Principal Program Manager, Infrastructure Development

Meta; Augusta (ME); On-site; USD 230,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

Meta seeks an experienced Principal Program Manager to lead the end-to-end execution of its Energy Infrastructure Investments portfolio. You will own governance, risk, and cross-functional coordination with internal teams and external partners to deliver multi-billion-dollar energy infrastructure initiatives.

The role requires translating investment decisions into disciplined, delivered outcomes, maintaining dashboards, and leading governance across legal, finance, site selection, and DEC

Qualifications

• Extensive experience leading large-scale infrastructure investment programs.
• Proven ability to translate strategy into disciplined, delivered outcomes.
• Strong governance, risk, and stakeholder-management skills.

Responsibilities

• Own the end-to-end program management of Meta's energy infrastructure investment portfolio.
• Develop integrated program plans, master schedules, and milestone trackers.
• Drive delivery through rigorous stage-gate processes and escalation paths.
• Monitor and report on program health across cost, schedule, risk, and interdependencies.
• Identify and resolve cross-project dependencies and bottlenecks before impact.
• Design and operate governance framework for the Energy Infrastructure Investments pillar.
• Establish weekly, monthly, and quarterly operating rhythms for alignment.
• Create program dashboards, executive reporting, and board-ready materials.
• Own the risk register and mitigation tracker across the portfolio.
• Coordinate with DEC, Corporate Development, Site Selection, Legal, Finance, Sustainability, and external partners.
• Track capital deployment, forecasting cadences, and investment accounting considerations.
• Coordinate with Legal on contract milestones and covenant compliance.
• Collaborate with Corporate Development on transaction execution and post-close governance.

Skills

End-to-end program management

Program plans & milestones

Stage-gate processes

Cost, schedule, risk tracking

Cross-functional coordination

Governance framework

Executive reporting

Risk management

Dependencies resolution

DEC coordination

Finance & accounting liaison

Legal coordination

Corporate development collaboration

Site selection coordination

Capacity planning alignment

Program dashboards & playbooks

Job description

Summary:

Our data centers are the foundation upon which our rapidly scaling infrastructure efficiently operates to deliver our innovative services. Meta's Infrastructure team is seeking an experienced Principal Program Manager to serve as the operational backbone of our Energy Infrastructure Investments pillar. This individual will be responsible for driving the end-to-end program execution, governance, external partnership management, and cross-functional coordination needed to deliver billions of dollars in energy infrastructure investments — on time, on budget, and at unprecedented scale.This is a senior program leadership role for someone who thrives at the intersection of strategy and execution. This role will partner closely with the Managing Director, Energy Infrastructure to translate investment decisions and partnership strategies into disciplined, delivered outcomes. The principal program manager is the execution engine behind Meta's energy infrastructure investments — standing up the governance, tracking, risk management, and cross-functional coordination that turns signed deals into delivered capacity, while helping manage the ongoing relationships with independent power producers, utilities, and energy ecosystem partners that make delivery possible.

Required Skills:

1. Own the end-to-end program management of Meta's energy infrastructure investment portfolio
2. Develop and maintain integrated program plans, master schedules, and milestone trackers that provide clear line-of-sight across all active projects and investments
3. Drive predictable delivery by establishing rigorous stage-gate processes, decision frameworks, and escalation paths for the investment portfolio
4. Monitor and report on program health — cost, schedule, risk, and interdependencies — providing objective insights and early-warning signals to leadership
5. Identify and resolve cross-project dependencies, resource conflicts, and execution bottlenecks before they impact delivery timelines
6. Design and operate the governance framework for the Energy Infrastructure Investments pillar — including cadence of reviews, decision rights, reporting structures, and accountability mechanisms
7. Establish and run operating rhythms (weekly, monthly, quarterly) that keep the team and cross-functional partners aligned on priorities, progress, and risk
8. Create and maintain program dashboards, executive reporting packages, and board-ready materials that distill complex portfolio status into clear narratives
9. Own the risk register and mitigation tracker across the portfolio — ensuring risks are identified early, quantified, and actively managed
10. Serve as the connective tissue between Energy Infrastructure Investments and partner organizations — including Design, Engineering & Construction (DEC), Corporate Development, Site Selection, Legal, Finance and Accounting, Capacity Planning, Sustainability, and external development partners
11. Coordinate with DEC Planning & Development teams to ensure investment timelines align with capacity supply forecasts and site readiness milestones
12. Partner with Finance and Accounting to track capital deployment against budget, manage forecasting cadences, support variance analysis, and ensure alignment on investment accounting treatment and reporting requirements
13. Work with Legal to ensure contract execution, regulatory compliance milestones, and partner deliverables are tracked and met — coordinating closing checklists, condition precedent tracking, and ongoing covenant compliance
14. Coordinate with Corporate Development on transaction execution — aligning program timelines with deal closing schedules, integration planning, and post-close governance stand-up
15. Partner with Site Selection teams to ensure energy infrastructure investment strategies are integrated into site diligence, land acquisition timelines, and regional development sequencing
16. Integrate with capacity planning teams to ensure energy supply commitments are reflected in long-range infrastructure plans
17. Build scalable program management infrastructure — tools, templates, processes, and playbooks — that enables the pillar to grow without proportional overhead
18. Develop standardized reporting and communication frameworks that create transparency across a