Director of Construction

Cerebras Systems

Director of Data Center Construction leading execution of AI infrastructure projects. Managing colocation builds and ensuring speed, quality, and project delivery.

Posted 4/16/2026full-timeRemote • California • 🇺🇸 United StatesLead💰 $280,000 - $350,000 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Own end-to-end delivery of data center sites.
Lead all aspects of data hall buildout including racks, containment, power distribution, cooling integration, and network readiness.
Act as the primary interface with colo providers to align on base build readiness, SLAs, and integration points.
Drive Vendors, GCs, and trade partners to execute fit-out scope on aggressive timelines.
Establish construction standards, playbooks, and repeatable deployment models for colo-based builds.
Ensure seamless coordination between base building and tenant improvement scopes.
Manage cost, schedule, and quality across a portfolio of concurrent deployments.
Identify risks early and implement mitigation strategies to avoid delays to capacity delivery.
Lead site-level execution teams and ensure strong on-the-ground presence where required.
Partner with procurement and supply chain to ensure timely delivery of long-lead equipment.
Implement real-time reporting and dashboards for executive visibility.
Drive innovation in deployment speed including modularization and prefabrication approaches.
Establish and manage strategic relationships with colocation providers.
Define and enforce technical and delivery requirements for base building readiness.
Ensure clear demarcation of responsibilities between landlord and tenant scopes.
Hold providers accountable to schedule commitments, power delivery milestones, and facility readiness.
Resolve integration issues between colo infrastructure and Cerebras systems.
Negotiate scope, timelines, and change orders with providers and contractors.

Requirements

What you’ll need

15+ years of experience in mission-critical construction, preferably in data centers.
Deep experience delivering white space fit-out projects within colocation environments.
Strong understanding of power, cooling, and rack-level infrastructure in high-density environments.
Proven ability to manage multiple large-scale deployments simultaneously.
Experience working with EPC firms, general contractors, and specialty trades.
Strong commercial acumen including contract negotiation and cost control.
Ability to operate in a fast-paced, ambiguous startup environment.
Excellent leadership and stakeholder management skills.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Job stability with startup vitality
Non-corporate work culture that respects individual beliefs

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Hard Skills & Tools

data center constructionpower distributioncooling integrationnetwork readinessmodularizationprefabricationrisk managementcost controlcontract negotiationreal-time reporting

Soft Skills

leadershipstakeholder managementcommunicationproblem-solvingstrategic relationship managementteam managementinnovationadaptabilitynegotiationexecution