Construction Manager - Data Center Design, Engineering, and Construction

Meta’s data centers are the foundation of our rapidly scaling infrastructure, ensuring high uptime, capacity availability, and capital conservation. The Data Center Design, Engineering & Construction team determines configurations from chip to chiller to maximize efficiency of our compute infrastructure.

Responsibilities

• Manage the construction, commissioning, and turnover of a Data Center within a campus program
• Manage the budget associated with the project
• Manage the cost change process and negotiate best pricing
• Manage the schedule and associated risks to ensure reliable and predictable turnover dates
• Manage warranty and tenant improvement work in the live environment when/as necessary
• Communicate upward regarding the status and risks of the project
• Negotiate vendor and contractor contracts and purchase orders as needed
• Mitigate risk for the project through pre-planning, innovative planning, and partnership
• Develop cost savings solutions and identify project savings/underruns early
• Partner with the General Contractor and other Vendors to build collaborative relationships
• Partner with Internal Cross Functional Partners to build collaborative relationships
• Coordinate needs and asks with the Procurement/Sourcing group(s) to support the needs of the Project
• Support the pre-construction efforts for upcoming projects
• Promote prefabrication strategies
• Support the development of Capital Project Budgets and Constructions ROMs
• Support the Campus Construction Manager with the campus-wide book of work including contractor, designer, and vendor management
• Support the on-site inspection process to ensure a zero punch-list and an expeditious turnover to FacOps
• 10% travel to headquarters and other Meta sites
• Respond on an as-needed basis to emergencies

Requirements

• Negotiation skills and experience providing solutions to problems
• Multi-Project experience in large scale construction management, mission critical, infrastructure, and/or data center construction
• Bachelor’s in engineering or construction management or equivalent work experience
• 12+ years of work experience in the construction management industry
• General knowledge of civil, structural, electrical, and mechanical systems
• Knowledge of capital budget management and contract administration

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in building datacenters or large commercial type projects
• Demonstrated ability to integrate AI tools to optimize/redesign workflows and drive measurable impact (e.g., efficiency gains, quality improvements)
• Experience adhering to and implementing responsible, ethical AI practices (e.g., risk assessment, bias mitigation, quality and accuracy reviews)
• Demonstrated ongoing AI skill development (e.g., prompt/context engineering, agent orchestration) and staying current with emerging AI technologies

About Meta

Meta builds technologies that help people connect, find communities, and grow businesses. From the launch of Facebook in 2004 to apps like Messenger, Instagram, and WhatsApp, Meta now moves beyond 2D screens toward immersive experiences like augmented and virtual reality to shape the next evolution in social technology.

Pay

$150,000/year to $209,000/year + bonus + equity + benefits. Individual compensation is determined by skills, qualifications, experience, and location.