Area Lead, Mega Campus

The focus of the Area Schedule Lead will include leadership support of a North America Mega Campus Schedule Execution & Operations. The Area Schedule Lead will be the technical Subject Matter Expert (SME) for scheduling in their area and will support the Schedule Contingent Worker (CW) team and ensure that all project schedule reporting meets or exceeds the expected quality. Area Schedule Lead will work directly with the Contingent Workforce (CW) Schedule team and Project Controls Analysts on their assigned campus to support General Contractor (GC) and Trade Partner (TP) baseline schedule review and approval, monthly schedule deliverables, commercial accountability, end‑to‑end (E2E) schedule updates, integrated master schedule (IMS) updates, commercial project health reporting/escalation and project CW scheduler mentoring.

Area Schedule Lead will review and approve all Extension of Time (EOT) requests and support the Area Manager and Area Cost Lead on the review and approval of schedule‑related changes and the proactive identification of schedule‑related risks. This position will work closely with Design, Engineering & Construction (DEC) Business Controls and various internal departments including Site Project Management, Pre‑Construction, Contracts, Finance, Accounting, Sourcing and Operations Engineering.

• Technical lead in schedule controls on campus, including baseline schedule reviews, schedule updates & reporting, E2E schedule updates, internal coordination reviews, IMS schedule updates and execution team coordination reviews, schedule change management/EOT approval, delay tracking, schedule metric/quality, schedule delay mitigation, and risk facilitation.
• Responsible for the application of commercial entitlement for schedule changes and EOT in the region; provide leadership to site teams, Project Controls Analysts and CW schedulers for delay tracking, EOT requests and claims; coordinate change evaluation with the cost team as part of the CCAM review process; make recommendations that align with contract language and escalation when needed.
• Support development of delay mitigation ideas and collaborate with Site Leadership and other Area Schedule Leads to make recommendations.
• Review and approve all GC and TP Precon baseline schedules; work with GCs & TPs to develop schedules and resolve quality and logic issues prior to submission; ensure schedules meet program expectations and agreed deadlines.
• Analyze and communicate area’s project controls health (schedule & risk) to the Area Project Controls Manager and DEC leadership; provide escalation when necessary.
• Identify proactive commercial risks in collaboration with other area leads, delivery team and cross‑functional partners; support schedule delay review and mitigation activities.
• Support CW site schedules in the area and provide feedback to CW account leads on concerns, quality issues or training needs; train new site schedulers on processes and procedures; collaborate with Area managers to ensure adequate staffing.
• Support schedule reviews, ensure proactive risk indicators are identified and used appropriately; provide monthly/quarterly communication to site leadership and Strategic Planning & Analytics on schedule risk and health.
• Communicate directly with Area Cost Lead to align project health between cost and schedule; provide coaching for Project Controls Analysts.
• Strategize and drive programmatic efficiencies and opportunities for future Business Controls within DEC, coordinating with other Area Schedule Leads.
• Work with Retro schedule lead to align processes, ensure proper escalation of schedule reporting and risks to Area managers and site leadership.
• Approximately 25‑50% travel to other Data Center sites within the area and home office.

• 10+ years of planning, scheduling, construction management, or related field experience.
• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, construction management, or equivalent technical field.
• Subject‑matter expert in Primavera P6, Microsoft Project, Smartsheets, Lean Planner, TAKT Planning, and other scheduling methodologies & software.
• Experience…