What are the responsibilities and job description for the Director of Data Center Development & Construction position at Cognisant?
Director of Data Center Development & Construction.
Irving, Texas.
Cognisant is working with a well-capitalized US data center developer to appoint a Director of Data Center Development & Construction. The business is actively developing next-generation data center campuses for hyperscale customers across the US, with significant institutional backing and an expanding development pipeline. This is a senior project leadership role with responsibility for taking complex data center developments through the full lifecycle — from entitlement and design through procurement, construction and delivery.
The Role
Reporting to the SVP of Development & Construction, you will
- Lead major data center projects from development through construction and completion
- Manage entitlement, permitting, design and consultant teams
- Oversee project budgets, schedules, procurement and contract administration
- Manage General Contractors through bid, award, construction and closeout
- Coordinate utilities, environmental, geotechnical and wider infrastructure requirements
- Manage RFIs, change orders, submittals, project controls and commercial reporting
- Identify project risks and drive solutions to protect programme, cost and delivery
- Work closely with capital partners, consultants, contractors, public agencies and internal leadership
- Support project feasibility, financial modelling and development business plans
The Background
We are looking for an experienced development or construction professional with
- 15 years' experience delivering technically complex construction or development projects
- Strong experience within data centers, mission-critical infrastructure or high-density MEP environments
- Experience taking projects through entitlement, design and construction
- Strong commercial understanding of budgets, contracts, procurement and programme management
- Experience managing General Contractors and multidisciplinary consultant teams
- A strong understanding of data center development and construction
- Experience of hyperscale / turnkey data center delivery would be particularly advantageous
This role is based in Irving, TX, with travel to other company and project locations as required.