Regional Data Center Construction Executive

MXI Partners; Illinois; On-site; USD 200,000 - 300,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous incentives

Illinois-based with no out-of-state to

Medical, Dental and Vision insurance

Vehicle allowance and gas card

Generous PTO

401k match

AD&D, disability & life insurance

Job summary

MXI Partners in Illinois seeks a Project Executive to own and expand its regional data center construction operations. You will lead end-to-end delivery on major projects, coordinating civil, structural, MEP, and commissioning activities while shaping regional growth and client relationships.

The role combines hands-on delivery leadership with strategic oversight to drive profitability and scale a growing regional business, with significant autonomy and executive responsibility.

Qualifications

• Extensive construction management experience with a general contractor, including leadership on large-scale data center or mission-critical developments.
• Proven experience delivering data center construction projects from ground-up through commissioning and handover.
• Experience as Project Executive/Senior Project Executive or operations leader overseeing multiple complex projects.

Responsibilities

• Lead regional development and expansion of the data center construction division, establishing structure, delivery capabilities, and teams.
• Own multiple large-scale data center projects from preconstruction to final commissioning and handover.
• Provide hands-on leadership across civil, structural, architectural, mechanical, electrical, and plumbing scopes.
• Oversee MEP installations, critical power and cooling, equipment integration, white-space fit-outs, and commissioning.
• Develop regional construction teams and establish a high-performance delivery culture.
• Cultivate relationships with data center owners, developers, hyperscale clients, and key partners.
• Oversee budgets, schedules, procurement, subcontractors, risk, quality, and profitability.
• Collaborate with leadership to set regional strategies and growth opportunities.
• Lead pursuits, preconstruction planning, negotiations, and execution strategies.

Job description

MXI Partners in Illinois seeks a Project Executive to own and expand its regional data center construction operations. You will lead end-to-end delivery on major projects, coordinating civil, structural, MEP, and commissioning activities while shaping regional growth and client relationships.

The role combines hands-on delivery leadership with strategic oversight to drive profitability and scale a growing regional business, with significant autonomy and executive responsibility.