Project Director - Mission Critical

Big-D Construction; Salt Lake City (UT); On-site; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical & Dental premiums paid

HSA with employer contribution

PTO & Holidays

401k with match

Life Insurance & Disability paid for

Supplemental Benefits available

Company vehicle

Job summary

Big-D Mission Critical is seeking a Project Director to lead mission critical construction projects with strategic oversight and operational leadership across all life-cycle phases. The role can be based in Salt Lake City, UT or function in a traveling capacity, driving safety, schedule adherence, and client satisfaction.

The position emphasizes commissioning strategy, multi-project oversight, and alignment with corporate goals while managing teams of engineers, designers, and field personnel.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in construction management, architecture, or engineering or other related field required.
• 10+ years in construction leadership
• Mission Critical or data center projects preferred
• Campus-scale programs preferred

Responsibilities

• Leads commissioning strategy across multiple projects
• Oversees commissioning managers and commissioning agents
• Develop and implement commissioning plans, schedules, and procedures for construction projects with commissioning agents, user groups, subcontractors, and construction team members
• Coordinate with design and construction teams to review project requirements and ensure commissioning activities are integrated into the master project schedule
• Manage the commissioning process for mechanical, electrical, plumbing, fire protection, building controls and other critical systems
• Manage pre-functional and functional testing of equipment and systems to verify proper installation and functionality
• Manage documentation of commissioning activities, test results, and equipment certifications
• Collaborate with user groups to ensure a smooth transition from construction to operation
• Solution-oriented troubleshooting
• Schedule and review factory witness testing
• Help coordinate and verify site acceptance verifications
• Ensure all testing L1-L5 is properly performed and documented
• Work with various manufactures, subcontractors, vendors and customer for equipment energizations and start-up
• Prepare for and manage materials necessary for commissioning process
• Write and track RFI’s and document general best practices and proceduresSubmit and track change orders
• Manage commissioning teams for each scope including mechanical, electrical, controls and CxA
• Develop comprehensive commissioning schedule and prepare for recovery
• Hold prep meetings, safety briefings and commissioning coordination meetings
• Review and approve testing scripts with CxA/customer and ensure feasibility with subcontractors
• Participate in job closeout process
• Monitors and enforces, along with project team, safety and OSHA standards to maintain safe working environment for all employees and site visitors
• Understands and can build a commissioning schedule
• Works with project team and subcontractors to ensure detailed commissioning schedule is met
• Proactively mitigate foreseen constraints, and assist in implementing plans to maintain or recover schedule
• Communicate unresolved constraints and impacts in a timely manner as well as plans to mitigate impacts
• Help ensure most up to date project documents are supplied to subcontractors and CxA
• Assist with redlining and updating drawings as you progress through commissioning
• Full understanding of commissioning process and able to provide quality control review of plans/specifications and documentation
• Responsible to provide technical and procedural commissioning direction to internal and external shareholders
• Understands equipment issue priorities and their effect on process, drives issue resolution
• Strong understanding of LOTO and energy management throughout testing evolutions

Education

Bachelor’s degree in construction management, architecture, or engineering or other related field

Job description

Big-D Mission Critical is looking for a Project Director who will lead the successful delivery mission critical construction projects by providing strategic oversight and operational leadership across all phases of the project lifecycle.

This is a great opportunity to continue your career with a company that is on a mission to be the most sought-after company in the business. We seek and employ exceptional, hard-working, lifetime learners; we give them the tools to succeed when we find them. We have a culture of growth and achievement powered by innovation, supported by purpose and joy.

This position can be based in Salt Lake City, UT or in a traveling role.

Position Summary

This role ensures projects meet safety, financial, schedule, and quality objectives while maintaining strong client relationships and proactively managing risk. The Project Director serves as a key leader in advancing the organization’s mission critical market presence, guiding teams through complex technical and commercial challenges, and ensuring alignment with corporate strategy and industry best practices.

Experience/Training

• Bachelor’s degree in construction management, architecture, or engineering or other related field required.
• 10+ years in construction leadership
• Mission Critical or data center projects preferred
• Campus-scale programs preferred

Essential Duties and Key Responsibilities (other duties may be assigned to meet business and project needs)

• Leads commissioning strategy across multiple projects
• Oversees commissioning managers and commissioning agents
• Develop and implement commissioning plans, schedules, and procedures for construction projects with commissioning agents, user groups, subcontractors, and construction team members
• Coordinate with design and construction teams to review project requirements and ensure that commissioning activities are integrated into the master project schedule
• Manage the commissioning process for mechanical, electrical, plumbing, fire protection, building controls and other critical systems
• Manage pre-functional and functional testing of equipment and systems to verify proper installation and functionality
• Manage documentation of commissioning activities, test results, and equipment certifications
• Collaborate with user groups to ensure a smooth transition from construction to operation
• Solution-oriented troubleshooting
• Schedule and review factory witness testing
• Help coordinate and verify site acceptance verifications
• Ensure all testing L1-L5 is properly performed and documented
• Work with various manufactures, subcontractors, vendors and customer for equipment energizations and start-up
• Prepare for and manage materials necessary for commissioning process
• Write and track RFI’s and document general best practices and proceduresSubmit and track change orders
• Manage commissioning teams for each scope including mechanical, electrical, controls and CxA
• Develop comprehensive commissioning schedule and prepare for recovery
• Hold prep meetings, safety briefings and commissioning coordination meetings
• Review and approve testing scripts with CxA/customer and ensure feasibility with subcontractors
• Participate in job closeout process
• Monitors and enforces, along with project team, safety and OSHA standards to maintain safe working environment for all employees and site visitors
• Understands and can build a commissioning schedule
• Works with project team and subcontractors to ensure detailed commissioning schedule is met
• Proactively mitigate foreseen constraints, and assist in implementing plans to maintain or recover schedule
• Communicate unresolved constraints and impacts in a timely manner as well as plans to mitigate impacts
• Help ensure most up to date project documents are supplied to subcontractors and CxA
• Assist with redlining and updating drawings as you progress through commissioning
• Full understanding of commissioning process and able to provide quality control review of plans/specifications and documentation
• Responsible to provide technical and procedural commissioning direction to internal and external shareholders
• Understands equipment issue priorities and their effect on process, drives issue resolution
• Strong understanding of LOTO and energy management throughout testing evolutions

Benefits

• 100% Medical & Dental premiums paid for
• Health Savings Account (HSA) with Employer Contribution
• PTO & Holidays
• 401k with match
• Life Insurance & Disability paid for
• Supplemental Benefits available
• Company Vehicle

Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States.