Technical Program Manager - Data Center Delivery
$226,000–$335,000 year
HybridSan Francisco, California, United States or San Jose, California, United States
Job Summary
Own the integrated program schedule for new data center builds from post-site-selection handoff through operational turnover to Network Deployment. Coordinate the sequence from rack requirements to engineering design, permitting, construction, commissioning, and readiness. Track milestones across site work, utilities, shell, MEP systems, controls, and inspections while maintaining risk registers and dependency logs. Partner with Engineering, Construction Management, Commissioning, Operations, and external partners to align delivery plans, resolve issues, and escalate risks with specific facts and mitigation options. Ensure the physical plant meets power, cooling, security, and access readiness criteria for handoff. This role supports schedule recovery planning and maintains executive visibility on variance and decision requirements.
Required Qualifications
- 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
- Presence in our San Francisco or San Jose office location 4 days per week
- Lambda's designated work from home day is currently Tuesday
Desired Qualifications
- Experience delivering hyperscale data centers, AI infrastructure facilities, GPU data centers, cloud regions, or high-density compute facilities
- Experience with utility interconnection, substation readiness, medium-voltage or high-voltage power delivery, MEP systems, controls, and commissioning
- Experience working with general contractors, construction managers, design firms, commissioning agents, utilities, and local permitting authorities
- Experience at a hyperscale cloud provider, colocation provider, AI infrastructure company, or large infrastructure operator
- PMP, construction management, engineering, project controls, or technical infrastructure certification preferred
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