Data Center Site Selection Director / VP - Dallas, TX
This opportunity is working directly with a leading mission‑critical data center developer / wholesaler / Colo provider. The company delivers turnkey data center solutions custom‑fit to the evolving operational needs of the world’s largest organization. It offers a career‑growth minded role with exciting projects, innovative technology and competitive salaries and benefits.
Responsibilities
- Prepare and review the scope specified within the proposal to ensure it includes appropriate scope
- Experience with vetting of sites to include brownfield, greenfield, facility expansion / retrofit as well as M&A opportunities
- Handle site acquisition process to include zoning, power utilities, municipality concerns and other pertaining regulations.
- Review labor rates to ensure accordance to the contract specifications and check labor productivity to ensure hours allotted are appropriate to minimize working restrictions, overtime, etc.
- Prepare and review material pricing and validate against other pricing references, acquire material quotes when possible
- Prepare and review pre‑purchased material or equipment and/or equipment rental rates against fair and reasonable pricing references
- Review contractor mark‑ups to ensure that the correct mark‑ups are being used and that any mark‑up caps are not exceeded
- Assist in sales strategy for proposals
- Interface with Project Managers regarding project requirements
- Will participate in the negotiation meeting with subcontractors
- Develop cost estimates from the engineering drawings; proactively identify deficiencies and/or questions; and actively assist the project team toward the answers
- Prepare and review material take‑offs from contract documents and drawings
- Prepare conceptual and cost study estimates from preliminary sketches
- Accumulate, evaluate and document historical cost data for the development of future estimates
- Manage site selection and land acquisition process
Qualifications
- 5-12 years of experience in performing Cost Estimates, Reviewing Contractor's Price and Cost Proposals for major engineering and construction projects
- Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management or equivalent
- Experience in Site Selection / Land Acquisition process a must
- Excellent communication skills to present information to executive team, operations, engineering and finance
- In‑depth knowledge of data center infrastructure and design is highly preferred; complex commercial development experience is required
- MS Office Skills to include: Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, Visio
- Experience with Construction Design / Estimation Software (Timberline, Bluebeam, Procore, P6)
- Travel required to new and existing markets is expected to be 50% and may increase over time
Submittal Instructions
Please apply directly by clicking the link below. After applying, if you have further questions, call 973‑895‑5200 and ask for Iggy. You can also submit via our career portal and view other Critical Facility openings at .
Company offers competitive salaries and benefits package including medical insurance, a 401(k) plan. WE PAY FOR REFERRALS!!
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Pkaza LLC is a third‑party employment firm. All fees assessed by Pkaza LLC will be paid by our employer that we represent and not by the candidate
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