Job Title: Construction Program Manager IJob Description

Responsibilities

Plan, direct, and coordinate activities related to engineering, research and development, financial systems, product roll-out, and datacenter construction projects.

Develop and maintain best practices to identify and implement cost-effective solutions across operations construction projects.

Manage the selection, contracting, and integration of multiple vendors and internal partners to support project delivery.

Drive the deployment of scalable solutions for construction and operations projects, ensuring alignment with organizational goals.

Facilitate decision-making that supports project solutions, schedules, and change management activities.

Apply strategic thinking, influence, and negotiation skills to evaluate options and recommend effective project solutions.

Regularly review cost and KPI metrics, invoices, and policy and process communications with client partners.

Serve as the single point of contact for project development and delivery, ensuring clear communication among stakeholders.

Coordinate meetings and activities with vendors and cost managers, incorporating lessons learned into ongoing and future projects.

Attend owner/architect/contractor (OAC) and other project meetings, providing timely updates on scope, schedule, and budget.

Report project progress on scope, schedule, and budget on a weekly basis or as required.

Provide consistent weekly project status reporting to maintain transparency and predictable delivery.

Lead the development, management, and reporting of safety, scope, schedule, budget, and risk for assigned projects.

Maintain direct fiscal responsibility for approved project budgets,



including monitoring expenditures and cost controls.

Operate independently in support of datacenter operations, making informed decisions to keep projects on track.

Prepare Requests for Proposal (RFPs), Project Execution Requests (PERs), and other approval documentation required for project initiation and changes.

Validate vendor costs by reviewing and approving pay applications and change orders to ensure contract compliance.

Coordinate construction execution, including field activities, contractor performance, and milestone tracking.

Review safety and field progress regularly to ensure compliance with safety standards and project quality expectations.

Manage schedule and milestone risks by identifying potential delays and implementing mitigation strategies.

Resolve technical and stakeholder dependencies that could impact project delivery.

Monitor contractor performance and address issues proactively to maintain quality and schedule commitments.

Provide explicit, structured project status reporting to stakeholders to support predictable and transparent delivery.

Essential Skills

High school qualification or equivalent and at least 1 year of experience in datacenter construction or mission-critical environments, or equivalent experience.





At least 1 year of experience managing end-to-end delivery of complex datacenter construction projects or related mission-critical environment projects with cross-functional teams, independently meeting delivery deadlines, or equivalent experience.

Deep understanding of construction management, including cost management, schedule management, and safety management.

Strong communication skills, with the ability to serve as a single point of contact and provide clear, consistent project updates.

Demonstrated ability to coordinate construction execution and monitor safety and field progress.

Experience managing schedule and milestone risks and implementing mitigation strategies.

Ability to resolve technical and stakeholder dependencies that impact project delivery.

Proficiency in reviewing and validating vendor costs, pay applications, and change orders for contract compliance.

Strong project coordination skills, including organizing meetings, tracking KPIs, and integrating lessons learned.

Ability to work independently in support of datacenter operations and make informed decisions.

Effective stakeholder management skills, including collaboration with vendors, cost managers, and internal partners.

Solid time management skills to handle multiple projects and deadlines in a remote work setting.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

Bachelors or Technical College Degree in Construction Management, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related field and at least 1 year of progressive experience in the development of mission-critical facilities, or a high school qualification or equivalent and at least 1 year of progressive experience in the developm

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