Senior Director, Data Center Construction & Delivery

NuPeople; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

NuPeople is seeking a Director of Construction Management in San Francisco to lead a growing portfolio of mission-critical data center sites. You will act as the owner’s representative, overseeing external partners and enforcing design standards across MEP, electrical, and IT infrastructure to ensure on-time, on-budget turnover.

The role requires 15+ years in data center construction or hyperscale development, with a proven track record delivering complex projects from design through

Qualifications

• 15+ years of experience in data center construction, mission-critical infrastructure, or hyperscale development.
• Proven track record delivering complex data center projects from design through commissioning and turnover.
• Deep expertise across MEP, electrical infrastructure, cooling, controls, and commissioning.
• Strong experience managing general contractors and construction partners in an owner’s representative model.
• Experience managing multiple concurrent projects across different U.S. markets.
• Strong command of project budgets, schedules, change management, contracts, and construction risk.
• Ability to operate in a fast-moving environment with aggressive deployment timelines.
• Strong executive communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Experience creating scalable construction standards, processes, and governance for a growing portfolio.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the owner’s representative managing general contractors, construction partners, vendors, and infrastructure providers.
• Own and enforce design standards across architectural, mechanical, electrical, controls, low-voltage, and IT infrastructure.
• Review partner designs for performance, redundancy, scalability, constructability, and cost.
• Drive projects from feasibility and design through construction, commissioning, and final turnover.
• Own project schedules, budgets, quality, safety, and critical-path milestones.
• Provide strong oversight of MEP and other mission-critical infrastructure.
• Lead commissioning and operational readiness, ensuring sites meet acceptance standards before turnover.
• Identify schedule, cost, design, and execution risks early and drive partners toward resolution.
• Establish clear project reporting and governance, giving leadership visibility into schedule, budget, risk, and key decisions.
• Help build the repeatable construction processes required to support a rapidly scaling portfolio.

Skills

Owner's representative

Construction management

Stakeholder management

Executive communication

Budget & scheduling

Risk identification

Job description

NuPeople is seeking a Director of Construction Management in San Francisco to lead a growing portfolio of mission-critical data center sites. You will act as the owner’s representative, overseeing external partners and enforcing design standards across MEP, electrical, and IT infrastructure to ensure on-time, on-budget turnover.

The role requires 15+ years in data center construction or hyperscale development, with a proven track record delivering complex projects from design through