Hyperscale Data Center Project Director

INSPYR Solutions; St. Louis (MO); On-site; USD 150,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

INSPYR Solutions is seeking a Project Director or Project Manager to lead ground-up delivery of a 50+ MW data center campus in the St. Louis area.

You will coordinate with general contractors, MEP trades, utilities, equipment vendors, and design teams from preconstruction through commissioning and turnover. You\'ll own schedule, budget, safety, and quality, ensuring the facility is delivered on time, on budget, and to hyperscale standards while communicating with tenant and hyperscaler

Qualifications

• 10+ years in construction project management, with at least 5 years delivering data center or mission-critical projects.
• Proven ground-up delivery of data center builds of 50 MW+ (hyperscale or colocation).
• Experience managing GCs and trade partners on projects of $100-250M+.
• Strong working knowledge of data center MEP systems: medium and low voltage electrical, generators, UPS, cooling, and BMS/EPMS.
• Expertise in scheduling (Primavera P6 or MS Project) and cost control.
• Experience with Level 1-5 commissioning and IST.
• Working knowledge of OSHA, NFPA 70/70E, local building codes, and permitting.
• Bachelor's degree in Construction Management, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
• Must live near one of the three sites or be willing to relocate (relocation assistance provided).

Responsibilities

• Lead full-lifecycle, ground-up delivery of data center campuses: site development, shell and core, MEP fit-out, and commissioning through turnover.
• Represent the owner in managing general contractors and trade partners, holding them to schedule, cost, quality, and safety commitments.
• Own the master project schedule. Drive critical-path planning, look-ahead schedules, and recovery plans.
• Manage project budgets, cost reporting, change orders, and forecasting. Report to executive leadership.
• Manage procurement and delivery of long‑lead equipment: generators, switchgear, UPS, transformers, chillers, CRAH/CRAC units, and liquid cooling systems.
• Coordinate with utilities on power delivery, substations, interconnection, and energization timelines.
• Oversee design reviews, RFIs, submittals, and constructability reviews with architects and engineers.
• Drive Level 1-5 commissioning with Commissioning Agents, through integrated systems testing (IST) and handover to operations.
• Enforce a safety-first culture and compliance with OSHA, local codes, and permitting requirements.
• Manage quality control and punch lists, and get closeout documentation done.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for tenant and hyperscaler stakeholders. Run project meetings and status reporting.
• Identify and mitigate project risks, including supply chain, labor, power availability, and schedule compression.

Skills

Scheduling

Cost control

Commissioning

OSHA compliance

BMS/EPMS knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree in Construction Management or Engineering

Tools

Procore

Autodesk Construction Cloud

MS Project

Job description

INSPYR Solutions is seeking a Project Director or Project Manager to lead ground-up delivery of a 50+ MW data center campus in the St. Louis area.

You will coordinate with general contractors, MEP trades, utilities, equipment vendors, and design teams from preconstruction through commissioning and turnover. You\'ll own schedule, budget, safety, and quality, ensuring the facility is delivered on time, on budget, and to hyperscale standards while communicating with tenant and hyperscaler