The Fleet Data Centers Project Controls Manager owns the end-to-end scope, overall project budget, and project schedule change process across large, multi-phase data center programs. This role ensures that all changes are identified, evaluated, approved, documented, and baselined in a consistent, auditable way, protecting MW delivery dates, yield-on-cost (YoC), and commercial commitments.
The Project Controls Manager partners closely with Schedulers, Build TPMs/Project Managers, Supply chain including Cost Management, Design & Engineering, Construction, Procurement, Finance, and Customer Engineering/Customer Success teams to maintain a single, trusted change register and to drive timely, informed decisions on change events.
How will you make a difference?
Change Governance & Process Ownership
- Own the change management framework for data center projects, from change identification through approval and baseline update.
- Define and maintain standard procedures, templates, and workflows for internal and external changes (GC, vendor, and customer-driven).
- Ensure the process aligns with commercial structures.
- Train and coach project teams on change discipline, documentation expectations, and approval thresholds.
Change Identification & Intake
- Establish clear mechanisms for capturing change triggers, including:
- Customer requests and scope changes
- Design development / IFC updates
- Field conditions and constructability issues
- Utility and power changes
- Regulatory or code changes
- Facilitate early identification of potential changes through regular interaction with PMs/TPMs, Contractors , designers, and vendor management teams.
- Triage and log change events into a centralized change register, assigning ownership and next steps.
Impact Assessment – Scope, Budget, and Schedule
- Coordinate with Stakeholders and Build TPMs/PMs to assess:
- Scope impact (what is changing and why)
- Budget impact (incremental cost, contingency, reserve usage, YoC/$/MW impact)
- Schedule impact (critical path, float erosion, milestone shifts, EOT needs)
- Support or lead Time Impact Analyses (TIA) in partnership with scheduling.
- Ensure change packages include clear assumptions, alternatives, and risk implications.
Approvals, Documentation & Baseline Management
- Run the change approval workflow in line with Delegation of Authority (DoA), contractual terms, and customer requirements.
- Prepare and facilitate change review forums with project leadership, Finance, and, when applicable, customer counterparts.
- Ensure all approved changes are: