Director of Construction at Ecotal Director of Construction at Ecotal in Coral Gables, Florida Posted in 4 days ago.

Type:

full-time

Job Description:

Director of Construction Miami, FL (Relocation assistance available)

ABOUT THE ROLE A

rapidly scaling infrastructure platform is seeking an experienced and execution-focused Director of Construction to lead the delivery of large-scale hyperscale and AI-ready data center developments from contract execution through project completion. This individual will oversee prime contractor engagement, active project management, and overall construction execution across a portfolio of mission-critical data center developments. Direct data center construction experience is required for this position. The ideal candidate will bring significant experience delivering hyperscale, colocation, or other large-scale data center projects, along with a strong background in general contracting, construction operations, and high-performance project delivery environments. This individual will have demonstrated experience managing prime contractor relationships, leading bid and commercial processes, and driving complex data center projects to completion with a focus on safety, quality, schedule, scalability, and speed.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Lead the evaluation, selection, and bid process for prime contractors across active and upcoming data center construction projects
• Own commercial and legal negotiations under AIA agreements in partnership with legal and finance teams
• Conduct technical interviews and evaluations of contractors, vendors, and project partners
• Serve as the primary point of contact for prime contractors throughout the full data center construction lifecycle
• Oversee on-site project execution across multiple concurrent hyperscale and AI-ready data center developments, ensuring schedule, budget, quality, and safety targets are achieved
• Direct internal and external project management teams while coordinating across engineering, operations, contractors, consultants, vendors, and commissioning teams
• Provide leadership across complex mission-critical MEP scopes, including critical power, cooling, controls, and associated infrastructure
• Manage end-to-end change order workflows and ensure commercial and operational alignment across stakeholders
• Monitor construction progress, resolve project risks, and provide executive-level reporting on milestones, schedule, budget, and contractor performance
• Support the transition from preconstruction into active field execution with strong operational alignment and documentation control
• Oversee commissioning, integrated systems testing, turnover, closeout, and operational readiness in coordination with internal and external teams
• Drive accountability and operational excellence across all active data center projects

ABOUT YOU

• 10+ years of construction management or general contracting experience, with significant direct data center construction experience required
• Proven experience delivering hyperscale, colocation, or other large-scale data center projects
• Demonstrated leadership across the full data center construction lifecycle, from contractor selection and mobilization through commissioning and turnover
• Strong experience overseeing prime contractors, trade partners, vendors, and consultants within complex data center environments
• Deep understanding of AIA contracts, bid management, procurement, commercial negotiations, and change order processes
• Strong understanding of mission-critical MEP infrastructure, including electrical distribution, backup power, cooling systems, controls, and commissioning
• Proven ability to lead multiple concurrent data center builds while maintaining schedule, budget, quality, and delivery consistency
• Experience managing large-scale project teams and coordinating across engineering, procurement, operations, development, and construction stakeholders
• Strong leadership, negotiation, communication, and field management capabilities
• Detail-oriented with a proactive approach toward schedule, cost, quality, safety, risk, and execution management
• Experience with construction management platforms such as Procore, Primavera P6, or MS Project Direct data center construction experience is a requirement for this position.

Candidates whose backgrounds are solely within adjacent industrial or mission-critical sectors without direct data center project delivery experience will not be considered.