Director of Data Center Construction

Company: Pkaza
Location: Ashburn
Posted on: February 16, 2026

Job Description:

Job Description Job Description Director Data Center Construction - Ashburn, VA This opportunity is working directly with a leading mission-critical data center developer / wholesaler / Colo provider. This company provides turnkey data center solutions custom-fit to the requirements of their client's ever-changing mission-critical facility's operational needs. They accomplish this by providing reliability of mission-critical facilities for many of the world's largest organizations (Hyperscale and Enterprise Customers). This opportunity provides a career-growth minded role with exciting projects with leading-edge technology and innovation as well as competitive salaries and benefits. Responsibilities: Plan and organize multiple modular data center construction projects Put together Critical Facilities Construction Project plans – size up, costs, scheduling, timeline Maintain liaison with primary client, A/E firm, Owner's Rep firm, and other vendors to facilitate construction activities Establish project objectives, policies, procedures, and performance standards within the boundaries of corporate policies. Put these in clear concise work statement for the field Manage financial aspects of contracts (progress billing, rental equipment, income/expenses) to protect the company's interest and simultaneously maintain good relationship with the client Manage overall success of the Project Management team Oversee all aspects of each project with varying levels of involvement Qualifications: Experience managing teams running Data Center Construction Projects Extensive client-facing experience and full ownership of multiple projects a MUST Experience managing multiple Data Center Construction Projects with Budgets between 50-100 million Management of profit and loss and management of standards and best practices a must Must be familiar with the design process of building systems for data center and mission critical projects Business Development experience; previous experience creating RFPs and RFIs Solid Project management construction experience Experience with modular data centers a HUGE plus Previous experience in the Military / Military Veterans a huge plus! Experience with Electrical / Mechanical: Navy nukes - EMN, ETN, MMNs, Seabees, Army - Power Generation, Air Force – Power Production, Generator Techs, Maritime, Coast Guard, Army National Guard, etc. Belong and attend professional organizations such as AFCOM, ASHRAE, 7x24 exchange, PTC, Datacenter Dynamics / DCD, Uptime, iMasons, Bisnow etc. Submittal Instructions: Please apply directly by clicking the link below, alternatively you can forward your resume directly to: o4he1mj8kd3cy18m36p6c3br6e@crelate.net After applying, if you have further questions, you may call 973-895-5200 and ask for Iggy. You can also submit via our career portal and take a look at other Critical Facility openings we are working on at, https://www.pkaza.com/jobs/ If this job is not for you, feel free to forward this along. WE PAY FOR REFERRALS Company offers competitive salaries and benefits package including medical insurance, a 401(k) plan EOE/AA Employer M/F/D/V Pkaza LLC is a third-party employment firm. All fees assessed by Pkaza LLC will be paid by our employer that we represent and not by the candidate

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