Data Center Construction Lead – Ground-Up Campus

INSPYR Solutions; Edgerton (KS); On-site; USD 150,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

INSPYR Solutions is seeking a Project Director/Project Manager to lead ground-up data center campuses in the Midwest. You will direct general contractors, MEP trades, utilities, equipment vendors, and design teams from preconstruction through commissioning and turnover, owning schedule, budget, safety, and quality to meet hyperscale standards.

You will manage master schedules, procurement of long-lead equipment, coordinate with utilities, oversee design reviews and commissioning, enforce OSHA

Qualifications

• 10+ years in construction project management, with at least 5 years delivering data center or mission-critical projects.
• Proven ground-up delivery of data center builds of 50 MW+ (hyperscale or colocation).
• Experience managing GCs and trade partners on projects of $100-250M+.
• Strong working knowledge of data center MEP systems: LV/HV, generators, UPS, cooling, BMS/EPMS.
• Expertise in scheduling (Primavera P6 or MS Project) and cost control.
• Experience with Level 1–5 commissioning and IST.
• OSHA, NFPA 70/70E, local codes, and permitting knowledge.
• Bachelor's degree in Construction Management, Engineering, or related field, or equivalent experience.
• Willingness to relocate or live near one of the sites

Responsibilities

• Lead full-lifecycle, ground-up delivery of data center campuses: site development, shell and core, MEP fit-out, and commissioning through turnover.
• Represent the owner in managing general contractors and trade partners, holding them to schedule, cost, quality, and safety commitments.
• Own the master project schedule; drive critical-path planning, look-ahead schedules, and recovery plans.
• Manage project budgets, cost reporting, change orders, and forecasting; report to executive leadership.
• Manage procurement and delivery of long-lead equipment: generators, switchgear, UPS, transformers, chillers, CRAH/CRAC units, liquid cooling systems.
• Coordinate with utilities on power delivery, substations, interconnection, and energization timelines.
• Oversee design reviews, RFIs, submittals, and constructability reviews with architects and engineers.
• Drive Level 1–5 commissioning with Commissioning Agents, through IST and handover to operations.
• Enforce a safety-first culture and compliance with OSHA, local codes, and permitting requirements.
• Manage quality control and punch lists, and complete closeout documentation.
• Serve as the primary contact for tenant and hyperscaler stakeholders; run project meetings and status reporting.
• Identify and mitigate project risks, including supply chain, labor, power availability, and schedule compression.

Skills

Data center delivery

Construction project management

GCs & trade partners mgmt

Scheduling (Primavera MS Project)

Cost control

IST commissioning

OSHA compliance

Relocation willingness

Education

Bachelor's degree in Construction Management or Engineering

Tools

Primavera P6

MS Project

Procore

Autodesk Construction Cloud

Job description

INSPYR Solutions is seeking a Project Director/Project Manager to lead ground-up data center campuses in the Midwest. You will direct general contractors, MEP trades, utilities, equipment vendors, and design teams from preconstruction through commissioning and turnover, owning schedule, budget, safety, and quality to meet hyperscale standards.

You will manage master schedules, procurement of long-lead equipment, coordinate with utilities, oversee design reviews and commissioning, enforce OSHA