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Construction Manager - Data Center Design, Engineering, and Construction
Meta
H1B ✓On-sitemanagerPosted April 23, 2026
About the Role
Manage the end-to-end construction, commissioning, and turnover of data center projects within a campus program. Oversee budgets, vendor contracts, project schedules, and cross-functional partnerships to ensure efficient infrastructure delivery.
Requirements
Requires a bachelor's degree in engineering or construction management and over 12 years of experience in large-scale infrastructure or data center construction. Candidates must possess strong negotiation skills and comprehensive knowledge of civil, structural, electrical, and mechanical systems.
Full Job Description
Meta is seeking an experienced Construction Manager to join our Data Center Design, Engineering & Construction team. Our data centers are the foundation upon which our rapidly scaling infrastructure efficiently operates and upon which our innovative services are delivered. Building and operating data centers the "right" way is synonymous with ensuring high uptime, capacity availability and capital conservation. The data center engineering team thinks from chip to chiller (or electrical substation), determining configurations and ensuring maximum efficiency of our compute infrastructure.
$150,000/year to $209,000/year + bonus + equity + benefits
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
Minimum Qualifications
- Negotiation skills and experience providing solutions to problems
- Multi-Project experience in large scale construction management, mission critical, infrastructure, and or data center construction
- Bachelors 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 preferred
- 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
$150,000/year to $209,000/year + bonus + equity + benefits