San Jose Data Center Program Manager, Cost & Planning

Support Revolution; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 195,000; Full time

Job summary

Supermicro is seeking a Staff Data Center Technical Program Manager, Cost & Planning, to establish structured planning, cost tracking, and execution governance for modular data centers and customer deployments. You will own project schedules, cost trackers, milestones, and risk registers while forming repeatable templates and processes for scalable delivery.

The role requires extensive experience in data center program management, strong analytical skills, and collaboration with cross-functional

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Finance, or related field.
• Minimum 12 years of program management experience, with at least 5 years in data center program management, construction estimation, or design-for-cost roles.
• At least 3 years working with financial controls, project controls, or technical projects in data center environments.
• Experience with estimation workflows, trade package pricing, and cost management/PMIS tools (e.g., e-Builder, Procore).
• Strong experience developing and maintaining schedules, cost trackers, risk registers, and financial reporting in complex programs.
• Proficiency with SAP and Oracle and PMIS for tracking, variance analysis, and reporting.

Responsibilities

• Create and maintain comprehensive project schedules, milestone trackers, cost trackers, and action item logs for DCBBS projects.
• Support end-to-end planning across proposal, SOW development, design, procurement, construction, commissioning, and handover phases.
• Track and manage project risks, decisions, long-lead items, and dependencies with clear owners and due dates.
• Provide regular status reporting on cost, schedule, risks, and progress to leadership and stakeholders.
• Develop repeatable planning templates, cost tracking formats, and governance processes for consistent delivery.
• Coordinate with engineering, supply chain, construction, and vendors to align plans and drive execution discipline.
• Identify cost/schedule variances and risks early, enabling proactive mitigation and stakeholder alignment.
• Capture lessons learned and improve planning and cost management processes.

Skills

Project management

Communication

Leadership

Scheduling

Cost control

Financial acumen

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering/Construction/Finance

Master’s degree or MBA (preferred)

Tools

e-Builder

Procore

SAP

Oracle

PMIS platforms

Job description

Supermicro is seeking a Staff Data Center Technical Program Manager, Cost & Planning, to establish structured planning, cost tracking, and execution governance for modular data centers and customer deployments. You will own project schedules, cost trackers, milestones, and risk registers while forming repeatable templates and processes for scalable delivery.

The role requires extensive experience in data center program management, strong analytical skills, and collaboration with cross-functional