Senior Technical Program Manager, Data Center Construction & Delivery – Digital Infrastructure

Invenergy

Chicago, IL

Full Time

Posted October 16, 2026

$200k - $235k

Renewable Energy Development

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Job Description

Invenergy is seeking a Senior Technical Program Manager, Data Center Construction & Delivery to join its Digital Infrastructure business line.

Key Responsibilities

Serve as the owner-side construction and delivery lead for assigned data center projects from preconstruction through commissioning, turnover, and closeout.
Lead and manage external AEC firms, general contractors, commissioning providers, equipment manufacturers, specialty contractors, and consultants, establishing clear expectations, responsibilities, milestones, and accountability.
Lead preconstruction and execution planning, including contracting and packaging strategy, constructability, logistics, phasing, procurement, baseline schedule validation, long-lead equipment strategy, commissioning planning, and construction readiness.
Drive the integrated owner schedule across design, permitting, procurement, utilities, construction, energization, commissioning, and turnover; challenge contractor schedules, identify critical-path risks, and drive mitigation and recovery plans when required.
Maintain owner-side accountability for project cost performance, working with Project Controls, Finance, Supply Chain, and Legal on budgets, forecasts, contingency, change control, claims, contractor performance, and commercial exposure.
Apply strong working knowledge of data center electrical, mechanical, controls, utility, fire/life-safety, and commissioning systems to understand sequencing, identify critical interfaces, challenge project teams, and recognize when specialized engineering review is required.
Coordinate closely with Data Center Design & Engineering to ensure construction remains aligned with approved design intent, Basis of Design requirements, technical standards, and customer requirements.
Lead integration across design, procurement, utilities, construction, controls, commissioning, operations, and customer teams, resolving gaps or ambiguities in scope, responsibility, sequencing, or milestones before they affect delivery.
Coordinate long-lead equipment and infrastructure milestones, including fabrication, factory testing, delivery, installation, permanent power, startup, and commissioning, with the overall project schedule.
Maintain sufficient site presence to independently assess actual progress, construction quality, staffing, sequencing, coordination, and contractor recovery plans rather than relying solely on reported status.
Establish owner expectations for construction quality and monitor partner QA/QC, punch-list management, deficiency closure, testing documentation, and turnover readiness.
Drive integration of construction completion, energization, equipment startup, L1-L5 or equivalent commissioning activities, controls integration, integrated systems testing, deficiency closure, operational readiness, and final turnover, ensuring construction completion is translated into a fully commissioned and customer-ready facility.
Provide concise, decision-oriented reporting to senior leadership, translating complex project issues into the issue, business impact, available options, recommended action, and decision required, while capturing lessons learned to improve future project delivery.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Architecture, or a related technical discipline, or equivalent relevant experience.
10+ years of progressive capital-project delivery experience, including at least 5 years of direct experience in data center construction, program management, or project delivery.
Demonstrated experience delivering technically complex data center projects from preconstruction through construction, energization, commissioning, and turnover.
Significant experience leading and managing external AEC firms, general contractors, commissioning providers, equipment manufacturers, and specialty contractors.
Strong understanding of data center construction sequencing and the integration of mission-critical mechanical, electrical, controls, utility, and commissioning systems.
Demonstrated experience managing complex project schedules, critical-path activities, cost performance, change management, commercial risk, and long-lead equipment.
Demonstrated ability to independently assess project performance, challenge contractor and consultant assumptions, identify risks early, lead recovery efforts, and drive complex issues through resolution.
Strong leadership, judgment, and communication skills, including the ability to influence multidisciplinary teams and translate complex construction issues into clear recommendations for senior and executive leadership.
Ability and willingness to travel regularly to project sites and partner locations as required.
Eligible to work in the United States without the need for employer visa sponsorship now or in the future.
Experience delivering large-scale hyperscale, wholesale colocation, AI/HPC, or multi-building data center campus projects.
Experience working for or with a hyperscale cloud provider, colocation provider, data center developer/operator, mission-critical general contractor, EPC organization, or major technology company.
Experience serving in an owner/developer construction management, technical program management, or project delivery role.
Experience managing projects through permanent power, energization, integrated systems testing, operational readiness, and customer turnover.
Experience with utility infrastructure, substations, medium-voltage distribution, or other large-scale mission-critical infrastructure.
Familiarity with industry-standard scheduling, project-controls, document-management, and construction-management platforms such as Primavera P6, Microsoft Project, Procore, Autodesk Construction Cloud, or comparable systems. PMP, CCM, or similar certification is a plus.