Director, Construction Management - Data Centers

About the role

A senior leadership position based in Frederick County, Maryland, overseeing the delivery of major hyperscale and colocation data center developments across the region. The Director manages a regional Construction Management team and provides strategic oversight from preconstruction through commissioning and final turnover. Travel of up to 25% is required.

Key responsibilities

• Lead and develop a regional team of 2 to 8 Construction Managers.
• Oversee data center projects from preconstruction through commissioning and turnover.
• Direct the day-to-day delivery and long-term strategy of active and pipeline projects.
• Manage project budgets, schedules, contracts, change orders, cost forecasts and risk.
• Coordinate with design, engineering, procurement, operations, commercial and finance teams.
• Manage relationships with general contractors, MEP trade partners, consultants, commissioning agents, equipment suppliers and AHJs, and oversee up to 25 external vendors per project.
• Ensure projects meet quality, safety, schedule and commercial expectations.
• Develop consistent construction policies, processes, tools and performance standards.
• Recruit, mentor and develop team members, and support customer discussions to deliver against contractual requirements.

Required profile

• 12+ years of progressive construction or program management experience; data center construction experience is essential.
• At least five years of direct team leadership experience.
• Experience delivering major projects for a general contractor, developer, owner or MEP contractor.
• Bachelor's degree in Construction Management, Engineering or a related discipline preferred.

Required skills

• Strong knowledge of mission-critical MEP systems.
• Delivery methods: Design-Build, Design-Bid-Build and IPD.
• Contract types: lump-sum, CM-at-Risk and open-book GMP.
• Preconstruction, commissioning and project closeout.
• Procore, BIM 360, MS Project, Smartsheet or similar platforms.

The package includes a base salary of $250k plus a 20%-30% bonus. Interested candidates can apply through the recruiter or contact them directly.