Development Project Manager, Data Center Development

CoreWeave•San Francisco, NY

3d•$122,000 - $179,000

About The Position

CoreWeave’s Strategic Programs and Global Expansion organization delivers the physical capacity behind its AI cloud. The Self-Development group carries sites from acquisition through construction handoff, covering diligence, entitlements and permitting, pre-development design, utility coordination, and the budget, schedule, and risk controls needed to reach construction start. The Development Project Manager manages day-to-day execution for assigned self-development sites, partnering with Principals who lead development strategy and key commercial decisions. The role maintains integrated schedules, tracks budgets and risks, coordinates internal teams and external consultants, and prepares sites for construction handoff. Principals retain accountability for investment recommendations, material budget and schedule changes, and development decisions. The role requires travel to project sites as needed and access to export-controlled information. Applicants must meet the stated U.S. export-control eligibility conditions. The base salary range is $122,000 to $179,000, with starting salary determined by job-related qualifications and market location. Total rewards may include a discretionary bonus, equity awards, and benefits, subject to eligibility.

Requirements

At least 5 years of relevant project or program management experience in data center, mission-critical, or large-scale capital development, preferably on the owner’s side.
Demonstrated ownership of significant pre-construction workstreams, including integrated schedule management and budget tracking for land acquisition, site development, or construction readiness.
Working knowledge of entitlement and permitting processes, including authorities-having-jurisdiction submittals and approval sequencing.
Experience coordinating due diligence workstreams, including title, survey, geotechnical, and environmental reviews, and tracking closing requirements.
Ability to drive follow-through on agreed deliverables across internal teams and external parties without direct authority.
Proficiency with project controls and reporting tools such as Smartsheet, Microsoft Project, Primavera P6, or equivalent, and ability to turn project information into clear executive reporting.
Experience coordinating consultant agreements, statements of work, purchase orders, and invoice validation.
Sound judgment in identifying risks, managing dependencies, and escalating decisions to project leaders.
Bachelor’s degree in engineering, construction management, real estate, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
Willingness to travel to project sites as required.
Must meet one of the stated export-control eligibility conditions to access export-controlled information.

Nice To Haves

Experience supporting development of greenfield, brownfield, or powered-land data center sites at 25 MW and above.
Familiarity with local permitting and utility processes and their sequencing.
PMP or equivalent formal project management certification.
Experience establishing or improving project controls and reporting processes.
Experience transitioning work from external consultants or contract resources to an internal team.

Responsibilities

Manage integrated project delivery for assigned self-development sites from acquisition through construction handoff, coordinating internal functions and external parties against agreed milestones and dated deliverables.
Build and maintain the integrated project schedule, including the critical path, milestone exit criteria, dependencies, and deliverables across contributing teams.
Maintain the Owner’s Budget through handoff, including cash-flow forecasting, variance reporting against approved capital, and escalation of changes requiring approval.
Coordinate entitlement and permitting workstreams with development leads and external consultants; maintain the permit matrix, submittal schedule, and approval dependencies; and support relationships with authorities having jurisdiction.
Coordinate diligence and closing workstreams with Legal and technical leads, including title, survey, geotechnical, and environmental reviews, and track conditions precedent through satisfaction or approved waiver.
Coordinate delivery across Design, Construction, Power, Legal, Environmental Health and Safety, Corporate Affairs, and Government Affairs; run site meetings and maintain action logs with named owners and dated commitments.
Maintain the site risk register, track mitigation actions with named owners, and escalate issues against defined thresholds.
Prepare executive-facing status reports and maintain a consistent source of truth across project trackers, pipeline reporting, and site records.
Coordinate pre-construction consultant scope, onboarding, statements of work, purchase orders, and invoice validation within established approval processes.
Coordinate handoff to Construction against defined exit criteria, including site control closure; permits secured or sequenced with dated approvals; baselined budget and schedule; transfer of the risk register with named owners; executed required utility agreements; and transfer of documentation and system access.
Travel to project sites as required.

Benefits

Medical, dental, and vision insurance, 100% paid for by CoreWeave for the listed US-based full-time employee offerings.
Company-paid life insurance.
Voluntary supplemental life insurance.
Short- and long-term disability insurance.
Flexible Spending Account.
Health Savings Account.
Tuition reimbursement.
Ability to participate in the Employee Stock Purchase Program (ESPP).
Mental wellness benefits through Spring Health.
Family-forming support provided by Carrot.
Paid parental leave.
Flexible, full-service childcare support with Kinside.
401(k) with a generous employer match.
Flexible PTO.
Catered lunch each day in office and data center locations.
Discretionary bonus and equity awards, subject to eligibility.