Project Executive – Mission Critical / Data Centers
Summary:
The Project Executive – Mission Critical will provide leadership and oversight for Pogue Construction’s data center projects. This individual will be responsible for leading complex, ground-up Mission Critical projects from preconstruction through construction, commissioning, turnover, and closeout.
This position requires an experienced data center construction leader with strong financial, operational, and client-facing experience. The Project Executive will oversee project teams while maintaining accountability for financial performance, schedule, quality, client satisfaction, and overall successful project delivery.
Primary Responsibilities:
- Provide executive oversight of Mission Critical / data center projects from preconstruction through final turnover and closeout
- Maintain accountability for project financial performance, schedule, quality, safety, and client satisfaction
- Oversee project budgets, forecasting, cost projections, change management, contingency, and profitability
- Support preconstruction efforts including budgeting, procurement strategy, scheduling, constructability, and project planning
- Lead project teams throughout ground-up construction, MEP coordination, commissioning, and turnover
- Regularly review project financials and identify potential cost, schedule, and contractual risks
- Serve as a primary client contact and provide clear communication regarding project progress, financials, schedule, and key risks
- Support business development efforts through client meetings, pursuits, presentations, and relationship development
- Build and maintain strong relationships with subcontractors, trade partners, design teams, and clients
- Provide oversight of subcontractor procurement, buyout, contracts, and change management
- Understand and manage long-lead equipment and procurement challenges associated with Mission Critical construction
- Work closely with project and field leadership to proactively resolve construction issues and mitigate risk
- Participate in PPR meetings to review project budgets, forecasts, and projected profitability
- Determine staffing and manpower needs for assigned projects
- Lead, mentor, and develop project management teams
- Set clear expectations and hold project teams accountable for performance
- Support the continued development of Pogue Construction’s Mission Critical processes and best practices
- Maintain involvement in relevant industry organizations
- Other duties as assigned
Required Experience:
- Proven General Contractor experience leading ground-up Mission Critical / data center construction
- Experience leading a data center through the full project lifecycle, from preconstruction and project start-up through commissioning, turnover, and closeout
- Strong financial experience managing large, complex data center projects
- Experience with budgeting, forecasting, cost control, change management, procurement, and project profitability
- Working knowledge of MEP systems and infrastructure associated with Mission Critical facilities
- Understanding of data center commissioning, turnover requirements, sequencing, and schedule demands
- Experience leading large project teams and partnering with field operations
- Strong experience managing client relationships, contracts, subcontractors, and project risk
Required Skills / Expectations:
- Strong financial and business acumen
- Leadership and decision-making
- Verbal and written communication
- Client relationship management
- Financial forecasting and cost management
- Contract management and negotiation
- Risk identification and problem-solving
- Time management and organization
- Ability to manage multiple priorities
- Ability to perform in high-pressure environments
- Ability to hold others accountable
- Flexibility and adaptability
- Professionalism and confidentiality
- Teamwork and collaboration
- Ability to mentor and develop others
- Strong internal and external customer service
Preferred Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent construction experience
- Extensive General Contractor experience managing large, complex construction projects
- Significant leadership experience within Mission Critical / data center construction
- Experience successfully delivering a ground-up data center from preconstruction through commissioning and turnover
- Experience with financial responsibility for large-scale data center projects
- Experience leading Project Managers and large project teams