Campus Construction Manager, Data Center

Meta; New Albany (OH); Hybrid; USD 200,000 - 290,000; Full time

Job summary

Meta seeks an experienced Campus Construction Manager to lead construction execution for its hyperscale data center fleet, including greenfield, retrofit, and live-environment upgrades. You will guide a team and coordinate with Safety, QAQC, and Project Controls to ensure predictable outcomes and strong financial stewardship.

The role emphasizes delivering large-scale programs on time and within budget, applying lessons learned, and expanding partnerships within the DEC organization.

Qualifications

• 15+ years of professional construction and project planning experience on complex, mission critical projects.
• Experience in large-scale construction management with high annual spend.
• Experience with multiple contract delivery methodologies and commercial terms.
• Demonstrated ability to lead matrixed teams and manage safety and QAQC partners.

Responsibilities

• Oversee construction execution at high-scale data center sites and manage direct reports.
• Influence cross-functional teams to achieve on-time and on-budget delivery.
• Build strong internal and external partnerships for project success.
• Ensure adherence to responsible AI practices and governance across projects.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Negotiation

Project management

Financial stewardship

Education

Bachelor's degree in Construction Management/Engineering

Advanced degrees in engineering and/or business administration

Job description

Meta is seeking an experienced Campus Construction Manager to join our Data Center Design, Engineering, & Construction (DEC) Team. The DEC Delivery organization manages construction execution for our Data Center fleet including new build (greenfield), retrofit (live environment changes), and onsite fiber installations (trunk to top of rack) through handoff of data halls to be provisioned with racks and servers.

This Campus Construction Manager will lead construction execution at a site with record setting scale, innovative hyperscale infrastructure and ongoing expansion.

Key responsibilities include overseeing assigned projects including Land Ready and Construction Ready Sites. The CCM will have a team of direct reports and provide leadership by influencing a matrixed team of Safety, QAQC, and Project Controls professionals to achieve predictable outcomes. This role also involves building high-quality internal and external partnerships. A consistent track record of delivering large scale projects on time and within budget is essential, prioritizing incorporating lessons learned, team health, and project success, while maintaining high financial stewardship, collaboration, and partnership within our matrixed DEC organization.

• 15+ years of professional experience in construction and project planning of complex, mission critical projects
• Experience in large scale construction management (excess of $500M/yr. construction spend)
• Experience in design and construction supply chain and processes
• Experience communicating, presenting, and negotiating with cross-functional teams on complex construction projects
• Experience with various contract delivery methodologies, legal considerations, IP, and commercial terms
• Bachelor's degree in Construction Management, Engineering, equivalent degree or work experience
• Experience in engineering, design, commissioning, and operations and ground up new build site development and construction as well as retrofit work in live environments
• Experience managing shifting priorities, scope changes, and accelerated timelines on large-scale construction programs
• Experience with Guaranteed Maximum Price (GMP) delivery
• Experience adhering to and implementing responsible, ethical AI practices (e.g., risk assessment, bias mitigation, quality and accuracy reviews)
• Experience with a variety of construction models (Design-Build, Integrated Project Delivery (IPD), Lump Sum, Cost Plus, Fixed Fee, etc.)
• Experience in data center engineering, design, commissioning, operations, telecommunications, network infrastructure, and ground-up new build site development and construction, as well as retrofit work in live environments
• Experience in Capital Budget Management
• Advanced degrees in engineering and/or business administration
• Demonstrated ongoing AI skill development (e.g., prompt/context engineering, agent orchestration) and staying current with emerging AI technologies
• Demonstrated ability to integrate AI tools to optimize/redesign workflows and drive measurable impact (e.g., efficiency gains, quality improvements)