Infrastructure Delivery Program Manager

NorthMark Strategies•Remote-Texas, TX

About The Position

NorthMark Compute & Cloud (NMC²) is seeking an experienced, technically credible Infrastructure Delivery Program Manager to own end-to-end delivery of a flagship HPC Center site. The multi-year, multi-phase program spans several buildings and represents more than $500 million in capital investment. The role is accountable for the full site lifecycle, from planning and design through commissioning and ramp, and translates executive strategy into structured, well-governed delivery while holding a team of HPC Project Managers accountable for cost, schedule, and quality outcomes. The position reports to the SVP, HPC Infrastructure Programs and serves as the SVP’s operating partner for site-level program execution and governance. It builds and leads a team of HPC Project Managers, each responsible for a phase, building, or major workstream. The role operates across technical delivery, vendor and construction coordination, and executive reporting, and serves as the primary point of continuity and institutional knowledge for the site’s multi-year buildout.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Business, or a related field.
12–15+ years of experience in technical program or project management, ideally in data center, HPC, cloud infrastructure, or large-scale capital infrastructure delivery.
Proven end-to-end ownership of a large-scale, multi-year, multi-phase capital infrastructure program with $250M+ capex; candidates with direct ownership at $100M–$250M and a clear trajectory toward this level may also be considered.
Experience managing and developing a team of project or program managers and holding the team accountable for workstream outcomes without directly owning execution.
Deep fluency in program management methodology, including critical path analysis, risk and dependency management, resource and capacity planning, and stage-gate governance.
Ability to operate strategically in executive and board reporting and tactically in schedule detail, vendor management, and technical risk.
Experience managing vendor and contractor relationships tied to infrastructure delivery, such as construction, hardware suppliers, or colocation providers, through direct negotiation or administration and enforcement of centrally negotiated agreements.
Strong executive communication skills and experience presenting program status directly to C-suite or board audiences.
Direct experience with hyperscale infrastructure, GPU/HPC compute buildouts, or comparable large-scale facility development.
Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without employer sponsorship, now or at any time in the future.

Nice To Haves

PMP, PgMP, or equivalent program management certification.
Experience coordinating with utilities, permitting authorities, or municipal stakeholders on large capital projects.
Experience in a private-equity-backed or high-growth scale-up environment.

Responsibilities

Own end-to-end delivery of the flagship HPC Center buildout, from planning and design through commissioning and ramp, across all program phases and buildings.
Build, manage, and develop a team of HPC Project Managers; assign scope, coach on technical delivery rigor, and hold the team accountable for cost, schedule, and quality commitments.
Establish and enforce program management standards, methodology, and tooling, including RAID logs, dependency tracking, change control, and stage-gate reviews.
Coordinate with utility, permitting, and municipal stakeholders as needed to keep site development on schedule.
Serve as the primary program governance partner to the SVP, HPC Infrastructure Programs, translating executive priorities into program plans, milestones, and reporting cadences.
Coordinate across engineering, data center operations, supply chain and procurement, construction and facilities, and finance to identify and reduce delivery timeline risks.
Manage program-level risks, critical-path risks, and technical or vendor dependencies across phases; escalate blockers early and drive root-cause resolution.
Build and maintain executive dashboards and KPI reporting for capacity, schedule, cost, and quality across all phases and buildings.
Manage site-level vendor and subcontractor relationships, including colocation providers, local trades, and specialty installers, and hold them accountable to delivery commitments.
Partner with the SVP and central procurement on portfolio-level hardware/GPU supply and general contractor agreements, ensuring the site's needs are represented.
Coordinate with peer site VPs and the SVP on shared portfolio constraints, including hardware/GPU allocation, skilled labor and talent availability, and centrally negotiated vendor capacity; escalate unresolved cross-site conflicts to the SVP.
Partner with engineering and finance on capacity planning and forecasting to align infrastructure delivery timelines with commercial commitments and client SLAs.
Prepare program status materials for executive leadership, board meetings, and investor updates when infrastructure delivery is on the agenda.
Lead post-mortems and continuous improvement to improve program management maturity across the organization.
Support scaling the program management function through hiring, onboarding, and career development for HPC Project Managers.
Partner with Strategy & Operations or an equivalent function to provide program-level cost, schedule, capacity, and risk data for executive reporting, annual planning, and board materials, with a clear handoff and without duplicated ownership.

Benefits

Company-paid lunch stipend provided via GrubHub.
100% employer-paid medical coverage in the High Deductible Health Plan for employees and their families.
Dental and vision benefits for employees and their families.
16 weeks of paid parental leave.
Employee Assistance Program.
Life insurance.
Short-term disability and long-term disability coverage.
401(k) with a 100% company match on employee contributions up to 6%.
Optional employee-paid PPO medical plan and other optional benefits, including Health Savings Accounts with a company contribution, Flexible Spending Accounts, supplemental life insurance, and Wellhub.
25 days of paid time off plus 12 company holidays.