Director, Construction Management

Aligned Data Centers, LLC; United States; On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Aligned Data Centers, LLC is seeking a seasoned Construction Manager to lead day-to-day operations and a team on large, fast-moving data center projects across regions.

You will oversee design coordination, procurement, and finance interfaces, ensuring quality, schedule, and budget adherence while developing departmental processes and best practices.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in engineering, construction management or related field.
• 10+ years progressive experience managing commercial construction projects.
• Experience designing data centers in North America.
• Overseeing data center construction with $100M+ capex.
• Proficiency in CPM scheduling, cost estimating, contracts, and document management.
• Proficiency in MS Office and MS Project.

Responsibilities

• Direct day-to-day operations and lead a 2-3 person team on construction projects.
• Direct the day-to-day operations and long-term strategic direction of construction projects in various regions.
• Coordinate with design, procurement, operations, IT/Network, and finance to achieve best practices.
• Direct contracts administration including change orders, cost forecasts, and documentation.
• Ensure projects meet quality, schedule, and budget requirements.

Skills

Leadership

Project management

Communication

Team building

Multi-tasking

Time management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering, construction management or related field

Tools

Microsoft Project

Microsoft Office

Job description

It's fun to work in a company where people truly BELIEVE in what they're doing! We're committed to bringing passion and customer focus to the business.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Dual responsibilities to direct day-to-day operations of construction projects and lead a team of 2-3 direct reports.
• Direct the day-to-day operations and long-term strategic direction of Construction projects (in various regions).
• Projects will be large, fast moving, complex, and require a high degree of coordination and proactive leadership.
• Provide guidance and project leadership including ground up construction, remodels, renovations, etc. ensuring projects are meeting or exceeding company expectations
• Organize and lead cross function work groups, including design, procurement, operations, IT/Network, and finance as needed to achieve construction management best practices.
• Direct as many as 25+ external vendors per project comprising General Contractors, A&E design teams, commissioning agents, equipment suppliers, etc.
• Develop and implement company and departmental processes and best management practices within areas of responsibility.
• Ensure effective contract administration including generation, review, management, and monitoring of prime contracts, subcontracts, change orders, cost forecasts, and other pertinent documents and documentation.
• Assure that internal controls are in place at each step of the process.
• Inspect work in place and work in progress to ensure same meets or exceeds quality, specification, and schedule requirements.
• Maintain strong working relationships with internal and external team members including staff, subcontractors, vendors, architects, and other industry professionals.
• Self-growth by seeking out training, professional development, and career advancement opportunities.
• Assist to interview, hire, and assure effective training and development of new and existing staff.
• Provide subject-matter expertise in areas of responsibility.
• Reports status, successes, challenges, and plans of action to management team and company on a timely basis.
• Develop, manage and be accountable for achievement of key departmental metrics.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in engineering, construction management or a related field.
• 10+ years progressive experience in successfully managing commercial construction projects or programs.
• Strong working knowledge of building construction and project management processes and procedures at a global scale.
• Strong working knowledge and experience of the design of data centers in various geographies in North America.
• Track record in overseeing medium to large-scale data center construction projects and with capital expenditure oversight of $100M+.
• Ability to analyze and evaluate construction documents including drawings, specifications and contracts.
• Competency in CPM scheduling methods, construction cost estimating, proposal generation and development, document management and contract administration.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, Microsoft Project, and other industry computer applications.
• Exceptional leadership, communication, written and verbal presentation, and team-building skills proven in multiple international regions.
• Demonstrated success building and leading teams of construction professionals at varying levels of professional development proven in multiple international regions.
• Excellent leadership and management skills, exceptional communication, negotiation, and analytical skills required proven in multiple international regions.
• Ability to multi-task and work within a team on projects in an extremely fast paced and demanding environment.
• Highly organized and detail oriented.

When you join Aligned, you’re joining a passionate and positive team where every voice matters. We are committed to fostering a diverse, gender-equal, and inclusive workforce, extending to our military veterans to whom we owe so much. If you’re interested in becoming a valued member of an infrastructure technology company driven by innovation, the needs of our customers, social value creation, and responsible stewardship of our planet, contact us to learn more about our open positions and internships.