Director, Project Management Office – Data Center Services

KGPCo

. Define the PMO charter, operating model, roles, decision rights, governance cadence, and project delivery framework from preconstruction handoff through closeout and customer turnover .

Posted 11/11/2026full-timeUnited StatesLeadWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in project delivery and controls, with a strong focus on Primavera P6 scheduling, critical path method scheduling, and effective PMO leadership. Proven ability to manage complex infrastructure projects, ensuring alignment with financial forecasting and stakeholder reporting.

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Primavera P6 SchedulingCritical Path Method SchedulingProject Delivery ManagementPMO LeadershipChange Management

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Hard Skills

Project DeliveryProject ControlsSchedulingDelay AnalysisTime Impact AnalysisResource LoadingKPI DefinitionForecastingEarned Value ManagementChange Order Management

Soft Skills

LeadershipCoachingCollaborationProblem SolvingCommunication

Tools & Technologies

Power BIProcorePMO ToolsReporting Systems

Certifications & Qualifications

PMPPMI-SPAACE PSPAACE CCP

Industry Keywords

Data CenterMission-CriticalTelecommunicationsInfrastructure ConstructionStructured CablingTIA-942BICSI Standards

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

PMP

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Define the PMO charter, operating model, roles, decision rights, governance cadence, and project delivery framework from preconstruction handoff through closeout and customer turnover
Establish standards and templates for project kickoffs, stage gates, risk and issue logs, change management, lessons learned, closeout, and customer reporting
Select and implement PMO tools and reporting systems with IT, Finance, Operations, Sales, and Estimating
Build and lead the Primavera P6 scheduling department, including mission, organization, staffing, hiring, training, career paths, and operating standards
Serve as business unit authority for P6 enterprise structure, coding, calendars, permissions, templates, baselines, resource loading, and update protocols
Develop schedule templates for structured cabling, phased data hall turnover, and commissioning support
Require critical path method schedules and lead schedule-quality reviews using criteria such as the DCMA 14-point assessment
Oversee look-ahead schedules, recovery plans, delay analyses, and time impact analyses supporting change orders and claims
Align Circet schedules with owner, customer, and general contractor master schedules and reporting requirements
Provide leadership with an integrated view of portfolio health across schedule, cost, margin, safety, quality, staffing, change, and risk
Partner with Finance on forecasting, estimates at completion, change-order tracking, work-in-progress reviews, and margin performance
Lead monthly portfolio reviews, identify at-risk projects, and present recovery recommendations to the SVP
Define and maintain KPIs for project delivery, PMO effectiveness, schedule quality, and portfolio performance
Forecast labor and resource demand across backlog and pipeline, identify capacity constraints, and connect training capacity to project demand
Support Sales and Estimating with schedule development, delivery plans, and customer-facing project-controls content
Recruit, coach, and develop PMO and scheduling professionals; train project managers, superintendents, and field leaders
Build a culture of accurate reporting, early escalation, accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement
Provide oversight and coaching to Project Managers for change management, change orders, project budget management, job cost control, and earned value management

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor's degree in construction management, engineering, business, or a related field; equivalent relevant experience may be substituted
10+ years of project delivery, project controls, or scheduling experience in data center, mission-critical, telecommunications, or complex infrastructure construction
5+ years leading a PMO, project controls group, scheduling team, or leading large-scale delivery
Demonstrated success building or substantially rebuilding a PMO or scheduling function in a rapid-growth environment
Advanced working knowledge of Primavera P6, critical path method scheduling, schedule logic, baselines, resource loading, and schedule-quality review
Experience with recovery schedules, delay analysis, time impact analysis, and change orders tied to schedule impacts
Working knowledge of contractor financials, including forecasting, estimates at completion, margin, and work in progress
Experience reporting to executives and working directly with owners, customers, and general contractors
Ability to read, analyze, and interpret complex business, construction, contractual, and technical documents
Ability to calculate and interpret percentages, rates, variances, productivity, forecast-to-complete values, margins, schedule performance, earned-value indicators, and other project and financial measures
Ability to define problems, collect and validate data, establish facts, evaluate alternatives, identify cause and effect, and draw sound conclusions
Regular travel to active project sites and customer locations; anticipated travel up to 30%
Preferred: direct experience supporting hyperscale or colocation data center delivery
Preferred: familiarity with structured cabling, MOPs, commissioning levels, TIA-942, and BICSI standards
Preferred: PMP, PMI-SP, AACE PSP, or AACE CCP certification
Preferred: experience with Power BI or a similar reporting platform and construction management software such as Procore
Preferred: experience in a private equity-backed or similarly high-growth services business
Preferred: experience with field-services workforces and labor-capacity planning

Benefits

Comp & perks

Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance
Digital Health & Wellness Support
Critical Illness, Accident, & Hospital Insurance
Short-term & Long-term disability
Group term & Voluntary life insurance
Flexible Spending and Health Savings Accounts
Paid Time Off & 401K
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