Data Center Construction Jobs in Texas
Data Center Construction jobs in Texas are among the most active in the nation, driven by explosive hyperscale and colocation campus development concentrated in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex, Austin, and San Antonio. Major employers with deep roots in Texas including Holder Construction, Turner Construction, and DPR Construction consistently staff these projects, with demand running from entry-level laborers and apprentice electricians through senior project managers and construction executives. The most sought-after specialties are critical power systems installation, mechanical and electrical coordination, and commissioning management. Find a role that fits below and apply directly.
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INTRODUCTION
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Own the Build. Own the Outcome. Own the Upside. Strong base salary, up to 75% bonus, and large equity stake!
This Jobot Job is hosted by: Mark C. Johnson
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Salary: $750,000 - $1,250,000 per year
A bit about us:
This organization is building a hyperscale data center campus from the ground up—designed for speed, scale, and repeatability. With a long-term pipeline and fully integrated delivery model, the focus is on executing mission-critical infrastructure at a level of precision and consistency rarely achieved in the industry.
Why join us?
- Elite Compensation: Top-of-market base salaries paired with strong annual bonus potential
- Massive Equity Upside: Meaningful ownership in a rapidly scaling platform—equity packages designed to be transformational
- $1M+ Earning Potential: Total compensation for top performers can exceed seven figures annually
- Best-in-Class Benefits: 100% covered medical, dental, and vision for employees (and competitive dependent coverage)
- Build Something That Matters: Be part of a platform being built from first principles—not maintaining legacy systems
- True Leadership Impact: Direct influence over how a multi-billion-dollar construction program is executed
- Long-Term Growth: Multi-phase campus development with sustained leadership opportunities
Job Details
The Director of Data Center Construction is the senior field execution leader responsible for delivering large-scale data center projects from mobilization through turnover. This role serves as the primary interface between ownership, the general contractor, and tenant leadership onsite—ensuring alignment on schedule, quality, safety, and cost across all active buildings. You will lead a team of project managers while holding contractors accountable for performance in a fast-paced, high-stakes environment.
What You’ll Own
- Full oversight of construction execution across multiple concurrent data center builds
- Direct management of GC relationships, performance, and accountability
- Leadership of onsite project management teams across shell, core, and site scopes
- Delivery against key milestones including structural completion, enclosure, MEP rough-in, and commissioning readiness
- Contract execution, including GMP administration, change orders, and payment approvals
- Real-time tracking of construction progress, productivity, and earned value metrics
- Resolution of field issues, design gaps, and coordination challenges without impacting schedule
- Enforcement of safety, quality, and inspection standards across all workstreams
- Seamless transition from preconstruction into active field execution
- Alignment of construction delivery with commissioning and operational readiness timelines
A Modern Approach to Construction
This role embraces a tech-enabled delivery model where data drives decisions:
- Use predictive analytics to anticipate delays, cost variances, and resource constraints
- Leverage AI tools to streamline RFIs, submittals, and field reporting workflows
- Implement real-time dashboards to track progress and performance across the campus
- Support integration of BIM and digital twin technologies into field operations
- Continuously improve execution through data insights and lessons learned across phases
What You Bring
- 18+ years of construction leadership experience, including 10+ years in hyperscale, mission-critical, or large industrial builds
- Proven success leading field execution or acting as owner’s representative on large, complex programs
- Deep expertise in managing general contractors and large subcontractor workforces
- Strong command of GMP, EPC, and lump-sum contract structures
- Experience delivering multi-building programs with large onsite labor forces
- Advanced understanding of data center construction sequencing and systems
- Proficiency with construction scheduling (Primavera P6) and earned value tracking
- Demonstrated safety leadership on major job sites
- Exceptional ability to influence, align, and lead across a matrixed organization
Preferred:
- Experience with top-tier hyperscale data center programs
- Familiarity with modular or prefabricated construction strategies
- Background in greenfield campus development
- Knowledge of Tier III/IV data center standards
- Experience scaling teams and processes in high-growth environments
Work Environment:
Fully onsite role in Amarillo, TX
Active construction site presence required
Travel to vendors and partner sites as needed
Flexibility during critical milestones and commissioning phases
Interested in hearing more? Easy Apply now by clicking the "Easy Apply" button.
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INTRODUCTION
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Job details:
Own the Build. Own the Outcome. Own the Upside. Strong base salary, up to 75% bonus, and large equity stake!
This Jobot Job is hosted by: Mark C. Johnson
Are you a fit? Easy Apply now by clicking the "Easy Apply" button and sending us your resume.
Salary: $750,000 - $1,250,000 per year
A bit about us:
This organization is building a hyperscale data center campus from the ground up—designed for speed, scale, and repeatability. With a long-term pipeline and fully integrated delivery model, the focus is on executing mission-critical infrastructure at a level of precision and consistency rarely achieved in the industry.
Why join us?
- Elite Compensation: Top-of-market base salaries paired with strong annual bonus potential
- Massive Equity Upside: Meaningful ownership in a rapidly scaling platform—equity packages designed to be transformational
- $1M+ Earning Potential: Total compensation for top performers can exceed seven figures annually
- Best-in-Class Benefits: 100% covered medical, dental, and vision for employees (and competitive dependent coverage)
- Build Something That Matters: Be part of a platform being built from first principles—not maintaining legacy systems
- True Leadership Impact: Direct influence over how a multi-billion-dollar construction program is executed
- Long-Term Growth: Multi-phase campus development with sustained leadership opportunities
Job Details
The Director of Data Center Construction is the senior field execution leader responsible for delivering large-scale data center projects from mobilization through turnover. This role serves as the primary interface between ownership, the general contractor, and tenant leadership onsite—ensuring alignment on schedule, quality, safety, and cost across all active buildings. You will lead a team of project managers while holding contractors accountable for performance in a fast-paced, high-stakes environment.
What You’ll Own
- Full oversight of construction execution across multiple concurrent data center builds
- Direct management of GC relationships, performance, and accountability
- Leadership of onsite project management teams across shell, core, and site scopes
- Delivery against key milestones including structural completion, enclosure, MEP rough-in, and commissioning readiness
- Contract execution, including GMP administration, change orders, and payment approvals
- Real-time tracking of construction progress, productivity, and earned value metrics
- Resolution of field issues, design gaps, and coordination challenges without impacting schedule
- Enforcement of safety, quality, and inspection standards across all workstreams
- Seamless transition from preconstruction into active field execution
- Alignment of construction delivery with commissioning and operational readiness timelines
A Modern Approach to Construction
This role embraces a tech-enabled delivery model where data drives decisions:
- Use predictive analytics to anticipate delays, cost variances, and resource constraints
- Leverage AI tools to streamline RFIs, submittals, and field reporting workflows
- Implement real-time dashboards to track progress and performance across the campus
- Support integration of BIM and digital twin technologies into field operations
- Continuously improve execution through data insights and lessons learned across phases
What You Bring
- 18+ years of construction leadership experience, including 10+ years in hyperscale, mission-critical, or large industrial builds
- Proven success leading field execution or acting as owner’s representative on large, complex programs
- Deep expertise in managing general contractors and large subcontractor workforces
- Strong command of GMP, EPC, and lump-sum contract structures
- Experience delivering multi-building programs with large onsite labor forces
- Advanced understanding of data center construction sequencing and systems
- Proficiency with construction scheduling (Primavera P6) and earned value tracking
- Demonstrated safety leadership on major job sites
- Exceptional ability to influence, align, and lead across a matrixed organization
Preferred:
- Experience with top-tier hyperscale data center programs
- Familiarity with modular or prefabricated construction strategies
- Background in greenfield campus development
- Knowledge of Tier III/IV data center standards
- Experience scaling teams and processes in high-growth environments
Work Environment:
Fully onsite role in Amarillo, TX
Active construction site presence required
Travel to vendors and partner sites as needed
Flexibility during critical milestones and commissioning phases
Interested in hearing more? Easy Apply now by clicking the "Easy Apply" button.
Jobot is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We provide an inclusive work environment that celebrates diversity and all qualified candidates receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, age (40 and over), disability, military status, genetic information or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. Jobot also prohibits harassment of applicants or employees based on any of these protected categories. It is Jobot’s policy to comply with all applicable federal, state and local laws respecting consideration of unemployment status in making hiring decisions. Sometimes Jobot is required to perform background checks with your authorization. Jobot will consider qualified candidates with criminal histories in a manner consistent with any applicable federal, state, or local law regarding criminal backgrounds, including but not limited to the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring and the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance. Information collected and processed as part of your Jobot candidate profile, and any job applications, resumes, or other information you choose to submit is subject to Jobot's Privacy Policy, as well as the Jobot California Worker Privacy Notice and Jobot Notice Regarding Automated Employment Decision Tools which are available at jobot.com/legal. By applying for this job, you agree to receive calls, AI-generated calls, text messages, or emails from Jobot, and/or its agents and contracted partners. Frequency varies for text messages. Message and data rates may apply. Carriers are not liable for delayed or undelivered messages. You can reply STOP to cancel and HELP for help. You can access our privacy policy here: jobot.com/privacy-policy
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Where Texas roles are concentrated, by current openings.
Data Center Construction Job Market in Texas
A snapshot from current Texas openings, updated as new roles post.
Who's Hiring
- Oracle6
- Fluidstack5
- Johnson Controls5
- Prime Data Centers5
- Sundt5
Top Industries Hiring
- Technology & Software18
- Construction & Real Estate11
- Manufacturing8
- Consulting & Professional Services7
- Energy6
What Texas Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in data center construction jobs across Texas.
- OSHA 10 or OSHA 30 certification required for most Texas data center construction sites
- Experience with critical facility construction including raised floor, UPS, and generator systems
- Familiarity with Texas building codes and local permit processes for large commercial projects
- Proficiency reading and coordinating MEP drawings and managing subcontractor scopes
- Valid driver's license and ability to travel between active Texas job sites as required
- Experience with project management software such as Procore, Bluebeam, or similar platforms
Data Center Construction Jobs in Texas: Frequently Asked Questions
How do you become a data center construction worker in Texas?
Most data center construction roles in Texas require a combination of field trade experience and project-level credentials rather than a single state license. Electricians must hold a Texas Electrical License issued through the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation, while plumbers need a Texas state plumbing license. Project managers and superintendents typically enter through journeyman-level trade work or a construction management degree, with certifications like LEED, RCDD, or a general contractor registration adding significant value with Texas hiring managers.
How much do data center constructions make in Texas?
Data center constructions in Texas earn a median of about $101,470 a year, based on May 2025 Bureau of Labor Statistics wage data, ranging from around $64,040 for the lowest 10% to over $166,800 for the top 10%. Pay rises with experience, specialty, and employer.
Which companies hire data center constructions in Texas?
Employers hiring data center constructions in Texas right now include Oracle, Fluidstack, and Johnson Controls, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of June 2026. Texas's concentration of hyperscale campuses and colocation facilities means general contractors and specialty subcontractors alike maintain a steady pipeline of active roles across the state.
Which Texas cities have the most data center construction jobs?
Abilene, Austin, and Dallas are the cities with the most data center construction openings in Texas. The Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex leads by a significant margin due to its fiber infrastructure, low energy costs, and the density of major hyperscale campuses in Garland and the Design District, while Austin and San Antonio draw roles tied to ongoing tech sector expansion and colocation development in those corridors.
Are there remote data center construction jobs in Texas?
Yes, but they're rare. Data center construction is fundamentally an on-site discipline, so most roles require a physical presence on active job sites in Texas. About 10% of data center construction openings tied to Texas are remote or hybrid as of June 2026, and those positions are almost exclusively in project controls, estimating, and document management rather than field or superintendent work.
How can I get hired as a data center construction worker in Texas with little or no experience?
The most realistic entry path is through a registered apprenticeship in the electrical or mechanical trades, since Texas data centers are heavily MEP-intensive and large general contractors like Holder and Turner recruit apprentices directly from programs affiliated with the Independent Electrical Contractors of Texas and the Associated Builders and Contractors Gulf Coast chapter. Candidates who hold an OSHA 10 card and have completed any commercial construction internship or helper role gain a concrete edge over applicants with no site exposure at all.
Where can I find and apply to data center construction jobs in Texas?
You can find and apply to data center construction jobs in Texas on Migrate Mate, which lists current Texas openings from employers actively hiring in the state. Search the listings, find roles that match your experience and location, and apply directly to the ones that fit.
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