Technical Program Manager – Data Center Delivery

Lambda

Principal Technical Program Manager managing integrated program schedules for data center builds at Lambda. Coordinating cross-functional teams to ensure operational readiness and timely project execution.

Posted 7/15/2026full-timeSan Jose • California • 🇺🇸 United StatesSeniorLead💰 $226,000 - $335,000 per yearWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates extensive experience in data center delivery and infrastructure program management, with a strong understanding of the data center delivery lifecycle and the ability to manage integrated schedules and critical path risks. Proficient in coordinating across multiple disciplines including engineering, construction management, and operations to ensure successful project execution.

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Data Center DeliveryInfrastructure Program ManagementConstruction Program ManagementTechnical Program ManagementMission-Critical Facilities

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Hard Skills

Integrated Schedule ManagementCritical Path Risk ManagementDependency Log ManagementChange ControlExecutive ReportingEngineering DesignMEP SystemsCommissioningPermit SubmissionConstruction Sequencing

Soft Skills

Strong Written CommunicationStrong Verbal CommunicationIndependent Operation

Industry Keywords

Data Center Delivery LifecycleGround-Up Data CentersCloud InfrastructureIndustrial FacilitiesEnergy InfrastructureLarge Capital Project DeliverySite HandoffUtility DeliveryOperational TurnoverInspection Management

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Cloud

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Own the integrated program schedule for a new data center build from post-site-selection handoff through handoff to Network Deployment.
Coordinate the sequence from rack requirements to engineering criteria, engineering design, engineering plan set, permit submission, permit approval, construction, commissioning, and turnover readiness.
Track milestones across site readiness, permitting, utility delivery, design completion, plan set completion, procurement dependencies, site work, shell, MEP systems, controls, white space physical readiness, inspections, commissioning, and operational handoff.
Coordinate with Real Estate and Site Selection after site selection to confirm assumptions, constraints, utility commitments, fiber availability, land conditions, permit path, and delivery risks.
Partner with Engineering to ensure rack, power, cooling, controls, resiliency, security, and operational requirements are reflected in the design package and plan set.
Partner with Construction Management to track construction milestones, GC schedule, material availability, field progress, inspection status, and construction risks.
Partner with Commissioning to track test plans, commissioning schedule, issue resolution, acceptance criteria, and readiness for operations turnover.
Partner with Operations to track staffing readiness, procedures, documentation, training, monitoring readiness, access readiness, and turnover requirements.
Maintain site-level risk registers, dependency logs, decision trackers, milestone trackers, schedule variance reports, and executive status updates.
Identify risks that could affect delivery dates, including permitting delays, utility delays, design changes, procurement constraints, construction sequencing issues, commissioning failures, inspection delays, or unresolved decisions.
Escalate issues with specific facts, including current status, baseline date, forecast date, variance to plan, impact, owner, mitigation options, and required decision date.
Ensure the physical plant is ready for Network Deployment, including white space readiness, power availability, cooling readiness, controls readiness, cable pathways, security access, operational access, and turnover documentation.
Support schedule recovery planning when site, permit, utility, design, procurement, construction, commissioning, or operations readiness milestones slip.

Requirements

What you’ll need

10+ years of experience in data center delivery, infrastructure program management, construction program management, technical program management, mission-critical facilities, industrial construction, or large capital project delivery.
Experience managing delivery programs for ground-up data centers, mission-critical facilities, cloud infrastructure, industrial facilities, semiconductor facilities, energy infrastructure, or large technical campuses.
Strong understanding of the data center delivery lifecycle, including site handoff, permitting, engineering design, plan sets, utilities, procurement, construction, MEP systems, controls, commissioning, inspections, and operations turnover.
Experience coordinating across engineering, construction management, commissioning, operations, utilities, procurement, permitting, security, finance, and external partners.
Ability to manage integrated schedules, critical path risks, dependency logs, decision trackers, change control, and executive reporting.
Ability to understand technical tradeoffs well enough to identify risks, ask precise questions, and escalate effectively without owning technical design authority.
Strong written and verbal communication skills.
Ability to operate independently in fast-moving, capital-intensive environments.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Health, dental, and vision coverage for you and your dependents
Wellness and commuter stipends for select roles
401k Plan with 2% company match (USA employees)
Flexible paid time off plan that we all actually use