Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Meta builds technologies that help people connect, find communities, and grow businesses. They are seeking a key leadership role in scheduling for Data Center projects, focusing on schedule management, risk mitigation, and collaboration with various internal teams to ensure successful project delivery.
Responsibilities
- Responsible for end to end schedule coordination and updates, including interface with risk management and pro-active communication of updates and alignment of variance root cause/commentary with Cross-functional partners
- Identifies, documents, and communicates schedule risks through defined processes, including Risk Registers, health reviews, and New Build Program management meetings
- Accountable for all aspects of vendor and Contractor schedule management
- Accountable for Contractor baseline schedule development and evaluation during pre-con, including ensuring adherence to program guidance and specifications. Will lead efforts to optimize schedules for speed to market and successful on-time-delivery
- Responsible for application of commercial entitlement for contractor Extensions Of Time (EOT) for their designated portfolio of projects. Provide leadership to site teams for Delay Tracking, EOT requests and claims. Responsible for making recommendations that are in line with contract and escalating when site decisions differ from the contractual or program guidance
- Lead the identification and application of Proactive Risk Indicators in sub-area and ensure all risks are properly escalated to Health Reviews, and other appropriate forums. Lead ad-hoc schedule analysis to support program as required
- Lead a small team of consultants (if required) to support effective schedule management for the designated portfolio of projects
- Approximately 50% travel to other Data Center sites within the Area and home office
Skills
- 10+ years of Planning, Scheduling, Construction Management, or Related field experience
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction Management, or Equivalent Technical Field or related field experience
- Subject Matter Expert in Primavera P6 and other scheduling related methodologies and software
- Experience developing/managing an Owner's planning/scheduling program
- Familiar with Data Center, Infrastructure or Construction programs requiring complicated commissioning specifications
- Demonstrated analytical, communication, problem solving, prioritization, organization and reporting skills
- Experience leading complex project or program planning and coordination amongst a large group of internal and external project stakeholders
- Demonstrated experience developing and driving actions or operational adjustments based on schedule or project controls performance metrics
- Demonstrated experience partnering with cross-functional teams to influence strategic direction
- Familiar with complex networking systems and electrical infrastructure
- Experience identifying schedule efficiencies and driving programmatic or organizational alignment in changing execution strategies to optimize schedule performance
- Experience managing a team of Contingent Worker Schedulers
- Demonstrated ability to integrate AI tools to optimize/redesign workflows and drive measurable impact (e.g., efficiency gains, quality improvements)
- Experience negotiating schedule changes or complex construction claims
- Successful development and implementation of scheduling or project controls strategies in a large organization
- 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
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