Senior Technical Program Manager, Data Center Build and Design
Quick Summary
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Our mission is simple: deliver seamless, secure, reliable, and resilient AI compute at scale. We've built a versatile cloud platform that eliminates infrastructure barriers, empowering builders to focus on innovation instead of fighting their stack. Because breakthrough AI should move at the speed of ideas, not infrastructure.
About the Role
~1 min readThe Senior Technical Program Manager, Data Center Build and Design role is the program management seat for how TensorWave delivers a single, high-stakes campus.
You will be the dedicated Technical Program Manager anchored to one of our largest data centers, a 100 MW or above deployment carrying a significant share of our committed capacity. You run the thirteen gate delivery framework for that site end to end: site qualification, basis of design, design freeze, permitting and long lead commitment, construction mobilization, substantial completion, energization, commissioning, turnover to operations, and into revenue service. Where the Director owns the framework and the portfolio view across every site, you own the day to day truth of delivery on the site in front of you.
You own the program on your site: the integrated schedule, the cross-functional dependencies, the gate packages, the risk register, and the honest status your Director and the executive team can act on without re-verifying it. This is a maximum leverage, minimum direct authority role. Your influence comes from cadence, written discipline, and being the person on site whose read on the schedule everyone trusts.
Responsibilities
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What We Offer
~1 min readRequirements
~2 min read5 to 8 years in technical program management or delivery roles, with direct, hands-on ownership of data center design and construction delivery.
Experience taking at least one large scale data center or multi-phase campus from design through commissioning and into service.
Working fluency with stage gate delivery governance: written entry criteria, gate packages, and decision records rather than status meetings alone.
Personal fluency in schedule logic at Primavera P6 grade or equivalent, critical path analysis, risk register discipline, and decision logs. You do not delegate the truth of the schedule to someone else.
Working depth across data center infrastructure: power architecture (utility feeds, generators, UPS, switchgear, PDU, busway), cooling including liquid cooling for high density deployments, structured cabling and fiber plant, and commissioning level structures from factory acceptance through integrated systems testing.
Demonstrated ability to hold general contractors and vendors accountable without direct authority over them.
Clear, structured written and verbal communication. You escalate early, in writing, with a recommendation attached.
Expect regular travel to your assigned construction site, at minimum monthly, with extended on-site presence during energization and commissioning windows. Estimated travel is 30 to 40 percent, weighted toward critical delivery milestones.
CDCDP, CDCP, or equivalent formal data center certification.
Experience delivering AI density whitespace: high kW per rack halls, direct liquid cooling integration, and pod to power granularity trade-offs.
Hyperscale, GPU cloud, or AI infrastructure background, particularly inside an organization scaling through hypergrowth.
Experience with both greenfield builds and colocation tenant deployments, including landlord interface management.
Familiarity with GPU cluster deployment: rack integration, network fabric bring-up, node burn-in, and validation testing.
Candidates based near our Las Vegas or Richmond hubs are preferred.
TensorWave is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We do not discriminate on the basis of any protected status under applicable law.
TensorWave provides reasonable accommodations in accordance with applicable laws. If you require accommodation during the hiring process, please contact accomodations@tensorwave.com.
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Listing Details
- Posted
- August 31, 2026
- First seen
- September 25, 2026
- Last seen
- September 28, 2026
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- Trust Level
- 28%
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- September 28, 2026
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