Senior Construction Program Manager
About The Position
Linesight is hiring a Senior Construction Program Manager to lead construction programs for data center campuses serving established clients. The role involves managing complex programs that may include multiple concurrent projects or phases, serving as the primary client interface, and providing strategic leadership. The manager will oversee program governance, controls, reporting, and assurance, integrating schedule, cost, risk, and change management across the program. The position leads multidisciplinary teams and promotes consistent delivery standards, best practices, and reporting. It also involves identifying program-level risks and mitigation strategies, supporting procurement and contracting strategy, coordinating stakeholders, and managing dependencies across design, construction, and commissioning. The role provides clear reporting to senior client stakeholders and leadership teams. Linesight describes itself as a global project and cost management consultancy with an open culture and flat structure. It emphasizes trusted relationships, teamwork, care, respect, empathy, diversity, inclusion, accessibility, and reasonable accommodations during recruitment and in the workplace.
Requirements
- Proven experience as a Program Manager or Senior Project Manager on large-scale, complex projects.
- Strong background delivering data center projects.
- Excellent understanding of project and program controls, including schedule, cost, and risk.
- Experience in a client-side or consultancy environment.
- Strong leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
- Ability to operate confidently in fast-track, high-pressure environments.
- Degree in Engineering, Construction Management, or a related discipline, or equivalent experience.
Nice To Haves
- Experience delivering hyperscale, colocation, or other mission-critical data center projects.
- Professional certifications such as PMP, APM, or RICS.
Responsibilities
- Lead and manage complex data center programs comprising multiple concurrent projects or phases.
- Serve as the primary client interface, build strong relationships, and provide strategic leadership.
- Oversee program governance, controls, reporting, and assurance.
- Integrate schedule, cost, risk, and change management across the program.
- Lead multidisciplinary teams, including project managers, cost managers, and project controls specialists.
- Promote consistency in delivery standards, best practices, and reporting.
- Identify program-level risks and develop mitigation strategies.
- Support procurement, contracting strategy, and stakeholder coordination.
- Manage dependencies between design, construction, and commissioning activities.
- Provide clear, concise reporting to senior client stakeholders and leadership teams.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
