Head of Hyperscale Data Center Delivery

First Point Group; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 300,000 - 520,000; Full time

Job summary

First Point Group seeks a Head of Data Center Delivery to own end-to-end delivery of large, high-density data center projects across the United States. You will report to the founders and drive on-time, on-budget customer commitments from site handover through Ready for Service (RFS).

You will manage Site Development, EPC, MEP and Operations as a single program, leading budgets, schedules and contracting strategies in a highly commercial, hands-on leadership role.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of mission-critical/data center construction and delivery experience.
• Experience delivering large, multi-phase data center campuses from groundbreaking through RFS.
• Experience delivering major capital programs in the 100MW+ / $500M+ range.
• Strong commercial knowledge of GC/EPC contracts, GMP conversions, contractor margins, contingency and claims management.
• Deep understanding of data center construction including site works, high-voltage infrastructure, power generation, MEP fit-out, commissioning and handover.
• Experience owning customer-facing RFS commitments for hyperscale, cloud or AI infrastructure customers.
• Strong knowledge of long-lead electrical and mechanical equipment and established relationships across the contractor/OEM ecosystem.
• Experience operating across multiple projects simultaneously with lean internal teams and external delivery partners.

Responsibilities

• Own the full delivery P&L, budget and master schedule from site handover through RFS.
• Lead delivery of large-scale, high-density data center developments.
• Establish and manage the critical path across multiple concurrent projects.
• Structure and negotiate GC/EPC delivery models including GMP, Design-Build and EPCM.
• Negotiate contract terms, risk allocation, liquidated damages and commercial structures.
• Lead competitive procurement and open-book reviews of GC and subcontractor pricing.
• Manage integrated delivery across Site Development, EPC, MEP Engineering and Operations.
• Control change orders, contingency, claims and schedule risk.
• Hold general contractors, EPC partners and major subcontractors accountable for cost and schedule performance.
• Partner with engineering teams on constructability and value engineering.
• Work with Finance on draw schedules, cost-to-complete forecasting and project reporting.
• Act as the senior delivery interface with hyperscale and AI infrastructure customers.
• Translate customer capacity, density, phasing and RFS requirements into executable delivery programs.

Skills

Data center delivery

Executive leadership

Commercial acumen

Contracting knowledge

Job description

First Point Group seeks a Head of Data Center Delivery to own end-to-end delivery of large, high-density data center projects across the United States. You will report to the founders and drive on-time, on-budget customer commitments from site handover through Ready for Service (RFS).

You will manage Site Development, EPC, MEP and Operations as a single program, leading budgets, schedules and contracting strategies in a highly commercial, hands-on leadership role.