Project Director | Mission Critical

Responsibilities

• Maintains strong client relationships and serves as a senior point of contact throughout pursuit, preconstruction, construction, commissioning, and closeout
• Serves as a senior representative for business development activities, client strategy, market positioning, proposals, interviews, and negotiated project opportunities
• Oversees project setup, governance structure, delivery strategy, communication protocols, reporting cadence, and project execution planning
• Oversees preconstruction services, constructability reviews, design coordination, value analysis, estimating, budgeting, and schedule development
• Develops and monitors project budgets, forecasts, cash flow, cost controls, billings, change management, and overall financial performance
• Manages master schedules, milestone tracking, critical path activities, manpower planning, logistics, and recovery plans when needed
• Coordinates with design teams, consultants, subcontractors, vendors, owners, and internal stakeholders to resolve technical and operational issues
• Ensures strict adherence to safety standards, quality expectations, contract requirements, ethics, compliance, and regulatory obligations
• Establishes and monitors QA/QC processes, inspection protocols, documentation requirements, punch processes, and corrective action plans
• Oversees commissioning planning, readiness reviews, systems turnover, issue resolution, and closeout activities for critical building systems
• Maintains project documentation, meeting minutes, submittals, RFIs, change orders, contracts, invoices, and owner reporting for accuracy and timeliness
• Leads owner, architect, contractor, preconstruction, progress, discipline, commissioning, and executive-level project meetings
• Identifies, assesses, communicates, and mitigates risks that may impact project performance, customer satisfaction, or operational readiness
• Leads project management, field, safety, quality, procurement, and project controls teams assigned to mission critical work
• Assigns work, sets expectations, monitors performance, and holds team members accountable for project outcomes
• Coaches, mentors, trains, and develops Project Managers, Assistant Project Managers, Project Engineers, Superintendents, and other project team members
• Creates a collaborative, accountable, solutions-oriented team culture that supports complex, fast-paced project delivery
• Supports interviewing, hiring, onboarding, and workforce planning for mission critical project teams
• May serve as a mentor to new hires or team members transitioning into mission critical project delivery
• Performs other duties as assigned

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, construction management, architecture, business, or related field preferred
• 15+ years of construction experience, including significant experience leading large-scale commercial, industrial, data center, or mission critical projects
• Demonstrated understanding of mission critical construction, including MEP coordination, power, cooling, low-voltage, structured cabling, commissioning, redundancy, and operational readiness considerations
• Strong knowledge of construction principles, preconstruction, estimating, scheduling, procurement, project controls, contract management, cost forecasting, and change management
• Prowess in leading client relationships, negotiating effectively, influencing decisions, and resolving complex issues in high-pressure environments
• Proven ability to lead, mentor, communicate, and build teams
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office, SharePoint, scheduling software, project management systems, cost management tools, and related construction technology platforms preferred

Working Conditions

• Work is performed in office, field office, and active construction site environments, with regular exposure to mission critical project sites and related safety requirements.
• Position may require frequent travel to project sites, client meetings, vendor locations, and pursuit or industry events.
• Environment is demanding and fast paced; work hours may exceed 40 hours per week and may require availability outside standard business hours to support project needs.
• Light physical effort is required, including walking job sites, standing, sitting, talking, hearing, and occasionally handling objects; construction site access may require use of personal protective equipment.
• Position requires a high level of autonomy and decision-making that may impact project performance, client satisfaction, and company results.