Campus-Scale Data Center Construction Leader

NTT Global Data Centers; Ashburn (VA); On-site; USD 258,000 - 368,000; Full time

Job summary

NTT Global Data Centers seeks a Senior Director of Construction to lead on‑site end‑to‑end delivery for a large campus of data centers. You will oversee GCs and vendors, directing a high‑performing internal team of PMs across site enablement, design, procurement, construction, commissioning, and turnovers.

The role requires 15+ years in construction PM, 10+ years in high‑tech facilities, and strong ownership of schedule, safety, quality, and costs. Travel may be required.

Qualifications

• 15+ years’ experience in General and/or Specialty Construction Project Management.
• 10+ years with high‑tech/mission critical/industrial facilities a plus.
• Direct experience with large mission‑critical (100MW+) campus infrastructure projects.
• Strong experience managing GC/Supplier relationships from an Owner perspective.

Responsibilities

• Build, mentor, and lead construction teams to achieve goals for safety, quality, schedule, and cost.
• Maintain daily on-site presence to lead execution, remove constraints, and enforce standards.
• Oversee delivery across multiple buildings/phases (Site, Shell, MEP, Fit-out) campus-wide.
• Coordinate site infrastructure dependencies (power, fiber, water, roads) with delivery to meet ramp timelines.
• Drive standardization and repeatability across buildings and commissioning strategy.
• Partner with safety, engineering, cost, and supply chain teams to ensure on-time delivery.
• Interface with utilities, AHJs, inspectors, and stakeholders for timely delivery.
• Champion a Zero Incident safety culture across all contractors and partners.
• Oversee GC, project teams, commissioning agents, testing agencies, controls and MEP teams.
• Track timelines, drive contractor accountability, and lead schedule recovery efforts.
• Implement change management and risk mitigation plans to reduce project risks.

Skills

Primavera

MS Project

MS Excel

PowerPoint

SharePoint

Education

Bachelor’s degree in business, construction management or relevant field

Tools

MS Project

Job description

NTT Global Data Centers seeks a Senior Director of Construction to lead on‑site end‑to‑end delivery for a large campus of data centers. You will oversee GCs and vendors, directing a high‑performing internal team of PMs across site enablement, design, procurement, construction, commissioning, and turnovers.

The role requires 15+ years in construction PM, 10+ years in high‑tech facilities, and strong ownership of schedule, safety, quality, and costs. Travel may be required.