Senior Data Center Program Lead

T5 Data Centers; United States; On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

T5 Data Centers is seeking a Senior Program Manager to lead high-profile data center portfolios across the country. You will own complex programs from concept through turnover, guiding multidisciplinary teams with clarity, integrity, and accountability to deliver reliable facilities for clients and partners.

This role reports to the Director of Construction and requires deep technical insight, constructability review, and strong stakeholder management to keep programs on schedule, within budget,

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent data center experience.
• 4+ years Project Management experience in data center development/construction.
• Data center development and/or construction experience is required.
• Substation design experience is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead the due diligence and master/campus planning phases for assigned data center portfolio.
• Lead program-level planning across multiple buildings and phases to ensure alignment with overall campus delivery objectives.
• Provide oversight of engineering firms & general contractors throughout all project phases, including master planning, detail design, mobilization, construction execution, punch list, and turnover.
• Deliver constructability input on electrical and mechanical designs to ensure cost-effective, buildable solutions.
• Use broad data center project experience and detailed knowledge of critical infrastructure systems to guide clients toward sound strategies and tradeoffs.
• Monitor construction progress and prepare regular executive level updates on metrics, schedules, risks, and issues.
• Drive utility engagement, infrastructure upgrades, and communication with public utility services.
• Lead IMS coordination and develop schedule recovery strategies to maintain milestones.
• Reinforce safety ownership throughout the projects in adherence to company safety policies.

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent data center experience

4+ years Project Management experience

Data center development and/or data center construction experience

Substation design experience

Job description

T5 Data Centers is seeking a Senior Program Manager to lead high-profile data center portfolios across the country. You will own complex programs from concept through turnover, guiding multidisciplinary teams with clarity, integrity, and accountability to deliver reliable facilities for clients and partners.

This role reports to the Director of Construction and requires deep technical insight, constructability review, and strong stakeholder management to keep programs on schedule, within budget,