Director, Mission-Critical MEP for Data Centers

STO Building Group; Orlando (FL); On-site; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

401(k) retirement plan with employer

Paid time off

Paid Holidays

Life & AD&D Insurance

Short-term Disability

Job summary

Ajax Building Company, part of STO Building Group, seeks a Director of MEP Operations to lead mechanical, electrical, plumbing, and fire protection delivery on mission-critical data center projects. You will work with Project Executives and field leadership to drive financial performance, technical execution, and commissioning readiness from preconstruction through turnover.

You will mentor senior MEP teams, oversee preconstruction strategy, budgets, procurement, and scheduling, and ensure safe,

Qualifications

• 15+ years of progressive MEP construction experience, including senior leadership of project teams or field operations.
• Proven leadership of large-scale data center MEP delivery from preconstruction through commissioning and turnover; hyperscale experience preferred.
• Deep expertise in electrical or mechanical construction with oversight of integrated MEP and fire protection scopes.

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor MEP Project Managers, Superintendents, and related specialists; align staffing and performance across projects.
• Direct MEP preconstruction strategy including scope development, estimating reviews, constructability, value engineering, and trade partner selection.
• Oversee MEP budgets, buyout, forecasting, change orders, and cost controls; partner with Project Executives to protect margins and resolve commercial risks.
• Drive procurement and vendor coordination for equipment, testing, delivery, and installation readiness.
• Align MEP coordination, manpower, installation sequencing, utility energization, and commissioning milestones with project schedules.
• Provide senior technical oversight of critical power, cooling, controls, and life safety systems; resolve design and integration issues.
• Establish MEP procedures for BIM/VDC coordination, submittals, RFIs, quality control, and progress reporting; hold teams and trade partners accountable.
• Oversee commissioning strategy with owners, commissioning agents, vendors, and project teams from startup to turnover.
• Promote safe execution of MEP work and lead corrective action on delivery risks with project and safety leadership.
• Build client and trade partner relationships, support pursuits and proposals, apply lessons learned to strengthen Ajax’s mission critical operations.

Skills

MEP leadership

Data center delivery

Budget management

Preconstruction strategy

Procurement coordination

Commissioning

Client communication

Education

Construction Management or Engineering degree

Tools

BIM/VDC coordination

Job description

Ajax Building Company, part of STO Building Group, seeks a Director of MEP Operations to lead mechanical, electrical, plumbing, and fire protection delivery on mission-critical data center projects. You will work with Project Executives and field leadership to drive financial performance, technical execution, and commissioning readiness from preconstruction through turnover.

You will mentor senior MEP teams, oversee preconstruction strategy, budgets, procurement, and scheduling, and ensure safe,