Director of Construction

International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials (IAPMO); Kentucky; On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Confidential High-Growth Infrastructure Organization in the Midwest seeks a Director of Construction & Client Delivery to lead planning and execution of technically complex capital projects from early client engagement through turnover.

You will connect clients, design professionals, construction teams, and operations, translating requirements into delivery plans while controlling schedule, budget, quality, risk, and stakeholder expectations.

Qualifications

• Approximately 10+ years of progressively responsible experience delivering complex construction, development, engineering, or infrastructure programs.
• Demonstrated leadership on large, technically demanding capital projects.
• Significant experience within data centers, mission-critical facilities, advanced manufacturing, semiconductor, healthcare infrastructure, energy, telecommunications, or another MEP-intensive environment.
• Strong understanding of electrical, mechanical, controls, communications, life-safety, and building infrastructure.
• Experience coordinating design, preconstruction, procurement, construction, commissioning, and turnover activities.

Responsibilities

• Lead the planning and execution of large-scale infrastructure and mission-critical construction projects from early development through completion.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for internal stakeholders, clients, consultants, and construction partners.
• Direct project strategy, budgets, schedules, procurement activities, and overall project delivery.
• Oversee architects, engineers, contractors, vendors, and specialty consultants to ensure successful execution.
• Identify and mitigate project risks related to cost, schedule, quality, constructability, and operations.
• Monitor project financial performance and support key business and investment decisions.
• Provide leadership, mentorship, and direction to project managers and cross-functional teams.
• Drive a culture of safety, accountability, collaboration, and operational excellence.

Job description

Director of Construction & Client Delivery | Confidential High-Growth Infrastructure Organization | Northwest Ohio / Northeast Indiana Region

Your new company

Hays has partnered with a highly established, privately backed organization delivering complex, technology-driven infrastructure across the United States. Continued investment in the Midwest has created an opportunity for an experienced construction leader to support a major regional expansion.

This organization offers the resources and project scale of a national platform while maintaining a highly collaborative, fast-moving environment. The successful candidate will join during an important stage of growth, with an opportunity to influence project strategy, client delivery, and the long-term development of a significant site.

The position is based in the broader Northwest Ohio and Northeast Indiana region. Professionals located around Fort Wayne, Lima, Warsaw, or Findlay may be well positioned for consideration. More specific location information will be shared during a confidential conversation.

Your new role

As Director of Construction & Client Delivery, you will lead the planning and execution of technically complex capital projects from early client engagement through final turnover.

You will act as the primary connection between clients, commercial leadership, design professionals, construction teams, site operations, specialty consultants, and external contractors. Your role will be to translate technical and business requirements into an executable delivery plan while maintaining control of schedule, budget, quality, risk, and stakeholder expectations.

This is not simply a field construction position. The role combines client leadership, development planning, design coordination, commercial awareness, and construction execution. You will be involved early enough to influence project direction and remain accountable through delivery.

Key responsibilities

• Lead the planning and execution of large-scale infrastructure and mission-critical construction projects from early development through completion.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for internal stakeholders, clients, consultants, and construction partners.
• Direct project strategy, budgets, schedules, procurement activities, and overall project delivery.
• Oversee architects, engineers, contractors, vendors, and specialty consultants to ensure successful execution.
• Identify and mitigate project risks related to cost, schedule, quality, constructability, and operations.
• Monitor project financial performance and support key business and investment decisions.
• Provide leadership, mentorship, and direction to project managers and cross-functional teams.
• Drive a culture of safety, accountability, collaboration, and operational excellence.

Why Consider This Opportunity?

• Opportunity to support the growth of a major multi-phase infrastructure development in the Midwest.
• Highly visible leadership role with direct influence on project strategy and execution.
• Involvement from early planning, design, and preconstruction through final delivery.
• Exposure to large-scale, technically complex projects with significant long-term investment.
• Fast-paced, growth-oriented environment with strong opportunities for advancement and increased responsibility.
• Ability to make the transition from contractor-side delivery to an owner/developer-focused leadership role.

What you’ll need to succeed

• Approximately 10 or more years of progressively responsible experience delivering complex construction, development, engineering, or infrastructure programs.
• Demonstrated leadership on large, technically demanding capital projects.
• Significant experience within data centers, mission-critical facilities, advanced manufacturing, semiconductor, healthcare infrastructure, energy, telecommunications, or another MEP-intensive environment.
• Strong understanding of electrical, mechanical, controls, communications, life-safety, and building infrastructure.
• Experience coordinating design, preconstruction, procurement, construction, commissioning, and turnover activities.