Construction Project Executive - Electrical

IES Holdings, Inc. • Sugar Land, TX

2d • Onsite

About The Position

The National Construction Project Executive – Data Center Electrical is a senior executive leader responsible for the successful delivery, operational excellence, and strategic growth of electrical construction services for hyperscale, colocation, enterprise, and mission-critical data center customers nationwide. This role provides executive oversight for a portfolio of large-scale electrical construction projects ranging from greenfield hyperscale campuses to complex live-site expansions and upgrades. The Project Executive serves as the primary executive relationship manager for key data center clients, ensuring exceptional project execution, predictable delivery, operational scalability, and long-term customer partnerships. The ideal candidate combines deep expertise in electrical construction and mission-critical environments with proven experience leading large project portfolios, developing high-performing teams, and driving profitable growth within the data center market.

Requirements

• 15+ years of progressive leadership experience in electrical construction.
• 10+ years managing large-scale mission-critical, data center, industrial, or complex infrastructure projects.
• Proven experience overseeing multi-site or national project portfolios.
• Demonstrated success managing relationships with hyperscale and colocation data center customers.
• Strong understanding of: Medium- and low-voltage electrical systems, Mission-critical power infrastructure, Utility coordination and energization, Generator systems, UPS systems, Switchgear and power distribution, Busway systems, Grounding and bonding, Fiber and structured cabling infrastructure, Commissioning and integrated systems testing, Data center construction delivery methodologies, BIM/VDC and prefabrication strategies.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor's degree in Construction Management, Engineering, Business Administration, or related field preferred.
• Advanced degree or executive leadership training is a plus.
• Experience supporting projects exceeding $100M individually and managing portfolios exceeding $1B annually preferred.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute a national strategy for electrical construction services focused on hyperscale, colocation, cloud, AI, semiconductor, and mission-critical data center clients.
• Partner with executive leadership to identify growth opportunities, market expansion initiatives, and strategic customer pursuits.
• Establish and maintain national standards for data center project delivery, resource planning, quality assurance, and operational excellence.
• Serve as a thought leader within the organization on emerging technologies, power infrastructure trends, and mission-critical construction practices.
• Act as the executive sponsor for strategic data center customers and programs.
• Build trusted relationships with senior leaders at hyperscale and colocation providers, including construction, engineering, design, operations, and procurement executives.
• Participate in executive business reviews, customer strategy meetings, and national account planning sessions.
• Lead efforts to increase customer satisfaction, repeat business, and long-term strategic partnerships.
• Ensure alignment between customer expectations and project execution across all regions.
• Provide executive oversight of large-scale electrical construction projects and national data center programs.
• Ensure projects are delivered safely, on schedule, within budget, and in accordance with customer quality standards.
• Review project performance metrics, schedules, productivity reports, financial forecasts, risk assessments, and resource plans.
• Support project teams in resolving complex operational, contractual, technical, and staffing challenges.
• Drive consistency in project controls, reporting, commissioning readiness, and turnover processes.
• Maintain accountability for portfolio revenue, profitability, cash flow, and operational performance.
• Review project forecasts, work-in-progress reports, labor productivity metrics, and margin performance.
• Identify opportunities to improve operational efficiency and increase profitability while maintaining customer satisfaction.
• Participate in major contract negotiations, change order strategy, claims management, and dispute resolution.
• Support annual business planning, budgeting, and forecasting processes.
• Standardize best practices for electrical construction execution across all data center projects.
• Promote innovation in prefabrication, modular construction, digital construction technologies, and commissioning processes.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives focused on safety, quality, schedule reliability, and productivity.
• Ensure alignment between preconstruction, procurement, engineering, operations, commissioning, and customer teams.
• Champion a zero-incident safety culture across all projects and operations.
• Ensure compliance with customer, company, and regulatory safety requirements.
• Lead executive-level safety reviews and operational risk assessments.
• Promote quality assurance programs designed to meet stringent mission-critical facility requirements.
• Ensure project teams maintain readiness for commissioning, energization, and customer turnover milestones.
• Build and mentor a high-performing national team of Project Executives, Operations Managers, Program Managers, and Project Managers.
• Support succession planning and leadership development initiatives.
• Recruit and retain top talent with mission-critical and data center construction experience.
• Foster a culture of accountability, collaboration, innovation, and customer focus.

Benefits

• Competitive Pay
• Company 401K plan with Employer Contribution Match
• Company Paid Time Off
• Company Paid Life Insurance
• Choice of Medical Coverage including Prescription and Short Term Disability Plans
• Choice of Dental and Vision Coverage
• Optional Long-term Disability, Critical Illness, Accident, Legal and Pet Coverage
• Auto and Home Insurance Discount Programs

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior