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Construction Manager, Lease - Data Center Construction

Meta· Data Center Design, Engineering, & Construction
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Rayville, LA, Various$150k - $209kFull-timePosted 4mo ago

About the role

Lease Construction Manager to oversee delivery of leased data center facilities, serving as Meta’s primary construction representative on colocation and build-to-suit projects, ensuring shell/core, critical infrastructure, and tenant improvement work meet Meta’s standards from lease execution through handover.

Responsibilities

  • Serve as Meta's owner's representative on leased data center construction projects, managing landlord and developer obligations from groundbreaking through certificate of occupancy and facility acceptance
  • Review and provide technical feedback on landlord construction documents, including civil, structural, architectural, mechanical, electrical, and plumbing drawings, to ensure alignment with Meta's data center design standards
  • Monitor construction progress on colocation and build-to-suit data center sites, conducting regular site visits to assess schedule adherence, quality of work, and conformance to contract requirements
  • Coordinate tenant improvement construction activities, managing Meta's general contractors and specialty subcontractors delivering fit-out of white space, power distribution, cooling infrastructure, and network cabling systems
  • Track and manage project schedules, budgets, and change order logs across multiple concurrent leased data center projects, providing regular status reporting to internal stakeholders
  • Lead construction milestone reviews, factory acceptance tests, and integrated systems testing for critical infrastructure including UPS, generators, switchgear, cooling systems, and fire suppression
  • Identify and escalate construction risks, schedule delays, and quality deficiencies to landlords and developers, driving resolution through contractual mechanisms and collaborative problem-solving
  • Collaborate with data center commissioning teams to coordinate the transition from construction to commissioning and operations, ensuring all systems are tested and documented prior to handover
  • Partner with real estate, legal, and lease administration teams to track landlord delivery obligations, punch list completion, and substantial completion milestones defined in lease agreements
  • Contribute to the development and continuous improvement of Meta's leased data center construction standards, playbooks, and vendor qualification processes

Qualifications

  • 10+ years of work experience in construction management
  • General knowledge of electrical and mechanical systems
  • Knowledge of industry standards, building codes and safety standards including fire protection regulations
  • Knowledge of capital budget management
  • Negotiation skills and experience providing solutions to problems
  • Experience using Primavera P6 for construction scheduling
  • Proficient working knowledge of Google Workspace
  • Proficient working knowledge of Bluebeam

Skills

Required:Construction managementLease/Colo project coordinationCost/budget management

Benefits

  • Benefits information as listed by Meta (not enumerated here in this field)
Last updated Oct 23, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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