Senior Project Controls & Risk Strategist, Data Center Development

Meta; Menlo Park (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Meta is seeking a Senior Project Controls and Risk Strategist to build and lead proactive risk management for Meta's global data center portfolio. The role delivers senior-level project controls across cost, schedule, and commercial performance, identifying risks 24 months ahead and driving risk-informed decisions throughout projects.

The position requires governance, process, tooling, and culture ownership, plus the ability to translate data into actionable insights for executive leadership in

Qualifications

• 15+ years of risk management or project controls on large-scale capital infrastructure programs ($1B+ portfolio).
• 5+ years on owner/client side (not exclusively EPC or consulting).
• Experience building or overhauling a risk management framework for a mature capability.

Skills

Risk management

Project controls

CPM scheduling

Executive communications

Governance & processes

AI integration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering/Construction/Finance

Tools

Primavera P6

Unifier

AI tooling

Job description

Meta is seeking a Senior Project Controls and Risk Strategist to build and lead the proactive risk management capability for Meta's global data center portfolio while providing senior-level project controls insight across cost, schedule, and commercial performance. This role within Data Center Engineering and Construction is focused on identifying risks 24 months before they impact project critical paths, connecting risk exposure across sites and programs, and driving risk-informed decisions at every stage of a project.

The person in this role will own the risk management framework end-to-end: governance, process, tooling, and culture. They will also bring a project controls lens to cross-functional forums—translating cost and schedule data into actionable risk intelligence that drives better decision-making. Leadership, facilitation, and cross-functional influence are critical in this highly collaborative and strategic role.

This position will work closely within the Data Center Engineering and Construction Project Controls team, Global Construction Management, Scheduling, Supply Chain, and DEC Leadership.

Requirements & Experience

• 15+ years of risk management or project controls experience on large-scale capital infrastructure programs ($1B+ portfolio)
• 5+ years on the owner/client side (not exclusively EPC or consulting)
• Demonstrated experience building or overhauling a risk management framework for an organization without a previously mature capability
• Experience in cost controls, construction scheduling/planning, cost forecasting, and commercial management
• Experience facilitating risk identification and quantification workshops with construction delivery teams
• Strong understanding of CPM scheduling (Primavera P6 or equivalent) and how risks propagate through schedule logic to milestone dates
• Track record of influencing delivery teams and senior leadership to adopt proactive risk management practices
• Experience communicating financial status and schedule details to executive management, drawing meaningful insights from broad data sets
• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Finance, or equivalent technical field or related field experience
• Demonstrated ability to integrate AI tools to optimize/redesign workflows and drive measurable impact (e.g., efficiency gains, quality improvements)
• Experience adhering to and implementing responsible, ethical AI practices (e.g., risk assessment, bias mitigation, quality and accuracy reviews)
• Demonstrated ongoing AI skill development (e.g., prompt/context engineering, agent orchestration) and staying current with emerging AI technologies
• Experience building risk communities of practice or structured capability development programs
• Experience implementing risk management or project controls tooling at enterprise scale (platforms, P6 integration, Unifier, workflow automation)
• Demonstrated success developing executive-level communications, presentations, and reporting
• Portfolio-level risk management across multiple simultaneous programs and geographies
• Demonstrated ongoing AI skill development (e.g., prompt/context engineering, agent orchestration) and staying current with emerging AI technologies
• Data center, hyperscale infrastructure, power generation, or similar fast-track high-volume construction experience
• AACE CCP or PSP, PMI-RMP, or IRM certification
• Experience adhering to and implementing responsible, ethical AI practices (e.g., risk assessment, bias mitigation, quality and accuracy reviews)
• Supplier/vendor risk intelligence and supply chain risk management experience in construction
• Demonstrated ability to integrate AI tools to optimize risk workflows and drive measurable impact
• Demonstrated ability to integrate AI tools to optimize/redesign workflows and drive measurable impact (e.g., efficiency gains, quality improvements)