Senior Data Center Construction Lead – Remote AI Infra

Cerebras; United States; Remote; USD 180,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Cerebras Systems is seeking a Senior Data Center Construction Manager to drive end-to-end white-space fit-out projects across colo environments and maintain schedules for data center builds. You will lead day-to-day delivery, coordinate with colo providers, contractors, and internal teams to bring capacity online quickly and reliably.

This hands-on role requires strong ownership, disciplined follow-through, and a bias for action in a fast-paced startup environment.

Qualifications

• 5–7 years of experience in mission-critical construction, preferably in data centers.
• Deep experience delivering white-space fit-out projects within colocation environments.
• Strong understanding of power, cooling, controls, and rack-level infrastructure in high-density environments.
• Proven ability to manage multiple complex construction projects or workstreams simultaneously.

Responsibilities

• Manage the end-to-end delivery of assigned data center construction projects from planning through commissioning and turnover.
• Lead all aspects of data hall buildout, including racks, containment, power distribution, cooling integration, and network readiness.
• Act as the day-to-day site interface with colo providers to align on base-build readiness, SLAs, schedule milestones, and integration points.
• Drive vendors, general contractors, and trade partners to execute fit-out scope on aggressive timelines.
• Implement and maintain Cerebras construction standards, playbooks, and repeatable deployment processes for colo-based builds.
• Ensure seamless coordination between base-building and tenant-improvement scopes.
• Manage cost, schedule, quality, and safety across assigned projects and workstreams.
• Develop, maintain, and challenge detailed construction schedules, including critical-path activities, dependencies, resource requirements, and recovery plans.
• Identify risks early, develop mitigation strategies, and elevate material issues to the Director with clear recommendations.
• Lead site-level execution teams and maintain a strong on-the-ground presence as required.
• Partner with procurement and supply chain to track and support the timely delivery of long-lead equipment.
• Maintain real-time project reporting, dashboards, look-ahead schedules, and executive-ready status updates.
• Support deployment improvements, including modularization, prefabrication, and lessons learned from completed projects.
• Build and maintain effective working relationships with colocation providers and their site-level teams.
• Implement and verify compliance with technical and delivery requirements for base-building readiness.
• Ensure clear demarcation of responsibilities between landlord and tenant scopes.
• Hold providers, contractors, and vendors accountable for schedule commitments, power-delivery milestones, quality requirements, and facility readiness.
• Resolve integration issues between colo infrastructure and Cerebras systems, coordinating with internal engineering stakeholders as needed.
• Review scope, schedule impacts, pricing, and change orders; negotiate within delegated authority and provide recommendations to the Director for approval when required.
• Lead regular project meetings, document decisions and action items, and ensure timely closure of outstanding issues.
• Verify construction progress through site walks, field observations, schedule reviews, and validation of contractor-reported progress.
• Support commissioning, punch-list completion, turnover documentation, and operational handoff.

Skills

Data center construction

Project leadership

Stakeholder management

Scheduling & controls

Travel to sites

Job description

Cerebras Systems is seeking a Senior Data Center Construction Manager to drive end-to-end white-space fit-out projects across colo environments and maintain schedules for data center builds. You will lead day-to-day delivery, coordinate with colo providers, contractors, and internal teams to bring capacity online quickly and reliably.

This hands-on role requires strong ownership, disciplined follow-through, and a bias for action in a fast-paced startup environment.