Director, Utility Delivery & Coordination

Cologix•Columbus, OH

About The Position

We are looking for a motivated and experienced Director of Utility Delivery & Coordination to be responsible for ensuring that utility energization milestones are achieved on schedule across the Cologix portfolio. Reporting directly to the Chief Energy Strategy Officer, this role serves as the primary liaison between internal project teams, external utility providers, and consultants and contractors, driving accountability, identifying risks, and ensuring projects are positioned for successful and timely energization.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Project Management, Energy Systems, Business, or a related field.
8–15 years of construction project management experience, with at least 5 years in utility, mission-critical, or data center industries.
Experience managing utility interconnections, substations, transmission, distribution, or large-scale infrastructure projects.
Strong understanding of utility planning, construction, and energization processes, and project execution.
Demonstrated success managing complex, multi-stakeholder projects with significant schedule and capital implications.
Exceptional communication, organizational, and relationship-management skills.
Experience presenting to executive leadership and influencing strategic decisions.

Responsibilities

Lead utility coordination efforts across multiple data center development projects.
Develop and maintain utility delivery plans, milestone schedules, and critical-path tracking.
Integrate utility milestones into overall project development and construction schedules.
Drive accountability for achieving utility-related commitments and energization dates.
Identify schedule, permitting, engineering, procurement, and construction risks that could impact energization.
Develop and implement mitigation plans to maintain project schedules.
Evaluate utility scopes, infrastructure plans, and project assumptions for gaps and dependencies.
Escalate critical issues and recommend corrective actions.
Serve as the primary point of coordination between internal project teams, external utility providers, consultants and contactors, and other third parties.
Partner with Development, Design, Construction, Operations, Procurement, Real Estate, Legal, and Finance teams.
Facilitate recurring meetings, both internal and external, and executive updates and reviews.
Present project status and risk assessments to executive leadership and other stakeholders.
Develop standardized utility coordination processes and reporting frameworks.
Maintain portfolio-level milestone tracking and risk registers.
Drive continuous improvement across utility delivery and project execution practices.