Governance & Control Specialist, Digital Line of Business Risk Marketplace
TD
Salary
💰 $228,000 - $284,000 per year
Job Level
SeniorLead
About the role
- Serve as the senior construction presence across sites in West Texas, representing OpenAI’s interests with contractors, partners, and internal stakeholders
- Manage end-to-end project execution from pre-construction, site development and construction through commissioning and controls
- Coordinate multiple vendors and ensure seamless communication between field and technical teams
- Identify and reduce risks early—ensuring high-quality delivery, safety, and operational readiness
- Drive progress across multiple active projects, flagging roadblocks and keeping things on track
- Collaborate with internal teams to align construction timelines with broader infrastructure goals
- Partner with cross-functional teams to guide the commissioning process and drive issues to closure
- Communicate regular updates to internal and external teams leveraging well-designed KPIs and dashboards
- Ensure projects meet the technical and quality requirements set out in the base design and standards
- Perform quantity take-offs and field verifications to monitor progress and inform reporting
- Monitor and actively manage change orders, identifying solutions to avoid unnecessary changes and reduce project costs
- Lead site safety, implementing a clear, consistent and effective safety culture across the projects
- Report to central construction leadership and act as key on-the-ground presence for fast-moving, high-impact projects
Requirements
- Onsite presence 5 days per week in Burlington, TX
- 10+ years of experience managing large-scale data center or mission-critical construction projects
- Deep familiarity with construction management, commissioning, and site operations
- Ability to lead on-site with authority and build trust with partners, vendors, and technical teams
- Experience managing large programs with multiple vendors and shifting priorities
- Strong communication skills across disciplines, from field updates to technical escalation
- Enjoy solving complex problems on the ground and adapting in real time
- Willingness to wear multiple hats, learn fast, and support cross-functional partners as needed
- Willingness to travel occasionally to other regional sites
- Experience managing end-to-end project execution: pre-construction, site development, construction, commissioning, and controls
- Experience coordinating multiple vendors and ensuring seamless communication between field and technical teams
- Experience identifying and reducing risks early to ensure high-quality delivery, safety, and operational readiness
- Experience performing quantity take-offs and field verifications to monitor progress and inform reporting
- Experience monitoring and actively managing change orders to reduce project costs
- Experience leading site safety and implementing a clear, consistent, and effective safety culture
