Director, Construction – Data Center Solutions

Director Of Construction, Data Center Solutions

Telamon is a leading provider of connectivity integration, implementation, and distribution solutions for many of the world's most recognized telecommunications, transportation and consumer brands. Founded in 1985, we are a minority-owned company headquartered in Carmel, Indiana, and maintain a global footprint with locations in North America, Europe, and Asia.

This work isn't easy—and that is exactly why we do it. Telamon thrives when we're solving problems that help enhance connectivity and lead to simplicity, safety, and reliability in everyday life. We are cultivating deeper connections with every bond we forge: a more comprehensive network that serves the world around us—inside our walls and out.

At Telamon, leveraging AI and digital tools is a core part of how we operate. We expect employees at all levels to actively explore and apply technologies that improve productivity, decision-making, and overall performance.

The Director of Construction, Data Center Solutions leads the planning, execution, and delivery of mission-critical data center construction projects from preconstruction through substantial completion and turnover. This role is responsible for overseeing all design partners, subcontractors, and Telamon self-perform personnel on assigned projects, and is accountable for safety, scope, schedule, cost, and quality across the portfolio. The position partners with design, trade, inside-plant, and commissioning teams to deliver facilities ready for infrastructure fit-out and operational acceptance.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Project Planning and Delivery

• Lead multiple concurrent data center construction projects, from single-site builds through large-scale campus programs, in accordance with approved scope, schedule, budget, safety, and quality requirements.
• Develop and maintain project execution plans, master schedules, resource forecasts, procurement plans, and risk-mitigation strategies.
• Lead project kickoffs, owner-architect-contractor meetings, progress reviews, and executive status updates; maintain timely and accurate project reporting.
• Identify schedule, scope, cost, resource, and delivery risks; establish recovery plans, escalate issues appropriately, and drive decisions to resolution.

Construction and Technical Oversight

• Direct and coordinate construction activities involving sitework and utilities; foundations and structural systems; building envelope and architectural finishes; MEP systems; fire protection and life safety; and roads, parking, and fencing.
• Coordinate with design partners, trade contractors, vendors, authorities having jurisdiction (AHJs), inside-plant teams, commissioning teams, and owner representatives to resolve constructability and interface issues.
• Interpret and administer drawings, specifications, scopes of work, schedules, and technical documentation; manage requests for information, submittals, and field changes.
• Sequence construction and turnover activities so the facility is ready for infrastructure fit-out, commissioning, and customer acceptance.

Financial and Commercial Management

• Develop and manage project budgets, forecasts, committed costs, cash flow, and cost controls; monitor financial performance and project profitability.
• Review and approve pay applications, invoices, purchase requests, and change orders within delegated authority and in accordance with contract requirements.
• Monitor subcontractor and design-partner performance and labor productivity; implement corrective actions and identify cost-saving or efficiency opportunities without compromising safety, quality, or customer requirements.
• Maintain complete, accurate documentation supporting contractual obligations, customer billing, changes, claims, and project closeout.

Customer and Stakeholder Management

• Serve as the primary project contact for customers, design teams, trade partners, vendors, AHJs, and internal stakeholders; align expectations and communicate decisions, risks, and progress.
• Build trusted customer relationships, resolve concerns proactively, and support appropriate opportunities for expanded scope or additional services.
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