Infrastructure Delivery Manager, New Sites

Groq • Dallas, TX

5d • Onsite

About The Position

Groq builds and operates AI inference infrastructure, including hardware and the software used to control access to it. New sites are ground-up developments in leased or build-to-suit facilities. The Infrastructure Delivery Manager is the single owner of assigned new sites from executed contracts through customer acceptance and handover to the Site Manager. Assigned sites are full-time assignments. The role directs the owner's representative, general contractor, utility, and vendor interfaces and owns site schedules, budgets, and delivery gates. The position is based in Dallas, Texas, and requires 40 to 50 percent travel, including extended time at the assigned site during construction and commissioning.

The manager takes ownership of the integrated delivery process, tracking contractual obligations and managing design, construction, utilities, permitting, equipment delivery, integration, commissioning, customer acceptance, and operational handover. The role coordinates internal Groq teams and external partners to ensure each milestone meets its schedule, budget, and acceptance criteria. The manager reports regularly to the Sr. Staff Infrastructure Delivery Manager and, as needed, executives and the customer, and contributes lessons learned and standards to Groq's new-build playbook.

Requirements

• Five or more years delivering large mission-critical or data center construction projects.
• At least one ground-up build of 20 MW or larger taken from design through commissioning.
• Direct experience managing owner's representatives and general contractors, including change control and cost tracking.
• Working knowledge of data center power and cooling design, utility interconnection, and commissioning levels 1 through 5.
• Ability to hold a schedule and a gate under pressure from customers, executives, and contractors.
• Strong financial and contract literacy.
• Willingness to be on site for extended periods.
• Willingness to travel 40 to 50 percent, including extended time at the assigned site during construction and commissioning.
• Candidates must meet applicable export control eligibility requirements, including qualifying as a U.S. Person or being eligible for an applicable export license for U.S. postings.

Nice To Haves

• Experience delivering GPU, HPC, or AI cluster facilities at scale, including liquid cooling and high-density power.
• Experience with NVIDIA reference architectures and certification programs.
• Experience with hyperscale or colocation development in multiple regions.
• PMP, PgMP, or equivalent certification.
• Experience executing Handover and Day 1 Readiness checklists for operations teams.

Responsibilities

• Own the integrated schedule, budget, risk register, and decision log for assigned sites from contract execution through customer acceptance.
• Take over each site from Site Procurement at contract execution, including its lease or development agreement, entitlement status, and committed delivery obligations; ensure each obligation is tracked and assigned.
• Manage the owner's representative, design team, general contractor, and specialty contractors.
• Review designs, drawings, change orders, and pay applications against Groq's power, cooling, space, network, and security requirements.
• Drive utility and power interconnect milestones, including studies, agreements, long-lead electrical equipment, and energization dates, in coordination with the landlord, utility, and Groq energy and engineering teams.
• Track permitting, inspections, and entitlement conditions that affect the critical path.
• Align construction schedules with hardware production, shipment, and delivery commitments from Hardware Procurement; sequence deliveries to site readiness and avoid storing equipment in unfinished space.
• Coordinate rack installation, integration, cabling, and network turn-up with Groq engineering, OEMs, and integrators.
• Manage the owner's representative's commissioning program, from factory and site acceptance tests through integrated systems testing, with the commissioning agent and Groq engineering.
• Coordinate burn-in, NVIDIA certification, Groq software validation, and customer acceptance testing, and enforce each gate's exit criteria.
• Lead customer acceptance and resolve open items before final acceptance.
• Build the handover package with the Site Manager, including as-built documentation, runbooks, spares, training, and the open-items list.
• Obtain written acceptance of the handover from the Site Manager.
• Report schedule, cost, and risk weekly to the Sr. Staff Infrastructure Delivery Manager, and to executives and the customer as needed.
• Capture lessons learned and contribute to the new-build playbook, including standard gate criteria and templates.

Benefits

• Long-Term Incentive (LTI) Program
• Robust suite of employee benefits
• Total Cash compensation philosophy, with potential bonus value incorporated into base pay

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Education Level: No Education Listed