Senior Program Manager

About the role

This role is embedded within the New York City office of a North American digital and energy infrastructure company. The position offers a unique opportunity to help Consertus deepen an existing client relationship and support the continued growth of a major infrastructure program.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead program controls systems including schedule management, cost tracking, forecasting, risk management, and change control
• Own critical program deliverables, milestones, and deadlines across multiple workstreams
• Ensure alignment between budget, schedule, scope, and overall development objectives
• Serve as a trusted advisor to the Development Leader and senior executives
• Prepare and present program updates, dashboards, and decision materials to C suite and executive stakeholders
• Support executive decision making through clear, concise, and proactive reporting
• Collaborate closely with development, design, construction, finance, legal, and operations teams
• Coordinate with external consultants, designers, engineers, contractors, and vendors
• Drive accountability across teams while maintaining strong working relationships
• Support the client in scaling their development program through improved controls, governance, and execution discipline
• Identify risks and opportunities early and recommend mitigation or optimization strategies
• Represent Consertus’ values of professionalism, rigor, and partnership at all times

Requirements

• 10–12 years of experience in program management, project controls, or development leadership
• Previous experience in customer-facing, partner facing, customer success, account management or strategic consulting organization
• Proven experience delivering large scale infrastructure projects
• Strong background in program controls (schedule, cost, risk, reporting)
• Experience supporting or presenting to executive and C suite stakeholders
• Able to operate effectively in an embedded, client side role

Preferred

• Data center development experience strongly preferred
• Experience working with fast growing development platforms or owner operators
• NY area project experience a plus