Construction Program Manager 3

The Construction Program Manager 3 will serve as an Energy Lease Delivery Manager, supporting a global energy lease team by overseeing energy and power delivery activities from lease execution through energization. This role focuses on delivery-stage readiness, technical coordination, and escalation management, ensuring that all projects align with lease obligations and technical requirements. The position centers on complex, high-risk energy delivery initiatives, including behind-the-meter natural gas generation, islanded infrastructure solutions, and aggressive energization schedules in utility-constrained markets.

Responsibilities

• Monitor, control, and report energy delivery risks across active lease projects to maintain clear visibility into delivery status and potential issues.
• Proactively identify power delivery risks, schedule delays, and critical path impacts before they affect project milestones, and implement mitigation strategies.
• Maintain structured risk registers, issue logs, and escalation tracking aligned with established delivery governance processes.
• Support internal and external risk assessment meetings, including occasional travel to project sites, to review and address energy delivery concerns.
• Track and manage compliance with A-2 items and pre-lease execution risks identified during statement of qualifications (SOQ) evaluations.
• Provide oversight of energy milestone tracking for leased datacenter projects, ensuring accurate and timely reporting of progress.
• Support energization readiness activities for “Power Day 0” and validate readiness with natural gas providers, power providers, and lessors.
• Coordinate internally with Energy Markets Program Managers, regional delivery teams, and cross-functional construction partners to align energization schedules and dependencies.
• Support utility outage engagement activities and assist with root cause analyses (RCA) and service level agreement (SLA) evaluations related to delivery delays or outages.
• Participate in construction reviews of business (ROBs) and escalation forums for critical projects to address issues impacting energy delivery.
• Identify whether issues originate from utilities, lease providers, contractors, or internal delivery dependencies and coordinate appropriate resolution paths.
• Review and validate technical documentation such as substation readiness packages, energization procedures, utility coordination updates, transformer testing documentation, single-line diagrams, and utility/interconnection readiness evidence.
• Serve as a key technical coordination point between internal stakeholders and external lease providers and utilities to ensure clear communication and alignment.
• Support metro deep dives, resilience meetings, and leadership escalation reporting by providing accurate technical and risk information.
• Partner closely with lease providers, end-to-end delivery teams, datacenter engineering (DCE), lifecycle management (LCM), operations, Energy Markets Program Managers, and Energy Delivery Program Managers.
• Ensure compliance with Exhibit F obligations and lease-related technical requirements across all energy delivery activities.
• Produce recurring readiness reports, risk summaries, and executive-level escalation materials that clearly communicate project status and risks.
• Maintain organized documentation and evidence repositories in SharePoint and other program management systems for auditability and transparency.
• Focus initially on high-risk, non-traditional power delivery projects, including behind-the-meter natural gas generation, islanded infrastructure solutions, aggressive energization schedules, and utility-constrained metros.
• Support gas generation construction projects in Texas, coordinating with relevant stakeholders and ensuring adherence to technical and delivery requirements.
• Contribute to success metrics by reducing late-stage energization delays, improving visibility into delivery and energy readiness risks, effectively escalating and mitigating critical delivery blockers, and supporting complex behind-the-meter and islanded projects.

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Construction Management, Energy Systems, or a related technical discipline.
• 8 years of experience supporting electrical infrastructure delivery, utility coordination, or mission critical construction projects.
• 7 years of experience in gas power plants, gas generation, and pipeline projects.
• Strong technical understanding of high voltage substations and their role in large-scale energy delivery.
• Deep knowledge of transmission and distribution systems and utility interconnections.
• Experience with energization processes, backup generation, and behind-the-meter (BTM) solutions.
• Strong technical understanding of natural gas generation and fuel supply infrastructure.
• Proven experience managing delivery risks for large infrastructure or datacenter projects.
• Demonstrated experience coordinating across utilities, contractors, developers, and operations teams.
• Strong communication skills, with the ability to convey complex technical information to diverse stakeholders.
• Effective escalation management skills to address and resolve critical delivery issues.
• Ability to manage multiple technically complex projects simultaneously while maintaining attention to detail.
• Ability to support gas generation construction projects in Texas, including coordination with local stakeholders and utilities.

• Datacenter delivery experience, particularly in mission critical or hyperscale environments.
• Experience with lease provider coordination and familiarity with Exhibit F technical requirements for leased facilities.
• Knowledge of utility outage management processes and root cause analysis (RCA) methodologies.
• Experience supporting AI or accelerated delivery programs that require aggressive schedules and high reliability.
• Experience working with hyperscale datacenter infrastructure and associated energy delivery systems.
• Professional Engineer (PE), Project Management Professional (PMP), or similar industry certifications are preferred.
• Strong organizational skills for maintaining documentation, evidence repositories, and structured risk tracking.
• Ability to work effectively in cross-functional teams and build strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders.

This position operates in a fully remote work environment, providing flexibility in daily work location while requiring occasional travel to Austin, Texas, for campus or project site visits when needed. The role follows a standard Monday through Friday schedule, typically totaling 40 hours per week. Work is performed using standard equipment such as a laptop, mouse, and headset, with full personal protective equipment (PPE) required and provided during site travel. The environment involves frequent collaboration with global teams through digital tools and program management systems, as well as engagement with utilities, lease providers, and construction partners on complex energy and datacenter projects.

Job Type & Location

This is a Contract position based out of Redmond, WA.

The pay range for this position is $80.00 - $90.00/hr.

Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following:
• Medical, dental & vision
• Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital
• 401(k) Retirement Plan – Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available
• Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents)
• Short and long-term disability
• Health Spending Account (HSA)
• Transportation benefits
• Employee Assistance Program
• Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)

This is a fully remote position.

This position is anticipated to close on Jul 20, 2026.

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Salary : $80 - $90