Area Schedule Lead, Leased Data Centers

About the role

The Area Schedule Lead, Leased will serve as a technical subject matter expert overseeing schedule management and reporting for a portfolio of strategic Data Center projects. This role focuses on speed to market, partnering with delivery and project controls teams to forecast risks, ensure commercial accountability, and manage schedule health. The position requires close collaboration with internal departments including site project management, pre-construction, finance, and operations engineering.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for end to end schedule coordination and updates, including interface with risk management and pro-active communication of updates and alignment of variance root cause/commentary with Cross-functional partners
• Identifies, documents, and communicates schedule risks through defined processes, including Risk Registers, health reviews, and Leased Program management meetings
• Accountable for all aspects of vendor and Contractor schedule management
• Accountable for Contractor baseline schedule development and evaluation during pre-con, including ensuring adherence to program guidance and specifications
• Responsible for application of commercial entitlement for contractor Extensions Of Time for their designated portfolio of projects
• Lead the identification and application of Proactive Risk Indicators in sub-area and ensure all risks are properly escalated to Health Reviews
• Lead a small team of consultants to support effective schedule management for the designated portfolio of projects

Required skills

• Primavera P6
• Scheduling
• Construction Management
• Project Controls
• Risk Management
• Data Center Infrastructure
• Contract Management
• Stakeholder Management

Nice to have

• AI tools
• Prompt engineering
• Agent orchestration

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Construction Management, or Equivalent Technical Field
• 10+ years of Planning, Scheduling, Construction Management, or Related field experience

About the Company

Meta is a technology company focused on building products that help people connect and share through mobile apps and other technologies.