Meta is seeking a Lease Construction Manager to oversee the delivery of leased data center facilities that power Meta's global infrastructure. In this role, you will serve as Meta's primary construction representative on colocation and build-to-suit data center projects, ensuring that landlord-delivered shell and core construction, critical infrastructure systems, and tenant improvement work meet Meta's technical specifications, schedule requirements, and quality standards. You will partner closely with real estate, design engineering, and data center operations teams to manage project execution from lease execution through facility acceptance and 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 systems
- 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
Minimum Qualifications
- 7+ 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
- Experience negotiating construction contracts, change orders, or vendor agreements to resolve scope, schedule, or budget issues
- Experience using Primavera P6 for construction scheduling
- Proficient working knowledge of Google Workspace
- Proficient working knowledge of Bluebeam BIM 360 software experience
- MS Visio and Google Cloud experience
- Bachelor's degree in Construction Management, Civil Engineering, or an equivalent degree, and/or 12+ years of direct experience in project planning and construction management
- Demonstrated ability to integrate AI tools to optimize/redesign workflows and drive measurable impact (e.g., efficiency gains, quality improvements)
- Building Environment Accreditations (i.e., LEED, SITES, TRUE, WELL)
- Multi-project experience in large-scale construction management, mission-critical or infrastructure preferred
- Unified software experience; Procore software experience
- Experience in adhering to and implementing responsible, ethical AI practices (e.g., risk assessment, bias mitigation, quality and accuracy review)
- Demonstrated ongoing AI skill development (e.g., prompt/context engineering, agent orchestration) and staying current with emerging AI technologies
- Construction Management experience in the lease/colo market and live environment retrofit scopes of work
- Connectivity Cabling and Data Center Construction Experience
- Experience reviewing/editing lease agreements, amendments, and work letters