Meta
Senior Project Controls & Risk Strategist, Data Center Development
$178K–$245K
Menlo Park, CA · Senior · Full-time · Posted Aug 7, 2026
- Experience
- 15+ years in risk management or project controls; 5+ years on the owner/client side.
- Education
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Finance, or equivalent technical field or related field experience.
About the job
Leads proactive risk management and project controls for Meta’s global data center portfolio, using cost and schedule insights to guide decisions and reduce project risks.
What you'll do
- Own and evolve the risk framework, including governance, early-warning processes, escalation, and mitigation accountability.
- Integrate risk intelligence into reviews and investment decisions; analyze cross-site exposure and recommend contingency management.
- Lead risk capability-building and improve risk and project-controls platforms, including Unifier workflows.
What they ask for
- 15+ years of risk management or project controls experience on large-scale capital infrastructure programs ($1B+ portfolio).
- 5+ years on the owner/client side (not exclusively EPC or consulting).
- Experience building or overhauling an organizational risk framework; cost controls, construction scheduling/planning, cost forecasting, and commercial management.
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Finance, or equivalent technical field or related field experience.
Nice to have
- Data center, hyperscale infrastructure, power generation, or similar construction experience; AACE CCP or PSP, PMI-RMP, or IRM certification.
- Enterprise-scale risk or project-controls tooling, supplier/vendor risk intelligence, or risk community-building experience.
Pay
$178,000/year to $245,000/year USD base salary
Tools
Primavera P6, Unifier, Monte Carlo, QSRA
AI focus
Integrate AI tools to optimize or redesign workflows and drive measurable impact; apply responsible, ethical AI practices; develop skills in prompt/context engineering and agent orchestration.
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