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IREN

Director – Network Delivery

IREN

. Set the network delivery strategy for IREN’s data center portfolio, including telecommunications contracting, carrier/service-provider strategy, standard designs, and long-lead equipment .

Posted 10/15/2026full-timeRemote • Texas • United StatesLeadWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates extensive experience in telecommunications and network infrastructure management, with a strong focus on project leadership, team development, and strategic relationship management. Proficient in establishing network delivery standards and managing complex data center projects while ensuring compliance with safety and operational protocols.

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Telecommunications ContractingNetwork Infrastructure ManagementProject ManagementCarrier Relationship ManagementData Center Standards Development

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Hard Skills
Network Delivery StrategyData Center Infrastructure ManagementFiber Infrastructure ExpertiseVLANs and IP AddressingStructured CablingRisk AssessmentBudget ManagementPerformance ReportingNegotiation SkillsContinuous Improvement
Soft Skills
LeadershipCommunicationProblem-SolvingTeam DevelopmentCollaboration
Tools & Technologies
Microsoft ProjectMicrosoft ExcelMicrosoft WordMicrosoft OutlookMicrosoft PowerPointNetBoxBMSEPMSCCTVWi-Fi
Certifications & Qualifications
OSHA 30PMPBICSI RCDD/DCDCCisco Networking CertificationsFOA CFOT
Industry Keywords
Data CenterTelecommunicationsNetwork InfrastructureCarrier ServicesService ProvidersProject DeliveryMission-Critical ProgramsCampus BackboneLong-Haul Fiber RoutesMetro Fiber Routes

Tech Stack

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PMP

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact
  • Set the network delivery strategy for IREN’s data center portfolio, including telecommunications contracting, carrier/service-provider strategy, standard designs, and long-lead equipment
  • Define, publish, and maintain network delivery standards, templates, specifications, labeling conventions, testing requirements, and acceptance criteria across campuses
  • Own the DCIM/NetBox data standard and ensure accurate infrastructure records at campus handover
  • Drive continuous improvement by capturing lessons learned and updating standards
  • Build, lead, develop, hire, and assign the Network Delivery team across campuses
  • Set delivery priorities and resourcing across campuses and manage performance, training, and HSE culture
  • Own the portfolio network delivery schedule, integrating carrier turn-up, MMR, backbone, and building network milestones into campus master schedules
  • Own network delivery budgets, forecasts, contingency, cost plans, and variance reporting
  • Run campus-level and portfolio-level governance reviews and provide consistent executive reporting
  • Maintain the portfolio risk register and lead risk assessments for new campuses
  • Approve network-scope contract awards and change orders within delegated authority and support major agreement negotiations
  • Own strategic relationships with carriers, service providers, telecommunications contractors, and network equipment vendors
  • Establish master agreements, standard pricing, service levels, KPIs, and performance reviews
  • Resolve carrier, service-provider, vendor, off-campus route, and entrance issues
  • Support carrier access and connectivity due diligence for prospective campuses
  • Partner with campus Project Directors to integrate network scope with civil, electrical, mechanical, and building trades
  • Partner with Network Engineering on logical design, VLANs, IP addressing, equipment standards, and construction documents
  • Coordinate network dependencies for operational technology systems, including BMS, EPMS, life-safety, security, CCTV, access control, Wi-Fi, and environmental monitoring
  • Lead network infrastructure handover to Operations, ensuring as-builts, test results, labeling, and DCIM/NetBox records are complete and validated
  • Provide executive leadership with reporting on network delivery status, risks, schedule, and budget
  • Represent Network Delivery with executives, carriers, service providers, strategic partners, and customers
  • Collaborate with Project Delivery, Network Engineering, Operations, Sourcing, and Development leadership

Requirements

What you’ll need
  • Minimum 12 years of telecommunications, network infrastructure, or data center industry experience
  • 5+ years of proven project management and people leadership delivering telecommunications or network infrastructure on mid-to-large data center or mission-critical programs of similar complexity, including leading network delivery for a full campus or multi-building program
  • Experience building and leading a team of project managers and managing performance across multiple concurrent projects or sites
  • Qualifications in an engineering, telecommunications, or related discipline, or demonstrable experience and technical knowledge in data center network and fiber infrastructure
  • Deep technical expertise in outside-plant and inside-plant fiber, carrier and MMR delivery, campus backbone, data center structured cabling, and network infrastructure
  • Proven experience establishing and managing carrier, service-provider, and vendor relationships and agreements, including negotiation and dispute resolution
  • Ability to document and communicate program risks, schedule, and budget clearly and consistently to executive leadership, in writing and in person
  • Experience in a fast-paced growth environment and solving complex problems with company-wide impact
  • OSHA 30
  • Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Suite, including Project, Excel, Word, Outlook, and PowerPoint
  • Preferred: master’s degree or MBA
  • Preferred experience with long-haul and metro fiber routes, right-of-way and permitting, diverse entrances, splicing, OTDR acceptance, carrier POP and handoff coordination, service orders, and turn-up
  • Preferred experience with MMR design and fit-out, MDF/IDF, pathways and cable tray, structured cabling, cross-connects, patch panels, and labeling standards
  • Preferred experience with 100G/400G connectivity, DWDM/optical transport, VLANs, and IP addressing
  • Preferred experience with BMS, EPMS, fire and life-safety monitoring, security, CCTV, access control, Wi-Fi, and environmental monitoring networks
  • Preferred experience with NetBox or other DCIM platforms, asset and connectivity documentation, naming conventions, and as-built validation
  • Preferred experience authoring and rolling out design and delivery standards, templates, and acceptance criteria across multiple sites
  • Experience with direct-to-subcontractor and GC-led delivery is highly regarded
  • PMP or equivalent and tertiary project management qualifications are desirable but not required
  • Industry credentials such as BICSI RCDD/DCDC, Cisco or equivalent networking certifications, or FOA CFOT are highly regarded
  • Familiarity with SAP and Primavera P6 is highly regarded
  • Flexible approach to work hours across time zones
  • Frequent travel to campuses and other IREN sites as needed
  • Clear criminal record check required
  • Must provide own steel-toed work boots; all other PPE is supplied
  • Must be based at or within reasonable reach of an IREN campus, or plan to relocate before starting work
  • Must be authorized to work in the United States, as IREN participates in E-Verify

Benefits

Comp & perks
  • Annual incentive bonus
  • Equity (long-term incentive)
  • Relocation assistance, as applicable and based on successful candidate circumstances
  • 100% company-paid employee medical, dental, and vision insurance premiums
  • 75% company-paid dependent coverage
  • Company-paid short-term and long-term disability insurance
  • Voluntary life, critical illness, and accident coverage
  • Health Savings Account (HSA) when combined with the High Deductible Health Plan
  • Employee Assistance Program and wellness resources
  • 401(k) retirement plan with company match
  • Financial planning and legal services
  • Paid Time Off (PTO)
  • Paid holidays
  • Internal skills training and advancement pathways
  • Professional development supporting certifications, continuing education, or role-related training
  • Company events and team-building activities