and strategic support ensure we can execute our vision
• Market Timing: Capitalize on explosive demand for AI-ready infrastructure

About the Search

This is a confidential retained search being conducted jointly by CFS Partners | Valor Front Executive Search, a nationally ranked top-tier executive search team with 50+ years of combined experience and 20+ years focused in mission-critical / data center infrastructure.

How to Explore This Opportunity (Confidentially)

Please apply via LinkedIn: we will follow up with all qualified candidates confidentially.