Construction Lead

Blue Signal Search; United States; On-site; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Blue Signal Search is seeking a Construction Lead to own construction delivery for live data center and critical infrastructure projects. You will guide every phase from mobilization to turnover, ensuring schedule, cost, quality, and safety are tightly controlled.

The role requires leading GC/EPC contracts, coordinating long-lead equipment procurement, and driving commissioning readiness and handoff to operations across multiple sites.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of construction management or owner-side project delivery, data center or critical infrastructure.
• Experience owning GC or EPC contracts and field execution for high-density, live facilities.
• Ability to manage budgets, schedules, procurement, and risk across multiple sites.
• MEP fluency with power distribution and high-density cooling; ensure alignment with design requirements.
• Established GC/EPC/subcontractor network ready for active construction.
• Experience leading commissioning and turnover for live facilities.
• Strong commercial judgment and contractor negotiations.
• Excellent communication with engineering teams, contractors, operations, and executives.
• Willingness to travel nationwide.

Responsibilities

• Lead GC and EPC sourcing, contracting, and negotiations for complex projects.
• Direct construction delivery from mobilization through turnover, balancing cost, schedule, quality, safety.
• Act as owner-side field construction authority, driving contractor accountability and resolving issues.
• Coordinate procurement and site logistics for long-lead equipment across projects.
• Manage RFIs, scope changes, change orders, schedule risk with disciplined documentation.
• Partner with engineering to ensure systems conform to requirements.
• Lead commissioning readiness, integrated testing, punch list, acceptance, and handoff to operations.
• Build strong relationships with GCs, EPCs, trades to accelerate delivery.

Skills

Construction management

GC/EPC contracts

Budget & schedule control

MEP fluency

Vendor/contractor management

Commissioning & testing

Field leadership

Communication skills

Travel nationwide

Job description

Our client is an early stage infrastructure company building the physical foundation required for the next generation of high-performance computing. As the organization expands its development pipeline, it is seeking a Construction Lead who can take technically complex, mission critical projects from construction readiness through commissioning and turnover. This is a high ownership opportunity for a construction leader who knows how to mobilize the right partners, control execution in the field, and deliver high density infrastructure where schedule, reliability, and quality cannot be compromised.

This Role Offers:

• Competitive executive level compensation with meaningful equity participation.
• A highly visible leadership role with significant ownership over construction delivery and field execution.
• The opportunity to help scale a growing portfolio of advanced data center and critical infrastructure projects.
• An entrepreneurial environment where experienced leaders can move quickly, solve difficult problems, and build repeatable delivery practices.

Focus:

• Lead GC and EPC sourcing, contracting, and commercial negotiations for complex mission critical construction programs.
• Direct construction delivery from mobilization through turnover, keeping cost, schedule, quality, and safety priorities aligned across active sites.
• Serve as the owner side construction authority in the field, driving contractor accountability and resolving execution issues before they affect critical milestones.
• Coordinate procurement and site logistics for long lead electrical, mechanical, and infrastructure equipment across concurrent projects.
Manage RFIs, scope changes, change orders, schedule exposure, and construction risk with disciplined documentation and decisive follow through.
• Partner with engineering stakeholders to ensure installed power, cooling, controls, civil, structural, and life safety systems conform to approved requirements.
• Lead commissioning readiness, integrated testing, punch list completion, acceptance, and operational handoff for live critical environments.
• Build and activate strong relationships with general contractors, EPC partners, specialty trades, and subcontractors to accelerate project execution.

Skill Set:

• 8 or more years of construction management or owner side project delivery experience, including required data center or critical infrastructure delivery.
• Demonstrated ownership of GC or EPC contracts and field execution for high density, live critical facilities.
• Proven ability to control budgets, schedules, procurement, and construction risk across multiple projects or sites at the same time.
• Practical MEP fluency, including power distribution and high density cooling, with the judgment to hold contractors accountable to design requirements.
• An established GC, EPC, and subcontractor network that can be engaged quickly to support active construction needs.
• Hands on experience leading commissioning, integrated systems testing, acceptance, and turnover for live critical facilities.
• Strong commercial judgment and the ability to navigate contractor negotiations, competing priorities, field constraints, and rapidly evolving project requirements.
• Clear communication skills and the ability to work effectively with engineering teams, contractors, vendors, operations stakeholders, and executive leadership.
• Willingness and ability to travel nationwide to support active construction sites and critical project milestones.