Data Center Construction Security Program Manager

What You’ll Do

The Data Center Construction Security Program Manager is responsible for physical security program management across all Core Weave construction projects globally. Reporting to the Senior Manager of Data Center Risk and Assurance, this role ensures that physical security requirements are integrated into every phase of the construction lifecycle—from concept and pre‑planning through contract negotiation, build, commissioning, and turnover.

This role partners closely with Construction Management, Site Selection, Legal, Procurement, construction contractors, Security Design, and Security Operations to ensure that Core Weave construction security standards are included in contracts and upheld throughout the construction lifecycle. It identifies security risks early, mitigates them proactively, and ensures that contract requirements, design controls and operational workflows reflect these risks. The Manager also serves as Core Weave’s primary security representative during construction site visits, contractor engagements and regulatory interactions.

• Develop, implement, and continuously improve Core Weave’s data center construction security program across all active and planned global construction projects.
• Support construction project teams through all phases—concept, planning, contract negotiation, build, commissioning and turnover—ensuring physical security requirements are embedded and executed at each stage.
• Conduct physical security risk assessments and due diligence evaluations for construction sites, partnering with Legal, Procurement and DC Security teams to incorporate requirements into contracts and subcontractor scopes of work.
• Conduct site visits and in‑person inspections to assess security posture, validate compliance with Core Weave security standards, and identify emerging risks on active construction sites.
• Collaborate with General Contractors, Security Design and Security Operations to mitigate security risks.
• Oversee the quality of construction‑phase security program implementation by Construction Managers, General Contractors, Lessors and other project stakeholders, including incident investigations, CAPA plans, security plans and performance metrics.
• Define and enforce contractor security requirements and expectations, such as personnel vetting, access credentialing and on‑site security conduct.
• Serve as Core Weave’s security representative during contractor engagements, regulatory inspections and government interactions related to construction security matters.
• Lead cross‑functional collaboration, incident response and root‑cause analyses for all security events during construction phases.
• Monitor, measure and report on security program performance while continually seeking to improve, optimise and scale the construction security program.

• 4+ years of experience in physical security program management within data centre, construction or critical infrastructure environments, with direct exposure to construction project life cycles.
• Demonstrated ability to conduct physical security risk assessments and due diligence evaluations for active construction and greenfield development sites.
• Familiarity with physical security controls, systems (access control, CCTV, intrusion detection) and design standards as applied in construction environments.
• Understanding of physical security compliance frameworks (e.g., ISO 27001, SOC 2, NIST) and experience translating framework requirements into construction security standards and contract language.
• Experience collaborating with Legal, Procurement and Construction Management to embed security requirements into contracts, scopes of work and project plans.
• Strong ability to manage multiple concurrent construction projects across geographies, balancing site‑level tactical support with program‑wide responsibilities.
• Excellent communication, influencing and cross‑functional collaboration skills; comfortable engaging with general contractors, site teams and executive stakeholders.
• Willingness and ability to travel domestically and internationally up to 50% to support active construction projects.
• Relevant certifications…