Senior Data Center Capacity Delivery Manager

Leads end-to-end delivery of leased and partnered data center capacity in Australia, coordinating landlords, developers, contractors, and internal teams from transaction readiness through operational handoff. The role requires 8+ years of senior data center or infrastructure delivery leadership and strong knowledge of Australian development and construction practices.

About the job

Responsibilities

Lead leased and partnered data center capacity delivery projects, shaping site-team culture, approach, and execution to achieve the fastest possible schedule while maintaining safety and quality.
Serve as a subject matter expert across the cross-functional elements of data center delivery and improve the performance of development partners, contractors, and key trades.
Validate transaction readiness from Letter of Intent (LOI) through lease execution, ensuring predevelopment, planning, technical, and business requirements are met.
Partner with landlords and developers as Anthropic's primary point of contact after deal execution.
Coordinate internal stakeholders, track construction progress, and facilitate information exchange between development partners and Anthropic teams.
Represent Anthropic in technical and operational decisions during development while ensuring infrastructure requirements are met.
Drive handoffs to operational readiness, coordinating with networking and deployment teams to enable rapid workload turn-up and minimize time to production.
Prepare executive reporting on facility-development progress against plan to support capacity planning and strategic decisions.
Identify and mitigate risks affecting schedule, cost, or technical requirements.
Develop standardized facility-delivery processes and playbooks and drive continuous improvement.

Requirements

8+ years of senior site leadership experience managing data center delivery, construction projects, or large-scale infrastructure deployment within Australia.
End-to-end understanding of data center development, including entitlements and permitting, planning and supply chain, execution, commissioning, and handover.
Active decision-making and delivery-execution experience without relying on extensive external consultation.
Understanding of data center design and construction practices, industry participants, contractual norms, and delivery incentives in Australia.
Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education, training, and professional experience in a relevant field.
Willingness to work independently and develop approaches within broad mission guidance.

Nice-to-haves

Understanding of AI/ML infrastructure requirements, including high-density power and advanced cooling systems.
Leadership experience as a General Superintendent or Project Manager with a general contractor (GC) or engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) firm on hyperscale data center projects.
Experience with self-performance of hyperscale data center development projects.
Ability to create high-performing cultures across diverse job sites.
Familiarity with lease negotiations, construction contracts, and real estate development processes.
Strategies for aligning incentives around accelerated facility delivery.

Compensation and Benefits

Hybrid policy: staff are currently expected to work from an office at least 25% of the time; some roles may require more.
Visa sponsorship may be available, subject to role and candidate circumstances.

Skills

Data Center Delivery, Data Center Construction, Infrastructure Deployment, Construction Management, Commissioning, Permitting, Supply Chain, Lease Negotiations, Construction Contracts, Real Estate Development, High-Density Power, Advanced Cooling Systems, Ai/Ml Infrastructure, Executive Reporting, Risk Management