Senior Principal Data Center Delivery Technical Program Manager

** Job Description*
* The Senior Principal TPM identifies and resolves deployment blockers, resource constraints, vendor performance issues, material shortages, and other delivery risks; leads rapid-response engagements to address complex site challenges; develops recovery plans to maintain schedules; validates workforce readiness, material availability, and deployment sequencing; and monitors contractor and vendor performance against project milestones. The role collaborates closely with suppliers, contractors, and cross-functional teams, including Design, CHS Rack Deployment, CNE, Build, LVV, and DCFE, to resolve execution gaps, improve delivery outcomes, and drive process optimization.

Oversees documentation, quality control, site walks, startup and commissioning activities, risk mitigation, vendor and contractor management, and ensures power, cooling, networking, bulk fiber, Metro connection, and structured cabling installations meet approved OCI design specifications and industry standards.

** Responsibilities*
* ** Key Responsibilities*
* ** Construction Project Management-Project Planning and Execution:*
* + Operate as a mission critical delivery leader to resolve high-priority, high-risk program challenges.

+ Provide onsite leadership during the final deployment stages of large-scale AI data center builds, driving execution through cabling, validation, CPV testing, commissioning, and handover.

+ Establish program governance, risk management frameworks, and reporting mechanisms.

+ Provides strategic oversight and leadership for the construction of data centers by colocation providers, ensuring the completion of projects on time, within budget, and to the highest quality standards.

+ Develops, maintains, and provides executive oversight for comprehensive project schedules, ensuring strategic coordination with colocation providers for the successful delivery of all project milestones.

+ Leads and oversees the strategic creation, management, and optimization of project budgets, ensuring the efficient use of resources and cost-effective delivery of projects across the organization.

+ Oversees the creation, review, and maintenance of documentation, including design review, commissioning, and problem-solving papers, ensuring high standards are maintained, documents are effectively managed and delivered, and all materials meet their intended purpose.

** Construction Project Management-Project Integration and Quality Assurance:*
* + Lead site walks, startup, commissioning, and validation activities to ensure deployment readiness.

+ Directs the implementation and oversight of quality control processes to ensure all construction activities meet design specifications and industry standards.

+ Strategizes and leads the coordination and integration of tenant fit out projects, optimizing efforts throughout design, construction, and commissioning phases for maximum efficiency and effectiveness.

+ Conducts strategic site walks to ensure schedule adherence, coordination, and quality throughout the project lifecycle.

+ Provides executive oversight and strategic leadership for the startup and commissioning phases of major data center projects, ensuring that all systems are operational and meet design specifications.

** Risk and Problem Management:*
* + Identify and resolve deployment blockers, resource constraints, material shortages, vendor performance issues, and other delivery risks.

+ Leads the evaluation of risk profiles associated with timely project delivery across a portfolio of projects.

+ Identifies critical gaps in risk identification and mitigation and drives organizational-wide initiatives to address these gaps.

+ Develops and ensures the execution of comprehensive mitigation strategies for major construction project risks to ensure overall project success.

** Stakeholder and Vendor Management:*
* + Build strong partnerships with internal organizations, including CHS Rack Deployment, CNE, Build, LVV, and DCFE, to resolve execution gaps.

+ Leads the role of primary point of contact between the company and colocation providers, ensuring clear and effective communication, addressing long-term strategic issues, and…