Director, Data Center Construction (East)

Prologis • Atlanta, GA

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About The Position

The Director, Data Center Construction (East) leads an assigned portfolio of speculative and build-to-suit data center projects in a region with multi-gigawatt development potential. Reporting to the Vice President, Data Center Construction (East), this role builds and leads construction management teams comprising Prologis employees and delivery partners. Projects range from powered shells to fully fitted and commissioned data centers. The director is accountable for safety, schedule, cost, quality, and customer commitments for Prologis’ defined scope from preconstruction through applicable customer turnover and closeout.

The role works across design, development, procurement, power, and customer teams to establish executable delivery plans, manage risks, advise senior leadership, strengthen contractor relationships, and improve consistent delivery practices. The position is based in the East Region, preferably Georgia or North Carolina; exceptional candidates elsewhere in the region may be considered. Travel is estimated at 30%, though it may be lower or approach 50% depending on home location, project assignments, and delivery milestones.

Requirements

• At least 7 years of progressive construction management or project delivery experience, including substantial direct data center delivery experience.
• Demonstrated success leading multiple complex projects and managing project managers, construction management firms, or comparable teams, with accountability for staffing, performance, and project outcomes.
• Experience leading data center delivery through commissioning and customer turnover, including construction readiness, customer acceptance, and operational handover.
• Experience with critical electrical, mechanical, cooling, and controls systems and their implications for construction sequencing, testing, and reliability.
• Ability to manage budgets, forecasts, critical-path schedules, construction contracts, change orders, and risks.
• Experience providing construction input into preconstruction, due diligence, permitting, and utility coordination.
• Ability to evaluate technical and commercial tradeoffs, make timely decisions within delegated authority, and escalate issues with clear recommendations.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with customers, senior leaders, and cross-functional teams.
• Proficiency with scheduling, cost reporting, document review, and collaboration tools such as Microsoft Project or Primavera P6, Bluebeam, and Microsoft Office.
• Ability to meet the stated travel expectations.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor’s degree in construction management, engineering, architecture, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and relevant experience.
• Experience delivering hyperscale or AI data centers, including high-density infrastructure and liquid cooling.
• Experience with phased campus delivery, build-to-suit projects, or construction within operating critical facilities.
• Experience with contracting and delivery approaches including design-build and guaranteed maximum price contracts.
• Experience coordinating owner-furnished equipment procurement, delivery, installation, and startup.
• Willingness and capability to use emerging technology, automation, and AI tools to improve efficiency, quality, and speed.
• Sound judgment, creative thinking, and accountability for outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Lead and coach project delivery teams and direct internal support personnel as assigned; set expectations, assess staffing and capabilities against the project pipeline, hold teams accountable, and help shape the delivery organization.
• Lead new-build and retrofit projects to meet approved safety, schedule, cost, quality, and customer requirements; establish delivery plans, review performance, direct corrective action, and oversee contractor safety and quality.
• Manage interfaces between Prologis’ scope and customer-delivered work, including site access, sequencing, testing, and handover.
• Provide construction expertise during due diligence, entitlement, permitting, and investment reviews, including cost estimates, schedules, constructability, logistics, and execution risks.
• Maintain accountability for integrated schedules covering design releases, permits, utility energization, long-lead equipment, construction, commissioning, and customer milestones; escalate critical risks early with recommended actions.
• Oversee budgets, forecasts, contingency, and change management; partner with procurement, finance, and legal on contracting strategy, bid evaluations, negotiations, and commercial issues within delegated authority.
• Build relationships with general contractors and key trade partners, assess delivery capacity, enforce contractual accountability, and escalate significant commercial, delivery, and customer matters to the Vice President for direction or approval.
• Resolve constructability issues with design and procurement teams, align equipment deliveries with site readiness, and evaluate alternatives for cost, schedule, reliability, maintainability, and future flexibility.
• Partner with commissioning and customer teams to integrate testing and acceptance requirements into execution plans and address deficiencies, turnover documentation, training, and contractual closeout obligations.
• Serve as a senior construction contact for customers and internal partners; communicate status, decisions, risks, and recovery plans, and promptly resolve escalated issues.
• Apply lessons learned, standardization, lean construction, and appropriate technology to improve delivery predictability, productivity, and quality.

Benefits

• Healthcare insurance for employees and eligible dependents
• Dental insurance for employees and eligible dependents
• Vision insurance for employees and eligible dependents
• 401(k) retirement plan with company match of 50% up to 12% of eligible compensation
• PTO starting accrual of 22 days per year
• Paid holidays
• Volunteer time
• Wellness, financial, and work/lifestyle-specific benefits
• Bonus target and long-term incentives are part of the compensation package

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director
• Education Level: No Education Listed