Per-MW pricing, regional variance, and cost drivers for owners scoping hyperscale & AI builds.
Salary benchmarks across the 14 mission-critical disciplines.
Hire Directors of Engineering who run the engineering organization — discipline leads, design management, technical standards, and deliverable quality across a portfolio of mission-critical projects. Multi-discipline leadership + design-phase risk judgment verified through references from prior executives.
A structured process for the hire that owns engineering output — where the wrong Director of Engineering lets design-phase risk leak into the field as RFIs, rework, and schedule slip.
30-minute call. Align on org scope, discipline mix, sector focus, design-management model, reporting line, and start date.
Within 2 weeks we introduce 3–5 Directors of Engineering with sector-matched leadership history. References from prior VPs and executives included.
Every placement carries a replacement guarantee. If the hire fails within the warranty window, we run a no-fee replacement search.
A Director of Engineering is judged on the quality of what the org produces — coordinated models, constructible packages, and discipline leads who develop. We verify leadership output, not just tenure at a recognizable firm.
Every candidate has led mechanical, electrical, structural, or process discipline teams through delivery — org size and discipline mix reference-verified with prior leadership.
Reference-verified design-review cadence, IFC package quality, Revit / BIM 360 coordination standards, and RFI-rate discipline on delivered projects.
Hyperscale data center, cGMP life sciences, healthcare / FGI, and semiconductor fab engineering each carry different codes and review gates. We match the sector history to yours.
Before you meet a candidate, we have documented the leadership record behind the resume:
Reference-verified leadership of multi-discipline engineering teams — typically 15–80+ engineers and designers.
Verified record of catching constructability, code, and coordination risk before IFC — not in the field.
Reference-verified engineering standards programs, model QA, and deliverable review gates.
PE license common and verified where held; LEED AP, discipline-specific registrations as applicable.
Reference-verified record of developing discipline leads and retaining senior engineers.
Director-level comp bands, bonus structure, and LTIP expectations aligned before finalists.
We’ll help scope the role on the call — org size, discipline mix, sector focus, and reporting line.
Time to shortlist is typically 2 weeks from scoping call. Director-level searches typically close in 4–6 weeks total, including references and offer.
Pricing depends on engagement model. Director-level searches typically run as retained executive search or a defined per-role fee.
The Director runs the engineering organization day to day — discipline leads, standards, deliverables. The VP of Engineering owns engineering strategy, executive reporting, and cross-BU resourcing. In mid-size firms one person holds both.
In the US, base salaries typically run $185k–$250k, with total compensation of $230k–$320k+ in mission-critical sectors like hyperscale data center and semiconductor. Sector, org size, and geography move the band.
Yes. Every Director of Engineering placement carries a replacement guarantee, confirmed in writing at engagement start.
Yes. Replacement and pre-announcement searches run through retained executive search with discreet, direct outreach.
30-minute scoping conversation. We’ll review the Director of Engineering role, org scope, discipline mix, and sector focus — then recommend the right search path and start sourcing.
