Area Project Controls Leader, Data Center Construction

Meta; Menlo Park (CA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 209,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus

Equity

Benefits

Job summary

Meta is seeking an Area Project Controls Manager in Menlo Park to lead a small team of project controls professionals and oversee cost and schedule control for a 5GW regional data center portfolio. You will establish and enforce controls frameworks across cost management, scheduling, risk, and change management to ensure on-time, on-budget delivery.

You will partner with the Construction Director, supply chain, procurement, and finance to provide integrated program visibility and drive

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in project controls, construction management, or program management on large-scale capital construction or infrastructure projects.
• Experience in managing or leading project control teams across large capital projects or programs.
• Experience in developing and presenting cost and schedule performance reports to senior leadership and cross-functional stakeholders.
• Experience with project controls software platforms such as Primavera P6, Oracle Unifier, Procore, or equivalent construction program management tools.

Responsibilities

• Manage the area team comprised of Project Controls Leads and Schedule Leads managing Project Controls and Schedule management for 5GW regional portfolio
• Set and embed team’s vision for proactive risk management, commercial accountability, financial and schedule compliance and business reporting within the area
• Provide active leadership and influence in cross-functional forums such as health reviews, performance reviews, and external meetings, using project control based data and insights
• Responsible for holistic financial and schedule reporting (for the designated area) to the business (including finance) and our financial partners in collaboration with our delivery and design teams
• Serve as the primary point of contact and escalation for all cross-functional peers and team members within an area, related to the schedule, planning, and project controls matters
• Maintain a relationship with General Contractors and Integrator Partners (i.e., continual communication of expectations and performance feedback, programmatic initiative collaborations, etc.)
• Management of the onboarding and training process for new team members
• Oversee productivity and performance metrics, including progress measurement, cost performance index tracking, and schedule performance index reporting across multiple concurrent construction projects
• Drive change management governance by reviewing, validating, and processing contractor change orders, potential change events, and owner-directed changes in accordance with contract terms
• Produce executive-level project controls reporting packages, including cost-at-completion forecasts, schedule variance analysis, risk registers, and contingency drawdown summaries for leadership review
• Collaborate with finance and capital planning teams to support annual capital expenditure planning, cash flow forecasting, and portfolio-level budget reconciliation

Skills

Team leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Data-driven decision making

Financial reporting

Tools

Primavera P6

Oracle Unifier

Procore

Job description

Meta is seeking an Area Project Controls Manager in Menlo Park to lead a small team of project controls professionals and oversee cost and schedule control for a 5GW regional data center portfolio. You will establish and enforce controls frameworks across cost management, scheduling, risk, and change management to ensure on-time, on-budget delivery.

You will partner with the Construction Director, supply chain, procurement, and finance to provide integrated program visibility and drive