Meta
Program Development Manager, Data Center Design and Construction
$178K–$245K
Menlo Park, CA · Manager · Full-time · Posted Sep 21, 2026
- Experience
- 10+ years of commercial construction management experience.
About the job
Leads planning and preconstruction strategy for Meta’s data center new-build and lease programs, shaping budgets, schedules, project risks, and portfolio delivery against capacity targets.
What you'll do
- Own planning for new-build and/or lease projects, including estimating, site evaluation, procurement, budgeting, and scheduling.
- Coordinate across acquisition, energy, finance, capacity planning, design, and construction teams; assess lease schedules, costs, and risks.
- Analyze portfolio scenarios and present recommendations to leadership on sequencing, resources, scope, schedule, and budget.
What they ask for
- 10+ years of commercial construction management experience, including preconstruction, estimating, scheduling, contracting, and cost management.
- Expert scheduling capability using P6, MS Project, or equivalent, including critical-path analysis and schedule risk assessment.
- Ability to manage complex programs, build and defend large-scale budgets, and lead across cross-functional organizations.
- Experience integrating AI tools into workflows and applying responsible, ethical AI practices.
Nice to have
- Experience with data centers, mission-critical infrastructure, or hyperscale development.
- Experience with lease/colocation programs, power and energy procurement, site selection, and program-level supply chain/procurement.
Pay
$178,000/year to $245,000/year + bonus + equity
Tools
P6, MS Project
AI focus
Integrate AI tools to optimize or redesign workflows and deliver measurable impact; apply responsible AI practices, including risk assessment, bias mitigation, and quality and accuracy reviews. Ongoing development in prompt/context engineering and agent orchestration is also requested.
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