Area Schedule Lead, Leased Data Centers

Meta; Menlo Park (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Meta is seeking an Area Schedule Lead, Leased Data Centers in Menlo Park, CA to oversee schedule management for the Leased portfolio. The role partners with the Delivery Team and Project Controls Lead to forecast and mitigate schedule risks, ensuring alignment with program guidance and on-time delivery.

You will coordinate with DEC Technical Operations and cross-functional teams to manage risk, reporting, and escalation, driving speed to market across critical data center projects.

Qualifications

• Experience leading end-to-end schedule coordination for large data center projects.
• Strong ability to identify and communicate schedule risks and mitigation strategies.
• Proven track record in coordinating with cross-functional teams including finance, contracts, and operations.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end schedule coordination and updates for the Leased data centers portfolio.
• Identify, document, and communicate schedule risks using formal processes (risk registers, health reviews).
• Manage vendor and contractor schedule management and baseline schedules for pre-construction and execution.
• Lead optimization of schedules for speed to market and on-time delivery.

Skills

Schedule management

Risk management

Cross-functional collaboration

Vendor management

Contractor schedule development

Project controls

Data center projects

Job description

# Area Schedule Lead, Leased Data CentersMenlo Park, CA+1 locationData Center Design, Engineering, & Construction+ 1 moreApply nowWe are seeking a candidate for a key leadership role in scheduling for a portfolio of Data Center projects of strategic importance to Meta. The Area Schedule Lead, Leased will act as a technical Schedule subject matter expert overseeing all schedule management and reporting for the Leased portfolio of projects.The successful candidate will have focus on speed to market and be a critical partner for the Delivery Team and the Project Controls Lead to forecast and help mitigate schedule related risks and issues on the project, enable commercial accountability, manage schedule health reporting/escalation, and ensure that schedule change management is effective and expedient.This position will work closely within the DEC Technical Operations team and various internal departments including Site Project Management teams, Pre-Construction, Contracts, Finance, Accounting, Sourcing and Operations Engineering.---## Area Schedule Lead, Leased Data Centers Responsibilities* Responsible for end to end schedule coordination and updates, including interface with risk management and pro-active communication of updates and alignment of variance root cause/commentary with Cross-functional partners* Identifies, documents, and communicates schedule risks through defined processes, including Risk Registers, health reviews, and Leased Program management meetings* Accountable for all aspects of vendor and Contractor schedule management* Accountable for Contractor baseline schedule development and evaluation during pre-con, including ensuring adherence to program guidance and specifications. Will lead efforts to optimize schedules for speed to market and successful on-time-delivery