DCE Design & Construction Program Manager

Mission:

Serve as the central point of control linking core construction operations with critical internal business units, infrastructure verticals, and corporate real estate.

Core Focus:

Drive technical real estate due diligence, eliminate scope gaps across specialized internal teams (IT, Network, Security, Interiors, Sales Engineering), govern long-lead procurement vendor status cadences, and deliver corporate-wide portfolio schedule/budget data aggregation.

Scope:

Portfolio-wide oversight spanning multi-site deployments, regional campuses, new data center builds, custom customer expansions, and large operational retrofits.

Key Responsibilities and Essential Job Functions

Cross-Functional Coordination & Design Intake

• Serve as primary contact for Enterprise IT, Network Engineering, Physical Security, and Global Workplace to embed requirements into structural/MEP drawings before groundbreaking. • Partner with internal Design Engineers to track, integrate, and enforce design direction across all contractor packages and custom customer deployments. • Facilitate structured communication between site Construction Managers (CMs) and Design Engineering when field conditions require design adjustments. • Coordinate with Sales Engineers to evaluate layout and capacity feasibility of large or non-standard custom customer designs.

Real Estate Technical Due Diligence & Permitting

• Lead technical due diligence during site selection, coordinating structural, utility, and environmental audits with third-party consultants. • Synthesize technical risk profiles, utility availability, and path-to-power timelines into executive reports for leadership go/no-go decisions. • Track end-to-end permitting workflows handled by external design firms and General Contractors (GCs) to ensure zero schedule disruption. • Coordinate internal document inputs, corporate signatures, and financial authorizations required to complete external permit packages.

Long-Lead Procurement & Vendor Governance

• Maintain the master tracking matrix for all Owner-Furnished Equipment (OFE) and long-lead infrastructure assets. • Lead regular production status meetings with equipment manufacturers, supply chain partners, and internal procurement teams. • Enforce look-ahead production updates from vendors, tracking factory progress, component sourcing pipelines, and sub-assembly timelines. • Monitor factory acceptance testing (FAT), shipping logistics, and site delivery windows against the master schedule to mitigate critical-path risks.

Portfolio Analytics & Corporate-Wide Reporting

• Aggregate site-level financial ledgers and schedules managed by project teams into a unified, corporate-wide portfolio dashboard. • Track cumulative expenditures, total contingency usage, cash-flow burn rates, and project milestones to provide a high-level view directly to the VP of Design & Construction. • Analyze master schedule dependencies and floating logic across the portfolio to identify resource constraints or macroeconomic schedule slippages. • Develop KPI reports monitoring schedule adherence, budget compliance, and document approval turnaround times.

Knowledge Management & Process Automation

• Interface with the non-technical Director of Knowledge Management to package, index, and archive historical construction assets (As-Builts, BIM models, commissioning records). • Enforce standardized naming conventions and file metadata guidelines across the DCE department to protect corporate storage hierarchy. • Partner with the Platform Administrator to optimize cross-functional workflows, approval routings, and dashboards in enterprise tracking software. • Coordinate preparation, legal review, and execution of contracts, change orders, RFIs, and submittals.

Required Qualifications

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in business administration, construction management, engineering, or related field.
• 4+ years of project administration or program management experience in construction, data centers, or a highly regulated industry.

Technical Skills:

• Proficiency using enterprise construction PMIS systems (e.g., Procore), data tracking tools (e.g., MS Project), and blueprint markup applications (e.g., Bluebeam).
• Experience building process flows, utilizing digital project management tools, and generating KPI dashboards.

Soft Skills:

• Exceptional organizational skills with a strong capacity for matrix management and cross-departmental influence.
• Proactive problem-solving abilities to address supply chain delays and process bottlenecks.

Base Pay Range:

The annual salary range offered for this position is estimated to be $135,000 - $150,000. However, the actual pay range depends on each candidate’s experience, location, and qualifications.

Variable Pay:

Discretionary annual bonus, based on personal and company performance.

Work Location:

This position follows Flexential's hybrid and remote work model flexibility. In-office collaboration typically occurs on Tuesdays and Wednesdays when located within a commutable distance from Flexential’s office / hub locations including: Denver, CO (HQ) | Hillsboro, OR | Dallas, TX | Atlanta, GA | Charlotte, NC | Collegeville, PA. Candidates located outside of a reasonable commuting distance can be considered for a remote work based on role requirements, business needs, and hiring manager approval.

Not meeting every single requirement?

No problem!

We are looking for candidates who possess unique skills that set them apart from the rest. If you're enthusiastic about this role and believe you have the skills and abilities that would make you successful, don't hesitate to apply today!

At Flexential, we value diversity and believe that different perspectives and unique skills make us stronger as a team. While we've outlined the qualities and skills we are looking for in this job posting, we understand that there may be attributes and abilities that aren't explicitly listed but could be a perfect fit for our team. We want to emphasize that you shouldn't hesitate to apply if you don't meet every requirement. We're enthusiastic about assembling a diverse team of individuals who bring various talents to the table. Your unique perspective and abilities may be just what we need to drive innovation and success. If you believe you have what it takes to thrive in our environment, we encourage you to apply.

Benefits of working at Flexential

• Medical, Telehealth, Dental and Vision • 401(k) • Health Savings Accounts (HSA) and Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) • Life and AD&D • Short Term and Long-Term disability • Flex Paid Time Off (PTO) • Leave of Absence • Employee Assistance Program • Wellness Program • Rewards and Recognition Program

Benefits are subject to change at the Company's discretion.

Work Location Eligibility

At this time, we are only able to employ individuals who reside and perform work in states where the company is authorized to do business and maintain employment registrations. We are currently unable to consider applicants who reside or will perform work in the following states: Arkansas, Alaska, Alabama, Delaware, Hawaii, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, North Dakota, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Wisconsin, Wyoming, Washington DC.

Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States and must reside in a state where the company maintains employment eligibility at the time of hire and throughout their employment. State eligibility may be subject to change based on business needs and regulatory requirements.

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