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AEC Command Center

How a data center gets built from land to maintenance, who we already work with at every step, what Boldt is hiring right now, and the questions that show we know the industry.

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Where Spark sits in the AEC world

We lead it, wire it and run it. Boldt and Walbridge build. Electrical and trades clients put craft on the job. DFM keeps the building alive for 15 to 20 years. One data center touches every account at a different moment.

Opening line for the Boldt call

We have spent time learning how a data center actually gets built, from land and power through commissioning. So the project managers and superintendents we send you are screened by people who understand your schedule, not just your job titles.

If they ask why they should use us

We do not send resumes. We qualify the req with the hiring manager first, then pre-screen and interview every candidate on video, and only submit the ones who pass. You see fewer candidates and a much higher share worth interviewing.

Before the call (saves in this browser)
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How a data center gets built, start to finish

Read it left to right. The owner decides, the builder builds, the operator runs it for years. Gold tags are our accounts. Click any step for the plain-English version.

Who decides and pays
The project, step by step

Start to finish

8 steps, in order. The gold number is how many roles in that step are our lane.
Who builds and runs it
Spark accountSolid arrow: work and money flowDashed arrow: outside party that can stop the clock

Step detail

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Who owns the project, and how the companies connect

Read it top down. The owner owns the project and pays for it. Everyone below is hired by someone above. Click any company to see who it works for, who it hires, which roles it staffs itself, and which roles it needs help filling. Gold tags are our accounts.

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Who is involved when

Who stays from start to finish and who comes in project by project. Gold tags are the Spark accounts that sit in each lane. The highlighted column is the stage selected above.

Owner, permanent Hired for a phase or project Construction, project-based Operations, ongoing Outside party that gates the schedule
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Boldt openings, live

Every open req on Boldt's careers site. Gold pins are our focus: project manager and superintendent roles. Filter to Our focus plus WI + MN for the intake call.

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Boldt openings

From Boldt's careers site. Gold marks PM and superintendent roles.

Click the map to enable scroll zoom. A role open at several sites shows a pin at each one. A number is several pins in the same area.

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Call guides: pick the role and the industry

Pick the role you are filling and the industry you are qualifying. Add a second industry to see what works in one and not the other. Intake questions, screening questions and positioning lines all rebuild for that role and industry, so this works for any job we get, not just data center.

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Data center vocabulary

Plain-English definitions with a note on why each one matters in a conversation. Skim the first ten before the call.

TermWhat it meansWhy it matters on a call