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Senior Datacenter Construction Manager

Cerebras· Datacenter
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Finland, Remote (US)Full-timePosted 1mo ago

About the role

Senior Data Center Construction Manager to oversee white-space fit-out projects in colo environments, manage construction schedules, and ensure speed, quality, safety, and cost discipline for Cerebras' data center builds.

Responsibilities

  • Manage the end-to-end delivery of assigned data center construction projects from planning through commissioning and turnover.
  • Lead all aspects of data hall buildout, including racks, containment, power distribution, cooling integration, and network readiness.
  • Act as the day-to-day site interface with colo providers to align on base-build readiness, SLAs, schedule milestones, and integration points.
  • Drive vendors, general contractors, and trade partners to execute fit-out scope on aggressive timelines.
  • Implement and maintain Cerebras construction standards, playbooks, and repeatable deployment processes for colo-based builds.
  • Ensure seamless coordination between base-building and tenant-improvement scopes.
  • Manage cost, schedule, quality, and safety across assigned projects and workstreams.
  • Develop, maintain, and challenge detailed construction schedules, including critical-path activities, dependencies, resource requirements, and recovery plans.
  • Identify risks early, develop mitigation strategies, and escalate material issues to the Director with clear recommendations.
  • Lead site-level execution teams and maintain a strong on-the-ground presence as required.
  • Partner with procurement and supply chain to track and support the timely delivery of long-lead equipment.
  • Maintain real-time project reporting, dashboards, look-ahead schedules, and executive-ready status updates.
  • Support deployment improvements, including modularization, prefabrication, and lessons learned from completed projects.
  • Build and maintain effective working relationships with colocation providers and their site-level teams.
  • Implement and verify compliance with technical and delivery requirements for base-building readiness.
  • Ensure clear demarcation of responsibilities between landlord and tenant scopes.
  • Hold providers, contractors, and vendors accountable for schedule commitments, power-delivery milestones, quality requirements, and facility readiness.
  • Resolve integration issues between colo infrastructure and Cerebras systems, coordinating with internal engineering stakeholders as needed.
  • Review scope, schedule impacts, pricing, and change orders; negotiate within delegated authority and provide recommendations to the Director for approval when required.
  • Lead regular project meetings, document decisions and action items, and ensure timely closure of outstanding issues.
  • Verify construction progress through site walks, field observations, schedule reviews, and validation of contractor-reported progress.
  • Support commissioning, punch-list completion, turnover documentation, and operational handoff.

Qualifications

  • 5–7 years of experience in mission-critical construction, preferably in data centers.
  • Deep experience delivering white-space fit-out projects within colocation environments.
  • Strong understanding of power, cooling, controls, and rack-level infrastructure in high-density environments.
  • Proven ability to manage multiple complex construction projects or workstreams simultaneously.
  • Experience working with EPC firms, general contractors, specialty trades, and colocation providers.
  • Strong project controls and commercial skills, including schedule management, change-order review, contract administration, and cost control.
  • Demonstrated ability to review detailed construction schedules, identify critical-path risks, and develop practical recovery plans.
  • Working knowledge of commissioning, quality control, safety, and project-turnover processes.
  • Ability to operate effectively in a fast-paced, ambiguous startup environment.
  • Excellent leadership, communication, and stakeholder-management skills.
  • Ability to work independently, make timely field-level decisions, and escalate issues appropriately.
  • Proficiency with construction-management, scheduling, and reporting tools.
  • Ability to travel regularly to project sites as required.

Skills

Required:Construction project managementColocation data center fit-outPower, cooling, controls, rack infrastructure
Last updated Sep 20, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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