Senior Manager, Data Center Construction

Galaxy • Afton, TX

13h • Onsite

About The Position

Galaxy Digital is hiring a hands-on construction leader to oversee delivery of a large-scale data center building at its Helios campus in Afton, Texas. The role is the accountable construction lead for the assigned building, from preconstruction handoff and GMP through energization, Level 1–5 commissioning, integrated systems testing, and turnover to operations. The Senior Manager leads the on-site Galaxy team and manages contractor and trade-partner relationships while delivering safety, schedule, cost, and quality commitments.

The position works alongside peer Senior Managers with shared responsibility for campus alignment and reports to the VP, Campus Construction Manager. It requires full-time, on-site presence at Helios. The construction leader coordinates with campus teams and external stakeholders, including utilities, commissioning partners, local authorities, and customers, and provides candid updates on status, risks, and forecasts to senior leadership.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Construction Management, Engineering, Architecture, or equivalent experience.
• At least 7 years of experience delivering large-scale mission-critical projects, including at least 3 years in a senior role leading a project or building team through construction.
• Demonstrated success delivering a data center or comparable mission-critical facility from start of construction through commissioning and turnover.
• Working knowledge of construction delivery models, including GMP, risk management, and contractor oversight.
• Technical fluency across MEP, commissioning, civil, and structural systems.
• Experience integrating OFCI equipment and supporting commissioning.
• Strong command of cost control, change management, and schedule analysis.
• Familiarity with Procore, Primavera P6, Bluebeam, and SharePoint.
• Full-time, on-site presence at Helios in Afton, Texas.
• Track record of leading and developing high-performing construction teams.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to influence technical and executive stakeholders.
• Sound judgment under pressure and willingness to escalate issues early and honestly.
• Commitment to safety, quality, and executional excellence.

Nice To Haves

• Passion for building world-class infrastructure that supports the growth of the digital economy.

Responsibilities

• Own construction delivery of a large-scale data center facility from GMP handoff through energization, commissioning, integrated systems testing, and operational turnover.
• Own the building schedule, monitor progress against baseline, identify critical-path threats, drive recovery and mitigation plans, and provide schedule inputs to the campus master schedule.
• Maintain a quantified risk register covering schedule, cost, supply chain, labor, weather, and trade-interface risks; control owner contingency and lead structured risk reviews.
• Set and enforce building-level safety standards with Galaxy EHS and contractor safety leadership, tracking leading indicators and outcomes.
• Manage day-to-day and executive relationships with the general contractor and key trade partners, ensuring alignment on milestones, quality, safety, staffing, and commercial performance.
• Oversee pay applications, change orders, forecasts, and budget tracking under the GMP; enforce change management and provide cost reporting.
• Own monthly integrated cost, schedule, and cash-flow forecasting; validate reported progress using independent percent-complete and earned-value analysis and report cost-to-complete and forecast variances.
• Administer the GMP and related owner contracts, including notices, allowances, buyout and savings, delay and impact claims, backcharges, retainage, and lien waivers; protect Galaxy's commercial position and partner with Legal as needed.
• Coordinate with Pre-Construction and OFCI procurement and logistics teams to ensure owner-furnished equipment, including UPS, generators, chillers, and switchgear, is delivered and installed without schedule impact.
• Coordinate with the serving utility, interconnect and substation teams, and power development group on permanent power, energization sequencing, and test windows.
• Partner with the commissioning manager, third-party commissioning agent, and operations teams on systematic testing, closeout, and turnover.
• Lead construction delivery for customer-facing milestones, including ready-for-service dates, and ensure handoff meets contractual commitments and customer acceptance criteria.
• Enforce QA/QC standards and resolve systemic quality issues with contractors and design partners.
• Coordinate with peer Senior Managers and the VP on cross-building resources, laydown, site logistics, access, utilities, and sequencing.
• Apply modularization, prefabrication, and lean delivery initiatives, and capture lessons learned to improve repeatability.
• Coordinate with local authorities, inspectors, utilities, and consultants to meet code and permit requirements.
• Provide frequent, candid leadership updates and communicate building status, risks, and forecasts to internal stakeholders across Pre-Construction, Design Engineering, Operations, and Security.
• Lead and develop high-performing construction teams and influence technical and executive stakeholders.

Benefits

• Competitive base salary and discretionary bonus
• Paid Time Off
• Company-paid health and protective benefits for employees, partners, and other dependents
• Company Paid Holidays (11)
• 3% 401(k) company contribution
• Generous paid Parental Leave
• Free virtual coaching and counseling sessions through Headspace
• Opportunities to learn about the Crypto industry
• Free daily snacks and weekly meal in-office
• Smart, entrepreneurial, and fun colleagues
• Employee Resource Groups

What This Job Offers

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