Director, Scheduling

IREN•,

9h•Hybrid

About The Position

The Director, Data Center Scheduling is a strategic leadership role responsible for orchestrating end-to-end delivery of IREN’s data center infrastructure across West Texas and Oklahoma. The role owns the integrated master schedule across active and pipeline projects, including Childress, the Sweetwater hub, and the Woods County, Oklahoma development, ensuring cross-functional alignment and proactive risk mitigation. The position oversees integrated master scheduling, capacity planning and forecasting, schedule risk and change management, executive reporting, contractor schedule governance, and alignment of schedules with capital phasing. It also leads process improvement and builds and develops a team of schedulers and planners. The Director serves as the company’s scheduling subject matter authority. IREN builds, owns, and operates data centers powered by 100% renewable energy. This role is based within commuting distance of West Texas operations, with regular travel between Texas and Oklahoma sites, and is designated as hybrid.

Requirements

Post-secondary education in a relevant field such as Engineering, Construction Management, Supply Chain, Operations Research, or a related discipline.
At least 10 years of progressive experience in program or project management, with significant emphasis on complex mission-critical facilities, hyperscale data centers, or large-scale construction, energy, or industrial engineering programs.
Demonstrated ownership of an integrated master schedule across multiple concurrent projects with a combined capital value of $100 million or more; gigawatt-scale campus experience is ideal.
Advanced proficiency with Primavera P6 and/or MS Project, including WBS design, resource and cost loading, critical path and float management, and schedule risk analysis including Monte Carlo.
Working knowledge of data center delivery sequencing, including utility interconnection and energization, MEP long-lead procurement, commissioning levels L1–L5, integrated systems testing, and their effects on capacity availability dates.
Ability to build and interpret data analytics dashboards, capacity heat maps, and scenario-planning models using Power BI, Tableau, Smartsheet, or similar tools.
Experience with enterprise capacity planning frameworks and demand-versus-supply forecasting.
Demonstrated success leading high-performing, cross-functional teams in a fast-paced, high-stakes technical environment and influencing senior stakeholders without direct authority.
High proficiency in MS Office, specifically Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio, SharePoint, and Outlook.
Strong written and oral communication skills and ability to interact effectively with executive leadership, service providers, and potentially community members.
Thorough research and problem-solving skills, including confidence operating with incomplete information.
Superior time management and multitasking skills, with a strong sense of urgency.
Strong organization, prioritization, critical thinking, passion, and confidence.
Experience solving problems in complex projects with company-wide impact.
Willingness to live within commuting distance of West Texas operations and travel regularly between Texas and Oklahoma sites.

Nice To Haves

A master’s degree.
PMP, PMI-SP, AACE PSP, or CCP certification.
SQL or Python experience.
Experience with gigawatt-scale campuses.

Responsibilities

Develop, manage, and govern end-to-end integrated master schedules for every data center project, covering land and power, design, long-lead procurement, civil and vertical construction, energization, commissioning, IT fit-out, and handover to Operations.
Oversee cross-functional teams across Engineering, Procurement, Construction, Power and Interconnection, IT, Operations, and Finance to ensure dependencies and critical paths are met.
Direct short- and long-term capacity planning across regional data centers, aligning MW and IT-load build-out and energization sequencing with demand forecasts, customer commitments, and business growth.
Design, implement, and maintain capacity heat maps to visualize supply and demand, identify delivery gaps, and trigger mitigation strategies.
Analyze schedule variances, float erosion, and supply chain disruptions, and implement recovery plans and scenario analyses to protect energization dates.
Report schedule health, confidence levels, and capital phasing implications to the SVP of Data Center Delivery, executive leadership, and the Board, maintaining a single source of truth for delivery status.
Improve scheduling methodologies, work breakdown and coding standards, tools, and KPIs to increase predictability and delivery velocity.
Set and enforce schedule submission, progress measurement, and reporting standards for general contractors, EPCs, and owner’s representatives, and validate contractor schedules against the integrated master schedule.
Partner with Finance and Capital Projects to align the integrated master schedule with capex phasing, cash flow forecasting, and earned value reporting.
Build, lead, and develop a team of schedulers and planners, and serve as the recognized scheduling subject matter authority across the business.

Benefits

Base salary, annual performance incentives, and equity programs as part of a competitive total rewards package.
Relocation package.
Medical, dental, and vision insurance: 100% company-paid for employees and 75% company-paid for dependents.
Company-paid life and disability insurance.
Voluntary life, critical illness, and accident coverage.
Health Savings Accounts when combined with the High-Deductible Health Plan.
Employee Assistance Program and wellness resources.
401(k) retirement plan with company match.
Financial wellness tools and resources.
Paid Time Off and paid holidays.
Flexible work arrangements.
Opportunities for advancement and internal mobility.
Training and personal development opportunities.
Company events and team-building activities.