Director, Infrastructure Construction

Telabotics • United States,

4d • Hybrid

About The Position

The Director, Infrastructure Construction is responsible for the strategic leadership, operational execution, financial performance, and growth of Telamon’s ILA infrastructure construction business. This role provides executive oversight for the construction and integration of ILA shelter deployments for long-haul fiber networks and related civil construction projects supporting telecommunications infrastructure. The Director manages the full project lifecycle from preconstruction planning through equipment integration, commissioning, warranty, and final project closeout.

The Director owns the operational profit and loss performance of the ILA Construction business, including revenue, gross margin, operating expenses, forecasting, cost-to-complete, cash-flow performance, and backlog conversion. The role is accountable for identifying performance gaps and implementing corrective actions necessary to achieve financial and operational commitments.

The Director is accountable for delivering projects safely, on schedule, within budget, and to established quality standards. The role exercises authority over staffing, resource allocation, subcontractor performance, project execution, and pricing or contracting decisions within established approval guidelines. The Director builds strong customer relationships, develops high-performing subcontractor and internal teams, and drives operational excellence and sustainable business growth.

This role partners closely with Engineering, Estimating, Finance, Supply Chain, Safety, Business Development, and Executive Leadership to ensure successful project execution, sound financial management, and long-term business growth.

Requirements

• Demonstrated ability to lead complex, multi-site construction projects delivered through a combination of subcontractors, third-party partners, and direct employees.
• Expertise in subcontractor selection, procurement, contract negotiation, vendor performance management, and accountability for cost, schedule, safety, and quality.
• Ability to make timely, sound decisions under pressure and with incomplete information, including responding to weather delays, customer scope changes, resource constraints, and competing project priorities.
• Strong financial and commercial acumen, including the ability to interpret P&L statements, work-in-progress reports, forecasts, and cost-to-complete data and translate findings into corrective action.
• Ability to forecast revenue, margin, cash flow, and project performance accurately across multiple concurrent projects.
• Ability to identify margin erosion, cost overruns, scope gaps, and financial risks and lead cost-control, change-order recovery, and margin-improvement actions.
• Working knowledge of ILA shelter construction, site mobilization, civil construction, concrete foundations, grading, underground utilities, site restoration, electrical systems, generator and ATS integration, and applicable NEC requirements.
• Ability to interpret construction drawings, engineering specifications, scopes of work, permit requirements, and related technical documentation.
• Strong customer leadership and communication skills, including the ability to translate complex field and operational issues into clear business implications and executive-level recommendations.
• Demonstrated ability to de-escalate customer concerns, resolve project disputes, and negotiate scope, pricing, change orders, and contract terms.
• Ability to standardize processes and performance expectations across geographic regions while accounting for legitimate customer, regulatory, and site-specific requirements.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, including root-cause analysis and the development of sustainable corrective actions for recurring safety, quality, schedule, and financial issues.
• Proficiency with project management and scheduling software, such as Microsoft Project, Procore, or similar platforms, as well as Microsoft Excel, ERP systems, and standard business applications.
• High degree of accuracy, attention to detail, judgment, organization, and follow-through.
• Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management, Civil Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Business, or a related field preferred; an equivalent combination of education and relevant industry experience will be considered.
• Minimum of seven years of progressively responsible experience in heavy civil construction, telecommunications infrastructure, construction management, or complex project delivery.
• At least five years of experience leading multi-project or multi-site construction operations, with direct accountability for project execution, staffing, subcontractor performance, customer outcomes, and financial results.
• Proven experience managing operational P&L performance, including revenue, gross margin, forecasting, cost-to-complete, operating expenses, change-order recovery, and cost control.
• Demonstrated success managing large-scale infrastructure construction programs involving multiple concurrent projects, geographically dispersed job sites, and a combination of subcontracted and direct-workforce execution.
• Experience with specialized infrastructure or structures, such as data centers, telecommunications shelters, ILA facilities, or similar technically complex environments, preferred.
• Strong working knowledge of telecommunications infrastructure, outside plant construction, commercial power, electrical systems, and civil construction.
• Experience leading cross-functional teams and working with executive-level customers, contractors, suppliers, and internal business partners.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with specialized infrastructure or structures, such as data centers, telecommunications shelters, ILA facilities, or similar technically complex environments, preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide overall leadership for ILA infrastructure construction operations across multiple customer programs and geographic regions, managing both subcontracted and potential in-house execution models.
• Establish operational priorities, production goals, resource plans, and performance metrics aligned with financial and customer commitments.
• Exercise authority over staffing levels, organizational structure, deployment of personnel, and allocation of labor, equipment, materials, and subcontractor resources within approved business plans and budgets.
• Standardize project execution processes and drive continuous improvement across programs and regions.
• Manage project delivery through subcontractors, third-party partners, and internal project teams.
• Coordinate execution across multiple vendors, field personnel, and geographically dispersed job sites.
• Establish clear performance expectations and accountability for contracted partners and direct employees.
• Conduct regular operational reviews to evaluate production, schedule, financial performance, quality, safety, customer commitments, and emerging risks.
• Initiate and direct corrective actions when project, operational, or financial performance falls below expectations.
• Own the operational profit and loss performance of the ILA Construction business, with accountability for revenue, gross margin, operating expenses, forecasting, cost-to-complete, cash-flow performance, and backlog conversion.
• Develop annual budgets, operating plans, financial forecasts, staffing models, and resource plans.
• Translate business and project performance data into operating decisions and corrective actions.
• Monitor project revenue, labor and subcontractor costs, operating expenses, gross margin, working capital, billing, collections, cost-to-complete, and backlog conversion.
• Ensure accurate and timely financial forecasting, work-in-progress reporting, project reporting, and executive communication.
• Identify margin erosion, cost overruns, schedule delays, scope gaps, billing issues, and other financial risks early enough to take corrective action.
• Direct cost-control, productivity, change-order recovery, margin improvement, and cash-flow initiatives.
• Make pricing, estimating, contracting, and commercial decisions within established approval guidelines and escalate decisions exceeding delegated authority.
• Evaluate the financial implications of staffing, subcontracting, resource allocation, scheduling, customer commitments, and project-execution decisions.
• Partner with Finance, Estimating, Business Development, and Executive Leadership to improve forecast accuracy, financial controls, and business performance.
• Maintain accountability for financial results while ensuring compliance with company approval requirements, contractual obligations, and internal controls.
• Build and maintain executive-level relationships with customers and strategic partners.
• Participate in customer planning meetings, operational reviews, and executive business reviews.
• Resolve escalated project, financial, contractual, and performance issues and ensure proactive communication with customers.
• Lead or support contract negotiations, scope development, pricing discussions, and change-order resolution within established approval authority.
• Balance customer commitments with operational capacity, contractual requirements, risk exposure, and financial objectives.
• Promote a customer-first culture while protecting Telamon’s contractual, operational, and financial interests.
• Recruit, organize, and retain high-performing project management, construction management, quality assurance, and field personnel required to execute the business plan.
• Exercise staffing authority for the ILA Construction organization within approved headcount plans and financial parameters.
• Build and develop teams capable of managing both subcontractor partnerships and direct-workforce execution.
• Establish performance expectations, operating accountability, and measurable financial and operational objectives.
• Support employee development, workforce planning, succession planning, and organizational capability building.
• Promote cross-functional collaboration between Operations, Finance, Engineering, Estimating, Supply Chain, Safety, and Business Development.
• This role has direct reports
• Provides oversight and accountability for subcontractors, construction managers, specialty trades, equipment integrators, and other third-party partners supporting project execution.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, HSA with company match, dependent care FSA, life & disability coverage, voluntary plans, legal/ID protection, pet insurance, EAP
• 401(k) with company match, annual bonus based on company performance, referral bonuses, discounts, phone allowance
• field roles: travel pay, per diem, company-paid lodging, and company vehicle (if applicable)
• Flexible PTO for salaried roles; starting at 15 days (PTO with 2 floating holidays) for hourly roles; paid holidays, floating holidays, parental leave, bereavement leave, and hybrid/remote options
• Tuition reimbursement, annual professional development grants, online learning resources, leadership programs, and internal growth opportunities
• Recognition programs, scholarships and educational stipends for children, company paid sabbaticals and company outings with access to local events.

What This Job Offers

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