Director of Construction - Critical Facilities COLO Provider

Lead data center critical facilities construction projects in the Virginia/Carolinas region from pre-construction through turnover, owning all phases of delivery, budgeting, scheduling, and safety. Serve as primary interface with contractors, consultants, and vendors; manage budgets $200MM+ and procurement activities including RFP development, evaluation, and award. Communicate confidently with customers and internal stakeholders; develop and delegate RFPs, negotiate contracts, supervise scope and quality, track costs and critical-path milestones, ensure turnover readiness and operations handover, and maintain compliance with local/state/federal regulations. Maintain strong leadership, collaboration, and teamwork; engage with professional organizations (AFCOM, ASHRAE, 7x24 Exchange, PTC, Datacenter Dynamics / DCD, Uptime, iMasons, Bisnow) and leverage a broad network in the mission-critical data center facilities market. Willingness to travel ~20%. Qualifications emphasize strategic planning, project controls, VDC, and proficiency with tools like MS Project/SharePoint, Bluebeam, and related software.