The Development PMO Director leads the Project Management Office for datacenter projects, ensuring consistent delivery of complex projects, across new builds, expansions, retrofits and tenant fit outs. This role establishes standards and execution discipline while driving schedule, cost, quality, and risk performance across a multi-billion-dollar portfolio.
Key Accountabilities
Establish and lead the Development PMO, defining project management standards, tools, methodologies, and controls.
Oversee a portfolio of datacenter projects including new construction, expansions, retrofits and tenant fit outs.
Prioritize initiatives based on business value, risk, and resource availability.
Monitor portfolio health, interdependencies, and critical path risks.
Ensure projects are delivered on time, within budget, and to operational readiness standards.
Partner with Land Development, Development, Preconstruction, Power Delivery, Engineering, Ops Engineering, IT, Procurement, and Operations teams to drive end-to-end execution.
Manage project and portfolio budgets, forecasting, and cash flow reporting.
Establish cost controls and value management practices.
Identify, assess, and mitigate project and portfolio-level risks.
Provide executive-level dashboards and briefings on schedule, cost, risk, and capacity readiness.
Act as a trusted advisor to senior leadership on delivery strategy.
Ensure transparency and consistency in communications across global teams.
Build, mentor, and lead a teams of project and program managers
Help define roles, career paths, and performance metrics
Drive a culture of accountability, continuous improvement, and operational excellence.
Help build company culture where the whole team is more connected and accountable to each other.
PMO Leadership
Portfolio Management
Execution & Delivery Oversight
Financial & Risk Management
Reporting & Stakeholder Communication
Team Development & Scaling
Required Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Business, or a related field
12+ years of experience in program/project management, with 5+ years in datacenter, infrastructure, or mission-critical facilities
Proven experience standing up and leading a PMO
Strong understanding of datacenter development, construction, MEP systems, commissioning, and operational handover
Core Competencies
Executive communication and influence
Portfolio prioritization and strategic planning
Financial and risk management
Change management and organizational leadership
Success Metrics
On-time, on-budget delivery of datacenter projects
Improved predictability and transparency across the portfolio
Reduced risk exposure and delivery variability
Strong client satisfaction and operations handoff.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Business, or a related field
- 12+ years of experience in program/project management
- 5+ years in data center, infrastructure, or mission-critical facilities
- Proven experience standing up and leading a PMO
- Strong understanding of data center development and construction
What We Do
Serverfarm is a unique data center developer and operator – and the global leader in Data Center Management as a Service (DMaaS). For over 24 years, we’ve maximized operational efficiencies and managed critical IT infrastructure and environments for the world’s top enterprises. Our vision? To drive a new era of sustainable data center management and modernization forward so that enterprises can focus on innovation.
