Director of Construction

Responsibilities

• Serve as owner’s representative to the GC and tenant’s onsite leadership team, ensuring delivery meets Fermi’s standards for quality, safety, schedule, and cost
• Build and lead a team of DC project managers across concurrent building phases
• Own GC and tenant relationships at the program level — managing escalations, resolving disputes, aligning on sequencing and resource loading
• Oversee GMP contract administration, including change order management, pay application review, and scope validation
• Coverage with design integration and engineering teams to keep packages construction-ready
• Coordinate with design integration and engineering teams to keep packages construction-ready
• Implement earned value and progress measurement systems for real-time visibility
• Represent Fermi in customer-facing settings with hyperscaler tenants and development partners
• Drive continuous improvement across successive building phases

Qualifications

• 18+ years in construction management, 10+ in hyperscale data center or mission-critical programs
• Experience as an owner’s representative managing GCs on large-scale programs
• Strong command of GMP/EPC contract structures
• Deep knowledge of data center construction sequencing — shell/core, MEP, critical power, cooling
• Executive presence: comfortable representing Fermi in front of hyperscaler and technology company leadership
• Career trajectory with runway to grow — this is a foundational hire and we want someone who wants to build something
• Hyperscaler background strongly preferred; Bachelor’s in Construction Management, Civil/Mechanical Engineering, or related field

Pay

Pay range and compensation package: Base: $200,000 - 300,000
Generous bonus and equity