Vice President, Construction

Location: Texas | Department: Construction | Reporting to: SVP, Data Center Delivery | Work Location Type: Remote

About the role

IREN is a leading AI Cloud Service Provider, delivering large-scale GPU clusters for AI training and inference. IREN's vertically integrated platform is underpinned by its expansive portfolio of grid-connected land and data centers in renewable-rich regions across North America, Europe, and APAC. We build, own, and operate our own data centers and take pride in being at the forefront of sustainable solutions for high-performance computing. This role supports our West Texas and Oklahoma campuses, which operate on 100% renewable energy.

Requirements

• Post-secondary education in Construction Management, Civil Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related discipline; a Master’s degree, MBA, or PMP certification is preferred
• 15+ years of progressive construction leadership experience, including significant time delivering mission-critical facilities, hyperscale data centers, or large-scale industrial, energy, or advanced manufacturing programs
• Demonstrated accountability for a construction portfolio of $500M+ in annual capital spend, or for multiple concurrent campuses at gigawatt scale
• Proven success leading a team of directors and senior managers across multiple geographies, including hiring and scaling a construction organization quickly
• Deep owner-side or general contractor experience across the full delivery lifecycle: pre-construction, procurement, civil and vertical build, MEP installation, commissioning (L1–L5), integrated systems testing, and handover
• Outstanding health and safety leadership record, with the ability to set culture across a large contractor workforce
• Strong commercial and contractual acumen, including experience with GMP, lump sum, and cost-plus delivery models, and the confidence to arbitrate high-value change orders
• Working knowledge of data center electrical and mechanical systems, and of how utility interconnection and energization drive capacity availability dates
• Experience partnering with project controls, scheduling, and cost management functions and holding them to a high standard
• Highly proficient in MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio, SharePoint, and Outlook)
• Strong written and oral communication skills and the ability to interact effectively with executive leadership, service providers, and community members
• Thorough research and problem-solving skills, with sound judgment under significant time and capital pressure
• Superior time management and multitasking skills with a strong sense of urgency
• Passionate and confident individual with demonstrated organization, prioritization, and critical thinking skills
• Willingness to be based within commutable distance of our West Texas operations and to travel regularly between the Texas and Oklahoma sites

Responsibilities

• Portfolio Construction Leadership: Own and oversee all construction functions across the US portfolio, ensuring successful execution of every phase from pre-construction and site enablement through vertical construction, commissioning, energization, and closeout.
• Safety First: Set and enforce an uncompromising health, safety, and environmental culture across all sites and contractors, owning leading and lagging indicators and driving toward zero harm on every campus.
• Team Leadership & Organizational Build-Out: Lead, mentor, and scale a team of construction directors, senior project managers, and site leaders, building the bench strength required to deliver a rapidly growing multi-gigawatt pipeline.
• Capital Expenditure Ownership: Hold teams accountable for campus capex budgets, ensure compliance with financial controls and approval policies, and partner with Cost Management and Finance on forecasting, contingency, and capital efficiency.
• Contractor & Trade Partner Strategy: Direct the selection, contracting, mobilization, and performance management of general contractors, EPCs, and major trade partners, and build long-term contractor relationships to secure capacity in a constrained market.
• Schedule Performance: Partner with Data Center Scheduling to drive the integrated master schedule, protect critical path and energization dates, and lead recovery when milestones are at risk.
• Quality & Constructability: Own construction quality standards and inspection regimes, and drive constructability and value engineering input into design with the Design & Engineering team.
• Commissioning & Handover: Ensure seamless integration between construction, commissioning, and Operations, delivering facilities that transition to service without punch-list drag or reliability compromise.
• Power & Interconnection Coordination: Work closely with the Energy and Interconnection teams to sequence utility works, substation delivery, and energization against the construction program.
• Standards & Continuous Improvement: Institutionalize construction standards, playbooks, and lessons learned across campuses to drive repeatability, speed, and cost reduction as the portfolio scales.
• Executive & Board Reporting: Report construction status, risk, and capital performance to the SVP – Data Center Delivery, executive leadership, and the Board, with clear escalation and decision recommendations.
• Community & Stakeholder Engagement: Represent IREN with local authorities, permitting bodies, and the communities hosting our campuses, supporting local workforce development and maintaining our social license to operate.

Benefits

• Compensation: Highly competitive base salary, annual performance incentives, and opportunities to build long-term wealth through equity programs
• Relocation: Assistance available based on candidate circumstances
• Health & Wellness:
  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance – 100% company-paid for employees, 75% company-paid for dependents
  • Company-paid life and disability insurance
  • Voluntary life, critical illness, and accident coverage available
  • Health Savings Accounts (HSA) – when combined with the High-Deductible Health Plan
  • Employee Assistance Program and wellness resources
• Financial Well-Being:
  • 401(k) retirement plan with company match
  • Financial wellness tools and resources
• Time Off & Flexibility:
  • Paid Time Off (PTO) and paid holidays
• Growth & Development:
  • Opportunities for advancement and internal mobility
  • Training and personal development opportunities
• Lifestyle & Culture:
  • Company events and team-building activities