Pkaza - Critical Facilities Recruiting ยท 20 hours ago
Data Center Site Selection Director
DFW Metroplex
Full-time
Onsite
Lead/Staff, Director/Executive
5+ years expPkaza - Critical Facilities Recruiting is a leading mission-critical data center developer. They are seeking a Data Center Site Selection Director to manage the site selection process for critical facility construction projects, focusing on various site types and ensuring project readiness.
Staffing & Recruiting
Hiring Manager
Peter Kazella
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 the 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 the 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
Qualification
Required
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
Benefits
Medical insurance
A 401(k) plan
Company
Pkaza - Critical Facilities Recruiting
Pkaza LLC dba Pkaza - Critical Facilities Recruiting is a Niche Staffing Solutions Firm that specializes in Critical Facilities / Data Center Recruitment.
Founded in 2006Matthews, North Carolina, US
2-10 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Early StageCompany data provided by crunchbase