Area Director

Meta; Menlo Park, Northern (CA, KY); On-site; USD 260,000 - 340,000; Full time

Job summary

Meta is seeking an experienced Area Program Delivery Director to lead a mega AI enabling data center campus in Menlo Park. You will direct a large onsite team and external partners, focusing on safety, quality, and predictable outcomes within a fast-track schedule.

The role requires 15+ years in project planning and construction management, with a Bachelor's in a technical field. You will manage multi-contract delivery, CPM scheduling (Primavera P6), and cross-functional collaboration across

Qualifications

• 15+ years in project planning and construction management.
• Experience leading large data center, greenfield or retrofit projects.
• Knowledge of US/EMEA construction practices and codes.

Responsibilities

• Lead a large DEC team and external partners to deliver a mega data center campus.
• Ensure safety, QAQC, and cost/schedule performance in a matrix structure.
• Develop and mentor team members; manage vendor relationships.

Skills

Leadership

Project planning

Contract delivery methods

CPM scheduling

Primavera P6

Safety & QAQC

Cost & Schedule control

Vendor & partner management

Matrix organization

Education

Bachelor's degree in Construction Management, Engineering, or Quantity Surveying

Tools

Primavera P6

Job description

Meta is seeking an experienced Area Program Delivery Director to join our Data Center Engineering & Construction Team. Our data centers are the foundation upon which our rapidly scaling infrastructure efficiently operates and upon which our innovative services are delivered. Building, operating and retrofitting data centers the "right" way is synonymous with ensuring high uptime, capacity availability and capital conservation.

The Datacenter Engineering and Construction (DEC) team thinks from chip to chiller (or electrical substation), determining configurations and ensuring maximum efficiency of our compute infrastructure, and the DEC Program Delivery team is committed to continual optimization of the delivery process at each level. The Area Director will lead a large Meta team and external partners to collaboratively deliver a mega AI enabling infrastructure campus of unprecedented scale and strategic importance to Meta.

The DEC Delivery organization and its sub teams operate in a matrix team structure and the Area Director will have overall responsibility for project success (to include all data cabling infrastructure), GC and trade partner relationships, team member development and relationship management with key cross functional operational partners (Facilities Operations, Edge Network Services and Facilities Engineering to name a few) in a culture of collaboration, safety and quality across the datacenter construction industry.

The Area Director will lead an onsite team in a matrixed structure for Safety, QAQC and Project Controls (Cost + Schedule) toward delivery excellence and predictable outcomes. The entire team, including the Area Director, will be dedicated solely to this campus and located onsite.

15+ years of experience in project planning and construction managementBachelor's degree in Construction Management, Engineering, Quantity Surveying or an equivalent technical degree or work experienceExperience with a variety of construction contract delivery methods commonly used in the US and or EMEAExperience with the design and deployment of technical electrical and mechanical systemsExperience managing and developing direct employees, contractors, subcontractors, and vendor relationships as well as experience working with standard practices in the design and construction industryExperience with greenfield site development and ground-up construction projectsExperience working with local, state, domestic, and international construction building codes and health and safety requirements Knowledge of CPM scheduling methodologies and familiarity with Primavera P6Overall understanding of building systems, including mechanical, electrical, data cabling, building management system, and fire protection in a datacenter environment Success in matrixed organization structures Experience with mega greenfield site development projects with large enclosed building area and large budgets delivered via fast-track integrated and overlapping design and construction schedules Datacenter development and construction experience Experience in building and cultivating organizations with defined performance goals and accountability structures