Join Meta's Data Center Planning & Development team at the forefront of one of the largest infrastructure buildouts in history. As a Program Development Manager, you'll play a pivotal role in shaping the future of Meta's global data center portfolio — driving the planning/preconstruction strategy for both New Build and Lease programs that power AI and billions of connected users.
This is a high-visibility role where your work directly influences multi-billion-dollar investment decisions, GW-scale capacity delivery, and the speed at which Meta can bring new infrastructure online.
Impact at scale — Decisions to shape a global portfolio measured in gigawatts and billions of dollars.
Speed & complexity — Meta's infrastructure growth is unprecedented;
Seat at the table — Direct exposure to VP/Director-level leadership and cross-company strategy.
Responsibilities
- Lead Planning Strategy — Own the end-to-end planning for New Build and Lease projects, including cost estimating, constructability reviews, scheduling, and procurement/supply chain strategy
- Drive Cost & Schedule Excellence — Develop and maintain programmatic-level budgets and master schedules; identify risks early and present mitigation strategies to leadership
- Coordinate Cross-Functionally — Serve as the connective tissue between Site Acquisition, Energy, Design Engineering, and Construction teams to build an integrated plan of record for each project
- Shape the Portfolio — Perform strategic analysis of the pipeline to optimize site sequencing, resource allocation, and delivery timelines against GW demand targets
- Influence Decisions at Scale — Present recommendations and trade-off analyses to senior leadership; drive alignment across pillars on scope, schedule, and budget
- Innovate & Improve — Continuously develop new processes, tools, and frameworks that accelerate delivery and reduce cost across the program
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in a directly related field, or equivalent practical experience
- 10+ years of experience in commercial construction management — preconstruction, estimating, scheduling, contracting, and cost management
- Demonstrated ability to manage large-scale, complex programs (data centers, mission-critical facilities, or equivalent infrastructure preferred)
- Strong financial acumen — comfortable building and defending budgets at the hundreds-of-millions-dollar scale
- Expert-level scheduling capability (P6, MS Project, or equivalent) with experience in critical-path analysis and schedule risk assessment
- Proven ability to lead without authority across matrixed, cross-functional organizations
- Exceptional communication and presentation skills — ability to distill complex technical information into clear, actionable narratives for executive audiences
- Experience identifying process improvements and driving their implementation to accelerate delivery or reduce cost 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)
- Experience with hyperscale data center capacity planning
- Demonstrated ongoing AI skill development (e.g., prompt/context engineering, agent orchestration) and staying current with emerging AI technologies
- Experience leading capacity planning programs that span multiple infrastructure domains simultaneously, such as compute, networking, and power or cooling
- Experience developing or specifying requirements for capacity planning tooling, demand forecasting platforms, or supply chain management systems