Project Director, Construction
Listed on 2026-10-12
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Management
Project & Program Management, Operations Management
Headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri, Payne Crest Electric, Inc. has been an established leader in providing solution-oriented industrial, commercial, and telecom electrical contracting services for large, complex, engineering-intensive projects for over 70 years.
Servicing an impressive array of Fortune 500 end-users and multinational corporations, Payne Crest Electric, Inc., is ranked in the top 50 of national electrical contractors (through Engineering News-Record) with over $350M in annual revenue and active project work throughout the country.
We are seeking an experienced PROJECT DIRECTOR with strong operational oversight to lead a multi-building data center campus. This individual must be focused on developing strong skills in their teams in the core competencies of safety, quality, profitability, personal development, labor management and client relations.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:- Oversee multiple project teams at various locations and ensure projects are executed successfully,
- Be responsible for the combined profit and loss of the projects under their purview.
- Maintain customer relationships with active customers ensuring their satisfaction and repeat business.
- Develop team members: actively mentor and coach operations teams to further develop their skills. Lead by example and invest in the success of others.
- Partner with internal groups such as Engineering, Prefabrication, Purchasing, Accounting and Safety to ensure successful project outcomes.
- Together with the Manpower Leaders, develop strategies to staff projects with sufficient, high-quality manpower.
- Develop business opportunities: through relationships with clients, designers, and others identify new business opportunities that fit within the PCE business model and profit expectations.
- As a member of the Project Management Leadership Team, set strategy for operations at PCE and keep the Company’s best interests in mind at all times.
- BS in Engineering, Construction Management or equivalent Field experience.
- 10+ years of leading large teams and/or projects, preferably in the large-scale data center sector.
- Willingness to travel and/or relocate as needed to support local and national projects.
- Excellent written and oral communication skills.
Reports to VP of Operations
LOCATION:Lincoln, NE
COMPENSATION :- Salary commensurate with experience.
- Bonus opportunity.
- Additional compensation when travel/temporary relocation is required.
- Health, Dental, and Vision insurance and other benefits including industry-leading retirement package and other incentives.
Equal Opportunity Employer, including disabled and veterans.
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