Data Center Construction Lead: Fast-Track AI Infra

Crux AI

Palo Alto (CA)

On-site

USD 180,000 - 320,000

Full time

14 days+
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Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental, vision coverage
401(k) Plan with 4% company match
Bonus/ incentive compensation
Life insurance and disability

Job summary

Crux AI is building integrated AI infrastructure in the United States and seeks an experienced construction leader for data center projects. You will be the owner on site, accountable for safety, quality, schedule milestones, forecast accuracy, and cost, coordinating with general contractors and key trade partners on fast-track builds and fit-outs inside partner shells.

You will drive procurement of owner‑furnished equipment, manage external dependencies, and champion cost discipline,

Qualifications

  • 10+ years in construction management of large technical projects.
  • Data center experience strongly preferred.
  • Owner-side or owner’s-rep accountability for safety, quality, schedule, and change orders on multi-hundred-million-dollar projects.
  • Fast-track delivery experience with prefabrication and work inside live/partner facilities.

Responsibilities

  • Own onsite execution for one or more projects: safety, quality, schedule milestones, and weekly reporting to the executive team.
  • Manage GC and trade partner relationships—buyout, change orders, forecast accuracy, and claims avoidance.
  • Track external dependencies (utilities, permitting, elec/mech equipment) and treat each as a gated milestone with owners.
  • Own owner-furnished equipment procurement, delivery logistics, storage, sequencing, and QA/QC.
  • Drive cost discipline, separating scope adds from market-driven cost movement with documented decision records.
  • Lead prefabrication and field-labric handoffs, ensuring first-time-right turnover and smooth warranty processes.

Skills

Construction leadership
Safety management
Scheduling
Cost control
Vendor and GC management
Fast-track delivery

Tools

Procore
Unifier
Primavera P6

Job description

Crux AI is building integrated AI infrastructure in the United States and seeks an experienced construction leader for data center projects. You will be the owner on site, accountable for safety, quality, schedule milestones, forecast accuracy, and cost, coordinating with general contractors and key trade partners on fast-track builds and fit-outs inside partner shells.

You will drive procurement of owner‑furnished equipment, manage external dependencies, and champion cost discipline,

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