Hyperscale Data Center Construction Director

MK Search & Selection; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

MK Search & Selection partners with a major US data centre infrastructure company to appoint a Senior Director of Construction for a landmark hyperscale data centre campus in Texas. The role requires site-based leadership, overseeing the on-site team and coordination across design, engineering, procurement and commissioning functions.

The successful candidate will drive delivery across multi-phase campuses, ensure safety and quality standards, and report progress to executive leadership.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in senior construction leadership positions within hyperscale data centre or mission-critical infrastructure.
• Proven track record delivering large-scale hyperscale data centre developments as a senior contractor leader.
• Experience taking overall responsibility for major construction projects or multi-phase campus developments.
• Strong understanding of complex construction programmes, including CSA, MEP, critical infrastructure and commissioning interfaces.

Responsibilities

• Take overall responsibility for construction delivery across a major, multi-phase hyperscale data centre campus.
• Act as the owner's senior construction representative, providing leadership and oversight of appointed general contractors and delivery partners.
• Lead, develop and manage the owner's on-site construction delivery team.
• Oversee construction execution from preconstruction and mobilisation through to commissioning, completion and handover.
• Drive performance against programme milestones, construction budgets, quality standards and safety objectives.
• Establish effective governance, reporting structures and performance management processes across the construction programme.
• Coordinate with internal design, engineering, commercial, procurement and commissioning teams to ensure alignment across all delivery activities.
• Identify and mitigate construction risks, programme constraints and critical delivery interfaces.
• Manage relationships with senior representatives of general contractors, consultants, suppliers and other key stakeholders.
• Provide regular reporting to executive leadership on construction progress, risks, performance and programme delivery.

Skills

Construction leadership

Hyperscale data centres

Stakeholder management

On-site delivery

Risk management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering or Construction

Tools

CSA

MEP coordination

Commissioning interfaces

Job description

MK Search & Selection partners with a major US data centre infrastructure company to appoint a Senior Director of Construction for a landmark hyperscale data centre campus in Texas. The role requires site-based leadership, overseeing the on-site team and coordination across design, engineering, procurement and commissioning functions.

The successful candidate will drive delivery across multi-phase campuses, ensure safety and quality standards, and report progress to executive leadership.