Commercial Director, Design & Construction, North America

Iron Mountain; Manassas (VA); On-site; USD 159,000 - 213,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Commercial Director to oversee data center construction costs in a dynamic environment. This role offers the opportunity to lead all commercial and financial aspects of construction projects, ensuring effective cost management and strategic oversight. The ideal candidate will bring over a decade of experience in real estate construction, particularly within data centers, and possess strong analytical and communication skills. Join a forward-thinking company committed to innovation and excellence, where your contributions will make a significant impact on project success and organizational growth.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in real estate construction and project costing.
• Strong analytical and communication skills are essential.

Responsibilities

• Lead commercial and financial aspects of construction projects.
• Oversee project budgets and financial performance reporting.

Skills

Project Costing

Financial Management

Communication Skills

Analytical Skills

Change Management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in business

Tools

Oracle

Procore

Google product suite

MS Excel

Job description

At Iron Mountain we know that work, when done well, makes a positive impact for our customers, our employees, and our planet. That’s why we need smart, committed people to join us. Whether you’re looking to start your career or make a change, talk to us and see how you can elevate the power of your work at Iron Mountain.

We provide expert, sustainable solutions in records and information management, digital transformation services, data centers, asset lifecycle management, and fine art storage, handling, and logistics. We proudly partner every day with our 225,000 customers around the world to preserve their invaluable artifacts, extract more from their inventory, and protect their data privacy in innovative and socially responsible ways.

Are you curious about being part of our growth story while evolving your skills in a culture that will welcome your unique contributions? If so, let's start the conversation.

Position Overview

The Commercial Director position is responsible for oversight of Iron Mountain’s data center construction costs for the region. This includes all activities throughout the project lifecycle. This position will be responsible for providing strategic commercial leadership to estimate, control, and forecast project costs.

This position will report directly to the Global Sr. Commercial Director and will work closely with members of the D&C team, Finance, and the IMDC Leadership Team.

Responsibilities:

• Lead all commercial and financial aspects of IMDC’s construction projects, including contract support, cost management, change management, and project delivery.
• Oversee the preparation of project budgets, including detailed cost modeling, benchmarking, and analysis.
• Engage with D&C and the GC to review and recommend all subcontractor buyouts.
• Review and report on financial performance and project status to senior management.
• Drive accuracy of monthly cash flow projections.
• Track all capital approvals to ensure a common understanding of what is approved, pending approvals, and what remains to be requested for all projects.
• Help to facilitate project financial systems and project management systems.
• Integrate new development sites within the design and construction processes and program.
• Review contract documents for execution, liaise with internal teams, and provide support into procurement of design services agreements, equipment awards, and general contractor services agreements.
• Advise and intervene appropriately to resolve major contractual claims and disputes as they arise.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives and develop best practices.
• Train and develop in-house teams on commercial controls and best practices.
• Work collaboratively with internal and external functions (Legal, Finance, Operations, Sales, and 3rd parties).

Key Skills, Requirements and Competencies:

• Bachelor’s degree in business.
• 10+ years of progressive experience in real estate construction and project costing, preferably with data center experience.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Experience with systems and system implementations, specifically with Oracle, Procore, Google product suite, MS Excel.
• Strong analytical skills needed to synthesize large quantities of data, identify trends and drivers, and distill them into insightful analysis for senior management.
• Passion for driving and delivering results acting as a financial agitator to provide valuable performance analysis and reporting on a timely basis to help facilitate decision making.

Reasonably expected salary range: $159,400.00 - $212,500.00

Category: Project/Program Management Group