Director, Construction – Data Center Solutions

Health & Wellness: Medical, dental, vision, HSA with company match, dependent care FSA, life & disability coverage, voluntary plans, legal/ID protection, pet insurance, EAP

Financial: 401(k) with company match, annual bonus based on company performance, referral bonuses, discounts, phone allowance; field roles: travel pay, per diem, company-paid lodging, and company vehicle (if applicable)

Time Off & Flexibility: Flexible PTO for salaried roles; starting at 15 days (PTO with 2 floating holidays) for hourly roles; paid holidays, floating holidays, parental leave, bereavement leave, and hybrid/remote options

Career Growth: Tuition reimbursement, annual professional development grants, online learning resources, leadership programs, and internal growth opportunities 

Additional Benefits: Recognition programs, scholarships and educational stipends for children, company paid sabbaticals and company outings with access to local events.

Note: benefits eligibility may be based on employment status, tenure, location, or other factors

The Director of Construction, Data Center Solutions leads the planning, execution, and delivery of mission-critical data center construction projects from preconstruction through substantial completion and turnover. This role is responsible for overseeing all design partners, subcontractors, and Telamon self-perform personnel on assigned projects, and is accountable for safety, scope, schedule, cost, and quality across the portfolio. The position partners with design, trade, inside-plant, and commissioning teams to deliver facilities ready for infrastructure fit-out and operational acceptance.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Project Planning and Delivery

• Lead multiple concurrent data center construction projects, from single-site builds through large-scale campus programs, in accordance with approved scope, schedule, budget, safety, and quality requirements.
• Develop and maintain project execution plans, master schedules, resource forecasts, procurement plans, and risk-mitigation strategies.
• Lead project kickoffs, owner-architect-contractor meetings, progress reviews, and executive status updates; maintain timely and accurate project reporting.
• Identify schedule, scope, cost, resource, and delivery risks; establish recovery plans, escalate issues appropriately, and drive decisions to resolution.

Construction and Technical Oversight

• Direct and coordinate construction activities involving sitework and utilities; foundations and structural systems; building envelope and architectural finishes; MEP systems; fire protection and life safety; and roads, parking, and fencing.
• Coordinate with design partners, trade contractors, vendors, authorities having jurisdiction (AHJs), inside-plant teams, commissioning teams, and owner representatives to resolve constructability and interface issues.
• Interpret and administer drawings, specifications, scopes of work, schedules, and technical documentation; manage requests for information, submittals, and field changes.
• Sequence construction and turnover activities so the facility is ready for infrastructure fit-out, commissioning, and customer acceptance.

Financial and Commercial Management

• Develop and manage project budgets, forecasts, committed costs, cash flow, and cost controls; monitor financial performance and project profitability.
• Review and approve pay applications, invoices, purchase requests, and change orders within delegated authority and in accordance with contract requirements.
• Monitor subcontractor and design-partner performance and labor productivity; implement corrective actions and identify cost-saving or efficiency opportunities without compromising safety, quality, or customer requirements.
• Maintain complete, accurate documentation supporting contractual obligations, customer billing, changes, claims, and project closeout.

Customer and Stakeholder Management

• Serve as the primary project contact for customers, design teams, trade partners, vendors, AHJs, and internal stakeholders; align expectations and communicate decisions, risks, and progress.
• Build trusted customer relationships, resolve concerns proactively, and support appropriate opportunities for expanded scope or additional services.
• Negotiate and resolve scope, schedule, quality, and subcontractor issues while protecting contractual, operational, and financial objectives.

Team Leadership, Safety, Quality, and Closeout

• Lead company project personnel and coordinate design-partner and subcontractor teams; clarify responsibilities, set performance expectations, and drive accountability for safe and effective execution.
• Coach and mentor project managers, project engineers, site leaders, and other assigned personnel; support capability development and continuous improvement.
• Enforce company safety policies, customer requirements, and applicable regulations; support pre-task planning, audits, incident investigations, and corrective actions.
• Maintain project quality-control processes and oversee inspections, punch-list completion, permitting closeout, substantial completion, turnover documentation, and handoff to inside-plant and commissioning teams.

Managerial Responsibility

• This role directly supervises Telamon-employed project personnel and provides day-to-day direction and contractual oversight of design partners, subcontractor superintendents, and trade partners across all self-perform and subcontracted scope. Personnel employed by design firms or subcontractors remain employees of their respective employers and are not direct reports of Telamon.

Travel/Shift Requirements

• Requires up to 50–75% travel, including overnight travel by automobile and commercial aircraft, based on project assignments.
• Requires regular work in offices, customer facilities, and active construction sites, with exposure to noise, dust, temperature variation, heavy equipment, and other customary construction conditions.
• Requires flexibility to work evenings, weekends, off shifts, or extended hours as needed to support customer schedules, milestones, and urgent project conditions.

Physical Demands

• The employee must be able to access and move safely through active construction sites.
• Must frequently stand, walk, and use a computer or mobile device.
• Occasionally climb stairs or ladders, bend, stoop, kneel, crouch, reach, and lift, carry, push, or pull up to 25 pounds.
• The role requires the ability to inspect work, read plans and project documentation, communicate effectively, travel, and wear required personal protective equipment.
• Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Skills and Abilities Required

• Advanced knowledge of mission-critical construction methods, sequencing, site development, structural systems, building envelope, and MEP and fire/life-safety systems.
• Proficiency in critical-path scheduling, resource planning, project controls, risk management, and coordination of construction, inside-plant, and commissioning interfaces.
• Strong financial and commercial acumen, including budgeting, forecasting, cost-to-complete analysis, labor productivity, contracts, pay applications, and change management.
• Ability to interpret construction drawings, specifications, scopes of work, schedules, contracts, and technical documentation across relevant CSI divisions.
• Knowledge of applicable building codes, permitting, inspection, quality, turnover, and commissioning requirements for mission-critical facilities.
• Executive-level written, verbal, presentation, facilitation, negotiation, and conflict-resolution skills.
• Ability to build customer trust, manage expectations, and influence cross-functional stakeholders without relying on direct authority.
• Sound judgment and structured problem-solving in fast-paced, high-pressure environments with competing safety, quality, schedule, customer, and financial priorities.
• Strong organization, attention to detail, ownership, and follow-through, with the ability to manage multiple concurrent priorities and maintain accurate documentation.
• Ability to lead, coach, and hold project teams, design partners, and trade partners accountable while fostering collaboration and continuous improvement.
• Proficiency with standard project-management, scheduling, construction-management, reporting, and productivity tools.

Education and Experience Required

• High school diploma or equivalent; an equivalent combination of education, technical training, certifications, and relevant experience will be considered.
• 10 or more years of progressively responsible project-management experience in data center mission-critical construction, including direct oversight of general-contractor scope.
• Demonstrated experience delivering construction projects valued at $10 million or more.
• Experience leading subcontractors, design partners, and cross-functional project teams, and managing project financials, contracts, schedule, quality, and customer communication.

Education and Experience Preferred

• Bachelor's degree in construction management, engineering, architecture, or a related field.
• Experience delivering hyperscale or colocation data center projects.
• PMP, CCM, LEED AP, OSHA 30, or another relevant industry credential.
• Experience with Primavera P6, Procore, Microsoft Project, or comparable platforms.
• Experience coordinating commissioning, turnover, or inside-plant fit-out in live operational environments with formal change-control requirements.