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Big-D Construction

Project Director - Mission Critical

salt lake city, UT

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Job description

Big-D Mission Critical is looking for a Project Director who will lead the successful delivery mission critical construction projects by providing strategic oversight and operational leadership across all phases of the project lifecycle.

This is a great opportunity to continue your career with a company that is on a mission to be the most sought-after company in the business. We seek and employ exceptional, hard-working, lifetime learners; we give them the tools to succeed when we find them. We have a culture of growth and achievement powered by innovation, supported by purpose and joy.

This position can be based in Salt Lake City, UT or in a traveling role.

Position Summary

This role ensures projects meet safety, financial, schedule, and quality objectives while maintaining strong client relationships and proactively managing risk. The Project Director serves as a key leader in advancing the organization’s mission critical market presence, guiding teams through complex technical and commercial challenges, and ensuring alignment with corporate strategy and industry best practices.

Experience/Training

Bachelor’s degree in construction management, architecture, or engineering or other related field required.

10+ years in construction leadership

Mission Critical or data center projects preferred

Campus-scale programs preferred

Essential Duties and Key Responsibilities (other duties may be assigned to meet business and project needs)

Leads commissioning strategy across multiple projects

Oversees commissioning managers and commissioning agents

Develop and implement commissioning plans, schedules, and procedures for construction projects with commissioning agents, user groups, subcontractors, and construction team members

Coordinate with design and construction teams to review project requirements and ensure that commissioning activities are integrated into the master project schedule

Manage the commissioning process for mechanical, electrical, plumbing, fire protection, building controls and other critical systems

Manage pre-functional and functional testing of equipment and systems to verify proper installation and functionality

Manage documentation of commissioning activities, test results, and equipment certifications

Collaborate with user groups to ensure a smooth transition from construction to operation

Solution-oriented troubleshooting

Schedule and review factory witness testing

Help coordinate and verify site acceptance verifications

Ensure all testing L1-L5 is properly performed and documented

Work with various manufactures, subcontractors, vendors and customer for equipment energizations and start-up

Prepare for and manage materials necessary for commissioning process

Write and track RFI’s and document general best practices and proceduresSubmit and track change orders

Manage commissioning teams for each scope including mechanical, electrical, controls and CxA

Develop comprehensive commissioning schedule and prepare for recovery

Hold prep meetings, safety briefings and commissioning coordination meetings

Review and approve testing scripts with CxA/customer and ensure feasibility with subcontractors

Participate in job closeout process

Monitors and enforces, along with project team, safety and OSHA standards to maintain safe working environment for all employees and site visitors

Understands and can build a commissioning schedule

Works with project team and subcontractors to ensure detailed commissioning schedule is met

Proactively mitigate foreseen constraints, and assist in implementing plans to maintain or recover schedule

Communicate unresolved constraints and impacts in a timely manner as well as plans to mitigate impacts

Help ensure most up to date project documents are supplied to subcontractors and CxA

Assist with redlining and updating drawings as you progress through commissioning

Full understanding of commissioning process and able to provide quality control review of plans/specifications and documentation

Responsible to provide technical and procedural commissioning direction to internal and external shareholders

Understands equipment issue priorities and their effect on process, drives issue resolution

Strong understanding of LOTO and energy management throughout testing evolutions

Benefits

100% Medical & Dental premiums paid for

Health Savings Account (HSA) with Employer Contribution

PTO & Holidays

401k with match

Life Insurance & Disability paid for

Supplemental Benefits available

Company Vehicle

Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States.

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Worksite address

salt lake city, UT, 84193, US

Who can apply

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