Director, Construction & Development Services

Director, Construction & Development Services

Quality Growth Companies (QGC) is a next-generation business builder and investor focused on launching and scaling ventures at the intersection of infrastructure, innovation, and long-term value creation. QGC champions platforms that balance performance with purpose. People are the strength, creating value that endures. People. Forward.

Job title: Director, Construction & Development Services
Position location: Regional Hub
Job type: Full-time
Reporting to: VP, Construction & Development Services
Requires U.S. citizenship? Yes

Quality Infratech Intelligence (QII) seeks a Director, Construction & Development Services, as a senior regional leader responsible for the end-to-end delivery of advanced manufacturing site construction and capital development programs across a portfolio of campuses. This position drives strategic alignment between development pipelines, capital deployment, customer commitments, and operational readiness, ensuring projects are delivered safely, on schedule, within budget, and to the highest standards of quality and technical performance.

Operating at the intersection of development, design, construction, commissioning, and operations, the Director leads cross-functional teams and external delivery partners across all phases of the project lifecycle: from site diligence and entitlement through design, procurement, construction, commissioning, and handover to operations.

In addition to project delivery responsibilities, this role will play a key part in helping establish the systems, standards, governance frameworks, and operating procedures necessary to scale QII’s development platform across multiple markets. The ideal candidate is a decisive, entrepreneurial leader with deep expertise in mission-critical facility delivery and a proven track record managing complex, multi-site programs in hyperscale, colocation, or advanced infrastructure environments.

• Own and manage the full construction and development lifecycle for 3+ mission critical campuses, spanning greenfield, shell-and-core, and fit-out programs simultaneously
• Establish and enforce regional delivery standards, playbooks, and governance frameworks aligned with corporate development strategy
• Serve as the primary executive-level point of accountability for regional capital project delivery, reporting progress, risk, and financial performance to senior leadership
• Drive portfolio-level resource planning, capacity allocation, and delivery sequencing across multiple concurrent campus programs
• Partner with Real Estate, Finance, and Operations leadership to align construction milestones with business growth targets and capacity commitments

Program & Project Delivery

• Lead regional construction managers and project teams through all phases: pre-development, design, permitting, procurement, construction, commissioning, and acceptance testing
• Oversee preparation and approval of project charters, master schedules (P6/MSP), cost plans, and risk registers for each campus program
• Promote best practices in project planning, coordination, and schedule management to improve delivery predictability and execution efficiency.
• Ensure on-time, on-budget delivery of critical infrastructure including high-voltage electrical, mechanical/HVAC, fire suppression, security, and fiber/network infrastructure
• Coordinate white space fit-out and IT infrastructure installation to align with customer and operational go-live commitments
• Own regional capital budgets of $500M+ across the campus portfolio; present monthly cost-at-completion forecasts and variance analysis to executive leadership
• Review and approve contractor pay applications, change orders, and major procurement packages in accordance with delegation of authority
• Partner with project controls teams to maintain accurate earned value management reporting, cash flow projections, and funding requests
• Drive value engineering and cost optimization initiatives without compromising technical specifications, Tier compliance, or safety standards
• Evaluate and approve design alternatives, RFIs, and submittals with a focus on lifecycle cost, schedule impact, and operational maintainability

Quality, Safety & Compliance

• Champion a zero-incident safety culture across all regional job sites; enforce Contractor Safety Management Plans, JSA requirements, and site-specific safety programs
• Direct regional QA/QC programs including ITPs (Inspection & Test Plans), commissioning protocols, and third-party verification activities
• Ensure all construction activities comply with applicable codes, standards, and local AHJ requirements
• Oversee environmental and sustainability compliance, including LEED and customer-specific ESG commitments
• Lead root-cause analysis on quality escapes, near-misses, and schedule deviations; implement corrective action plans across the regional portfolio
• Build and sustain relationships with utilities, municipalities, permitting agencies, and economic…