Area Schedule Lead - Data Center Design, Engineering and Construction

Area Schedule Lead – Data Center Design, Engineering and Construction

We are seeking a candidate for a key leadership role in scheduling for a portfolio of Data Center projects of strategic importance to Meta. The Schedule lead will act as a technical Schedule subject matter expert overseeing all schedule management and reporting for their portfolio of projects. The successful candidate will have focus on speed to market and be a critical partner for the Delivery Team and the Project Controls Lead to forecast and help mitigate schedule related risks and issues on the project, enable commercial accountability, manage schedule health reporting/escalation, and ensure that schedule change management is effective and expedient.

Leadership, communication, and organization skills are a must in this highly collaborative, analytical, and strategic role. This position will work closely within the DEC Technical Operations team and various internal departments including Site Project Management teams, Pre-Construction, Contracts, Finance, Accounting, Sourcing and Operations Engineering.

Required Skills:

1. 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

2. Identifies, documents, and communicates schedule risks through defined processes, including Risk Registers, health reviews, and New Build Program management meetings

3. Accountable for all aspects of vendor and Contractor schedule management

4. Accountable for Contractor baseline schedule development and evaluation during pre-con, including ensuring adherence to program guidance and specifications. Will lead efforts to optimize schedules for speed to market and successful on-time-delivery

5. Responsible for application of commercial entitlement for contractor Extensions Of Time ( EOT ) for their designated portfolio of projects. Provide leadership to site teams for Delay Tracking, EOT requests and claims. Responsible for making recommendations that are in line with contract and escalating when site decisions differ from the contractual or program guidance

6. Lead the identification and application of Proactive Risk Indicators in sub-area and ensure all risks are properly escalated to Health Reviews, and other appropriate forums. Lead ad-hoc schedule analysis to support program as required

7. Lead a small team of consultants (if required) to support effective schedule management for the designated portfolio of projects

8. Approximately 50% travel to other Data Center sites within the Area and home office

Minimum Qualifications:

9. 10+ years of Planning, Scheduling, Construction Management, or Related field experience

10. Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction Management, or Equivalent Technical Field or related field experience

11. Subject Matter Expert in Primavera P6 and other scheduling related methodologies and software

12. Experience developing/managing an Owner's planning/scheduling program

13. Familiar with Data Center, Infrastructure or Construction programs requiring complicated commissioning specifications

14. Demonstrated analytical, communication, problem solving, prioritization, organization and reporting skills

15. Experience leading complex project or program planning and coordination amongst a large group of internal and external project stakeholders

16. Demonstrated experience developing and driving actions or operational adjustments based on schedule or project controls performance metrics

17. Demonstrated experience partnering with cross-functional teams to influence strategic direction

Preferred Qualifications:

18. Familiar with complex networking systems and electrical infrastructure

19. Experience identifying schedule efficiencies and driving programmatic or organizational alignment in changing execution strategies to optimize schedule performance

20. Experience managing a team of Contingent Worker Schedulers

21. Demonstrated ability to integrate AI tools to optimize/redesign workflows and drive measurable impact (e.g., efficiency gains, quality improvements)

22. Experience…