Project Director - Michels Infrastructure Solutions, Inc.

About the role

Location: Nationwide | Employment Type: Full‑Time | Travel: Approximately 75% travel required.

The Project Director provides executive leadership for large‑scale hyperscale data center and mission‑critical infrastructure projects from pursuit through final turnover. Accountable for safety, client satisfaction, commercial performance, operational execution, staffing strategy, and overall business results across one or multiple major projects. The role aligns project teams, field operations, clients, subcontractors, suppliers, and executive stakeholders to ensure safe, profitable delivery that meets client expectations.

Responsibilities

• Provide executive oversight for hyperscale data center and mission‑critical infrastructure projects from pre‑construction through closeout.
• Establish execution strategies supporting safety, quality, schedule, financial, and client‑satisfaction objectives.
• Lead Project Managers, Construction Managers, Project Controls teams, and field leadership throughout all delivery phases.
• Develop and maintain executive‑level relationships with clients, developers, design partners, subcontractors, and key stakeholders.
• Drive project profitability through commercial management, contract administration, forecasting, risk management, and change management.
• Support strategic growth initiatives, project pursuits, proposal development, and customer engagement activities.
• Oversee delivery of site development, mass grading, wet and dry utilities, fiber infrastructure, ground improvement, structural concrete, power infrastructure, and commissioning.
• Direct execution strategies, staffing models, procurement planning, risk mitigation, and operational priorities.
• Monitor financial performance, forecasts, contract compliance, cash flow, schedule performance, and resource utilization.
• Review and approve budgets, execution plans, staffing plans, procurement strategies, and major project decisions.
• Support contract negotiations, dispute resolution, change order management, and commercial strategy development.
• Facilitate executive project reviews, client meetings, operational reviews, and performance assessments.
• Collaborate with pre‑construction, estimating, procurement, safety, quality, commissioning, project controls, and operations teams.
• Identify business risks and opportunities, implementing strategies to improve operational performance and client satisfaction.
• Mentor and develop future project leadership while fostering a culture of accountability, safety, collaboration, and operational excellence.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management, Engineering, Civil Engineering, Business, Project Management, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• 10+ years of progressive project leadership experience on large‑scale mission‑critical, hyperscale data center, EPC, industrial, power, utility, heavy civil, or complex infrastructure projects.
• Proven success managing projects with significant financial responsibility, complex stakeholder groups, and aggressive schedules.
• Strong client‑facing experience with the ability to develop and maintain executive‑level customer relationships.
• Experience managing multidisciplinary project organizations, including Project Managers, Construction Managers, Project Controls teams, and field leadership personnel.
• Deep understanding of project execution, controls, finance, procurement, scheduling, contract management, risk management, and commercial strategy.
• Experience overseeing self‑perform construction operations across civil, utility, structural concrete, power, telecommunications, and mission‑critical scopes.
• Experience supporting business development, proposal development, strategic pursuits, and executive project reviews.
• Proficiency with Procore, Autodesk Construction Cloud, Primavera P6, Microsoft Project, Power BI, or similar execution and reporting platforms.
• Strong financial, analytical, negotiation, leadership, presentation, and communication skills.
• Ability to make sound decisions in fast‑paced environments while balancing operational, financial, and customer priorities.
• Valid driver’s license with an acceptable driving record.
• Willingness to travel approximately 75% and support long‑term onsite assignments throughout North America, including extended durations as required.

Benefits

• Comprehensive health insurance
• Dental insurance
• Life insurance
• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
• Health Savings Account (HSA)
• Short‑Term Disability Insurance
• Long‑Term Disability Insurance
• 401(k) retirement plan
• Legal plan
• Identity theft protection and monitoring plan
• Benefits may vary based on position and location