Delivery Manager - Critical Infrastructure
DLB Associates
full-time
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Location: 🇺🇸 United States
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SeniorLead
Tech Stack
Node.js
About the role
- Lead and mentor a team of Project Managers delivering multiple concurrent hyperscale and mission-critical infrastructure projects
- Partner with PMO leadership to drive governance, enforce process compliance, and uphold enterprise project management standards
- Standardize delivery frameworks across the portfolio to ensure consistent alignment with client requirements, safety protocols, quality expectations, and schedule milestones
- Oversee portfolio health by monitoring project status, budgets, and risk profiles; proactively intervene to resolve performance gaps and safeguard delivery objectives
- Drive construction innovation by developing optimized build sequences—including workface planning, modular pod integration, and skid assemblies—to accelerate speed-to-market targets
- Own portfolio-level budgets, cash-flow forecasts, contingency planning, and profitability targets
- Review and approve change of orders, major purchases, and subcontractor contracts
- Identify portfolio-level risks (supply chain, labor availability, permitting) and implement mitigation strategies
- Serve as primary escalation point for clients, general contractors, commissioning agents, and OEM partners
- Chair regular portfolio review meetings with internal leadership and external stakeholders to ensure delivery alignment
- Maintain strong relationships with hyperscale owner teams to anticipate future opportunities and foster repeat business
- Champion use of BIM 360/Procore, and AI-driven analytics to improve schedule certainty, cost predictability, and operational efficiency
- Contribute to and maintain the company’s best practice libraries for hyperscale delivery
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Construction Management, or related field; equivalent military/industry experience accepted
- 10+ years delivering mission-critical automation or controls projects, with at least 4 years managing multiple Project Managers or large delivery teams
- Technical expertise in BAS, PLC, and SCADA platform implementation (Rockwell, Schneider, Siemens, Ignition, AVEVA, Niagara 4) and communication protocols (BACnet, Modbus, OPC-UA, Fieldbus, Profibus)
- Familiarity with critical facility standards: Uptime Institute Tier III/IV, NFPA 70E, IEEE 3004, and hyperscale owner design guides
- Proven leadership in schedule-compressed, high-pressure delivery environments
- Proficiency in Primavera P6 or MS Project, Procore, BIM 360, and cost-management platforms
- Exceptional client-facing communication, negotiation, and presentation skills