Data Center Delivery Lead

ByteDance; Ashburn (VA); On-site; USD 86,000 - 167,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Company 401k match

Parental leave

Disability insurance

Life insurance

Wellbeing benefits

Paid holidays

Sick leave

Paid personal time

Job summary

ByteDance is seeking a Data Center Delivery Manager in Ashburn, VA to lead end-to-end data center development, design, construction, and handover. You will coordinate across Design, Construction, Network, Security, and Operations to deliver on time and within budget.

You will oversee schedules, risk, and change control, support site selection and due diligence in the AMS region, and ensure seamless integration of electrical and telecom fit-outs and network provisioning.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in technical program/project management or mission-critical construction delivery (data centers, labs, semiconductor, hospitals, etc.).
• Experience managing scope, schedule, budget, resources, quality, and risk, including executive reporting.
• Working knowledge of data center infrastructure: Construction, commissioning, white space fit-out, and network/fiber dependencies.
• Strong cross-functional leadership: ability to align Design/Construction/Ops/Network/Security stakeholders and unblock execution.

Responsibilities

• Lead End-to-End project delivery of data centers, covering greenfield development, design, construction, MEP installation, commissioning, white space fit-out, fiber/cabling works, network provisioning, server deployment, and operational handover.
• Own End-to-End delivery across scope / schedule / quality / risk, including change control and decision logging.
• Manage and validate overall project schedules from data center providers, ensuring alignment with internal milestones and delivery targets.
• Own delivery of Electrical and Telecom fit-out within data halls, including busway, RPPs, containment, and structured cabling infrastructure.
• Drive cross-functional coordination across Design, Construction, Network, Security, and Operations teams to ensure seamless project execution.
• Support site selection and due diligence activities across the AMS region, including technical feasibility assessments and infrastructure readiness reviews.
• Lead and coordinate technical design reviews and submittal approvals for data center infrastructure construction.
• Support local operations teams during post-handover stabilization, including defect resolution, punch-list closure, and performance optimization.
• Foster strong cross-functional communication and stakeholder alignment to ensure risk visibility and on-time delivery.

Skills

Project management

Data center delivery

Cross-functional leadership

Executive reporting

Stakeholder management

Tools

Primavera P6

Microsoft Project

SharePoint

Job description

ByteDance is seeking a Data Center Delivery Manager in Ashburn, VA to lead end-to-end data center development, design, construction, and handover. You will coordinate across Design, Construction, Network, Security, and Operations to deliver on time and within budget.

You will oversee schedules, risk, and change control, support site selection and due diligence in the AMS region, and ensure seamless integration of electrical and telecom fit-outs and network provisioning.