Location: Atlanta, GA The Role: Data Center Construction Field Oversight Leader As a Data Center Construction Field Oversight Leader at Switch, you will provide field oversight across active data center construction projects. You will spend at least 80% of your time at construction sites, evaluating execution against schedule, quality, safety, and operational expectations. You will identify risks, validate reported project status, and give leadership a clear view of construction health across the portfolio. This is an oversight role. Site teams and Construction Managers remain responsible for day-to-day project execution.
What You'll Do - Spend at least 80% of your time in the field at active data center construction sites.
- Assess General Contractor and vendor performance, including schedule, quality, productivity, staffing, coordination, and delivery against commitments.
- Conduct regular site walks, field observations, audits, and performance reviews to identify risks and execution gaps.
- Validate reported project status against field conditions, milestones, performance data, and leading indicators.
- Identify emerging risks early and escalate material issues that could affect construction outcomes.
- Bring Construction Managers, General Contractors, vendors, Engineering, Operations, and other teams together to resolve issues that cross functional boundaries.
- Establish a consistent approach to field observations, audits, performance reviews, risk reporting, and escalation across projects.
- Identify recurring issues and construction risks across projects and campuses, not just within individual projects.
- Provide central leadership with clear, actionable reporting on construction health, risks, trends, and areas requiring intervention.
- Hold contractors, vendors, and internal teams accountable for commitments while keeping project execution with the responsible site teams.
- Capture lessons from individual projects and help apply them across the construction organization.
What We're Looking For - You seek input from the people closest to the work before reaching conclusions or recommending action.
- You communicate field conditions, risks, and decisions clearly, including when reported status does not match what you observe.
- You use sound judgment to separate isolated project issues from risks that require broader action.
- You raise risks early and bring practical solutions, not just problems.
- You build productive working relationships while maintaining clear standards and accountability.
- You follow through on commitments and provide leaders with reliable, fact-based information.
- You stay focused on safety, quality, and operational requirements in mission-critical construction environments.
What You'll Bring - 10+ years of relevant construction experience, including significant experience with General Contractors and large-scale construction projects.
- Deep knowledge of field construction practices, contractor performance, scheduling, quality, coordination, and construction risk.
- Experience evaluating complex construction projects through direct field observation and performance data.
- Experience identifying construction risks early and working with project teams to resolve barriers to execution.
- Ability to assess performance across multiple projects and turn field observations into clear recommendations for senior leaders.
- Credibility working directly with experienced Construction Managers, General Contractors, subcontractors, vendors, engineers, and operations teams.
- Experience with mission-critical facilities or data center construction is preferred.
We encourage qualified candidates to apply even if they do not meet every preferred qualification.
