Cerebras Systems

Director of Construction

Cerebras Systems

full-time

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Location Type: Remote

Location: California • United States

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Salary

💰 $280,000 - $350,000 per year

Job Level

Lead

About the role

  • 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

  • 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
  • Job stability with startup vitality
  • Non-corporate work culture that respects individual beliefs
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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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