Project Director
thorBismarck (ND)
About the role
PROJECT DIRECTOR – MISSION CRITICAL DATA CENTER DELIVERYLeadership role | Full lifecycle delivery authority A national builder entering its first large-scale mission-critical facility is seeking a Project Director to take full accountability for delivery of a newly initiated data center program currently in early construction phase. This is a first-of-kind regional delivery for the organization, with shell and core works underway and rapid transition into MEP installation, systems integration, and commissioning preparation. The environment is not legacy-structured. Systems, sequencing discipline, and delivery controls are actively being built as the job progresses. This role requires an operator who can impose structure, drive clarity, and maintain execution control in a fast-evolving, multi-trade environment where complexity is increasing daily. Core Accountability You will own end-to-end project outcomes, including: Full schedule and cost delivery from active construction through commissioning and turnover Establishment and enforcement of critical path discipline across civil, structural, and MEP works Leadership of site execution strategy across all trade packages Risk ownership across sequencing, procurement timing, and field productivity constraints Commercial control including change governance and subcontractor alignment Coordination of commissioning strategy and readiness progression Interface with client and executive stakeholders with clear, structured reporting cadence You are not managing individual trades—you are controlling the system of delivery. What This Project Demands This is a high-pressure transition environment: Structural works underway; MEP mobilization accelerating Trade stacking increasing rapidly across constrained work areas Commissioning requirements driving earlier-than-normal coordination discipline First-time regional execution model for the contractor Success depends on your ability to bring order, sequencing logic, and decision velocity into an environment that is still forming its delivery rhythm.
Candidate Profile: We are looking for a delivery-focused Project Director who has operated in:
- Data centers, advanced industrial, healthcare, or similarly systems-dense environments
- Fast-track construction with aggressive sequencing constraints
- Multi-subcontractor environments requiring strong field organisation and efficiency
- You will bring:
- Proven control of large-scale, MEP-heavy programs through completion
- Strong understanding of construction sequencing under spatial and schedule constraints
- Demonstrated ability to lead without reliance on established internal playbooks
- Strong commercial awareness and change discipline
- Experience driving projects through commissioning and structured turnover
- Clear, decisive leadership style under pressure
- Why This Role ExistsThis role is not maintenance—it is foundation setting.
- You will be establishing the delivery standard for future regional programs and shaping how mission-critical projects are executed going forward.
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