Data Center East Region Construction Manager

Data Center East Region Construction Manager

Waukee, Iowa, United States Corporate Functions

Imagine what you could do here. At Apple, new ideas have a way of becoming great products, services, and customer experiences very quickly. Bring passion and dedication to your job and there's no telling what you could accomplish. In Places, we don't sit back and let things happen, we make things happen, and we do this in service to all Apple employees and customers.

We develop and manage Apple's global real estate portfolio, lead all related capital construction projects, provide outstanding facilities and site services, develop and lead sustainability initiatives to reduce the environmental impact of all Apple facilities, including commute and renewable energy programs, and do everything we can to ensure the health and safety of all Apple personnel, facilities, and customers in our facilities around the world.

The Global Design and Construction team is a collaborative, program-wide organization responsible for delivering mission-critical data center construction projects. Working alongside fellow project managers, engineers, and program leaders, we contribute to a broad portfolio of new data center construction and major capital upgrades.

As the Data Center East Region Construction Manager, you will lead a team of Construction Project Managers responsible for delivering some of the most innovative and energy-efficient data centers in the world. You will oversee Apple-owned data center (AODC) construction programs across the Eastern United States and some of our Global team in Europe, managing capital construction portfolios with budgets exceeding $750 million.

This is a leadership role at the forefront of the owner-operator data center market, where your decisions directly shape Apple's infrastructure for generations to come.

As the Data Center East Region Construction Manager, you will provide strategic leadership and day-to-day management oversight for a team of Construction Project Managers executing ground-up, expansion, and retrofit projects across Apple's East Region AODC campuses and Global portfolio in Europe. You will be accountable for the full lifecycle of large-scale construction programs, from initial planning and design through commissioning and closeout, while ensuring projects are delivered on schedule, within budget, and to Apple's quality standards.

This position requires expertise in the owner-operator data center market, including an understanding of hyperscale infrastructure delivery, owner-controlled procurement models, and long-term campus master planning. You will serve as the primary construction leadership interface for East Region & Global executive stakeholders and cross-functional partners.

• Lead and develop a team of Construction Project Managers supporting AODC campuses across the Eastern US & Europe, providing ongoing mentorship, performance feedback, workload balancing, and career development support.
• Own the regional construction portfolio, managing concurrent programs with total capital budgets exceeding $750M, ensuring rigorous financial discipline, forecast accuracy, and executive-level reporting.
• Drive program delivery across new ground-up data center campus construction, building expansions, critical infrastructure upgrades, and modifications within live production environments.
• Act as Apple's senior owner representative at all project meetings with General Contractors, Design Consultants, specialty subcontractors, and utility providers, setting expectations and holding partners accountable to Apple's standards.
• Partner cross-functionally with Real Estate, Legal, Design & Engineering, Environment, Health & Safety (EH&S), Energy, Network Infrastructure, and Data Center Operations & Engineering teams to align construction delivery with business objectives.
• Lead procurement strategy for major construction contracts, including competitive bidding, contractor prequalification, contract negotiation, and ongoing commercial oversight.
• Review and approve all major proposals, change order requests, and claims from General Contractors, Consultants, Suppliers, and Subcontractors; direct your PM team in preparing and presenting comparative cost analyses.
• Establish and maintain master program schedules, identifying critical path risks and driving mitigation strategies in collaboration with project teams and partners.
• Oversee commissioning programs, ensuring appropriate commissioning…