Principal Technical Program Manager – Data Center Delivery

Overview

In this role you lead data center construction projects with colocation partners, ensuring on-time delivery, budget alignment, and high quality. You’ll own schedules, budgets, and documentation, while driving quality control and commissioning. You act as the primary liaison with colocation providers and oversee vendor contracts, installation of critical systems, and risk mitigation. This is a hands-on, end-to-end role with meaningful impact on scalable data center delivery and client-ready outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Lead construction of data centers with colocation providers to meet time, budget, and quality targets
• Develop and maintain detailed project schedules, coordinating milestones across multiple projects
• Create and manage project budgets to optimize resource use
• Create, review, and maintain design review, commissioning, and problem-solving documentation
• Implement and oversee quality control to ensure standards and specifications are met
• Coordinate tenant fit-out and align design, construction, and commissioning phases
• Conduct site walks to monitor progress, quality, and coordination
• Lead startup and commissioning of major data center projects
• Identify and mitigate risks, developing tailored mitigation strategies
• Serve as primary contact with colocation providers and manage stakeholder communications
• Select, negotiate, and manage contracts with external vendors, ensuring compliance and performance
• Oversee installation of power, cooling, networking, and structured cabling systems

Key requirements

• 6–10+ years of experience in data center construction/project management
• Security clearance required
• English language proficiency

• collaborative mindset
• strong communication with stakeholders
• problem solving and analytical thinking
• project planning and execution
• budgeting and cost optimization
• quality assurance and design coordination

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