VP, Data Center Delivery & HPC Programs

GTN Technical Staffing; Dallas (TX); Hybrid; USD 250,000 - 420,000; Full time

Job summary

GTN Technical Staffing is seeking an experienced VP of Data Center Delivery to lead a large-scale, multi-year HPC and data center development program in a hybrid Dallas-based role. You will own end-to-end delivery across multiple buildings, ensure governance, and report to executives and the board on schedule, cost, and risk.

The ideal candidate will have 12+ years in data center delivery, hyperscale or HPC infrastructure experience, and a proven track record of leading PM teams, managing

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Computer Science, Business, or related field.
• 12+ years in data center delivery or large-scale capital programs.
• Proven ownership of multi-year, multi-phase infrastructure programs with significant investment.
• Direct experience delivering hyperscale data centers, HPC environments, or GPU infrastructure.
• Experience leading teams of Project Managers, Program Managers, or infrastructure delivery leaders.
• Strong command of critical-path scheduling, dependency management, risk management, resource planning, capacity planning, change control, and stage-gate governance.
• Ability to communicate complex program status to C-suite and board-level audiences.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end delivery of a large-scale data center and HPC infrastructure program from planning and design through construction, commissioning, and operational ramp-up.
• Maintain accountability for overall program cost, schedule, quality, capacity, and delivery performance.
• Translate executive priorities into clear program plans, milestones, workstreams, and accountability structures.
• Establish and enforce program management standards, including RAID management, dependency tracking, change control, stage-gate reviews, and executive reporting.
• Identify critical-path risks, technical dependencies, and delivery constraints across multiple concurrent phases.
• Escalate major risks early and drive cross-functional root-cause resolution.
• Build, lead, and develop a team of senior Project and Program Managers.
• Assign ownership across buildings, phases, and major infrastructure workstreams.
• Establish clear performance expectations and hold leaders accountable for cost, schedule, quality, and risk management.
• Coach the team on program management rigidity, technical delivery, vendor management, and executive communication.
• Support hiring, onboarding, succession planning, and career development as the delivery organization scales.
• Coordinate across engineering, construction, commissioning, operations, procurement, supply chain, finance, and commercial teams.
• Partner with engineering and finance on capacity planning and forecasting to align data center delivery with business requirements.
• Coordinate major infrastructure dependencies involving power, cooling, networking, compute, construction, and commissioning.
• Work with utility providers, permitting authorities, municipalities, and other external stakeholders when required.
• Provide executive-level oversight of site vendors, general contractors, and service providers.
• Lead post-project reviews and continuous improvement efforts to strengthen methodology.

Skills

Data center delivery

Program management

Team leadership

Critical-path scheduling

Risk management

Vendor governance

Executive communication

Budgeting & forecasting

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Computer Science, Business, or related discipline

Job description

GTN Technical Staffing is seeking an experienced VP of Data Center Delivery to lead a large-scale, multi-year HPC and data center development program in a hybrid Dallas-based role. You will own end-to-end delivery across multiple buildings, ensure governance, and report to executives and the board on schedule, cost, and risk.

The ideal candidate will have 12+ years in data center delivery, hyperscale or HPC infrastructure experience, and a proven track record of leading PM teams, managing