Senior Data Center Program Lead — Delivery & Strategy

NextGenEnergyJobs; Atlanta, Northern (GA, KY); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

NextGenEnergyJobs seeks a Senior Program Manager to lead high‑impact data center portfolios from concept through turnover. You will guide multidisciplinary teams, manage budgets, and drive reliability, efficiency, and timely delivery with a strong safety culture.

Reporting to the Director of Construction, you will coordinate across disciplines, deliver executive updates, and ensure seamless handoffs to operations while maintaining program benchmarks and client trust.

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Lead due diligence and master/campus planning for assigned data center portfolio.
• Oversee program-level planning across multiple buildings to align with campus delivery objectives.
• Provide oversight of engineering firms & general contractors through all phases.

Skills

Project leadership

Stakeholder management

Budget management

Safety ownership

Executive reporting

Cross-functional coordination

Education

Bachelor's degree

Data center experience

Tools

Procore

Job description

NextGenEnergyJobs seeks a Senior Program Manager to lead high‑impact data center portfolios from concept through turnover. You will guide multidisciplinary teams, manage budgets, and drive reliability, efficiency, and timely delivery with a strong safety culture.

Reporting to the Director of Construction, you will coordinate across disciplines, deliver executive updates, and ensure seamless handoffs to operations while maintaining program benchmarks and client trust.