SR. PROGRAM MANAGER DEVELOPMENT & UTILITIES
THE COMPANY:
STACK INFRASTRUCTURE (STACK) provides digital infrastructure to scale the worlds most innovative companies. We are an award-winning industry leader in building owning and operating highly efficient cost-effective wholesale colocation and cloud data centers. Each of our national facilities meets or exceeds the highest industry standards in all operational categories of availability security connectivity and physical resilience.
STACK offers the scale and geographic reach that rapidly growing hyperscale and enterprise companies need. The world runs on data. Data runs on STACK.
THE POSITION:
STACK is seeking a dynamic and results-driven Sr. Program Manager to join our Development Department. This role will focus primarily on electric and water utility infrastructure programs across STACKs development portfolio and plays a key role in coordinating utility strategy schedules and risk management at the program addition the Sr. Program Manager drives the successful execution of development projects by leading the implementation and operation of Program initiatives and serving as a central point of coordination across internal teams. This role ensures seamless collaboration from land acquisition through site activation and handoff to construction.
We are looking for someone who excels at getting things done. This means proactively identifying issues navigating obscure or undefined processes and engaging the right stakeholders to resolve challenges efficiently. Youll own the process end-to-endfrom identifying problems to gathering subject matter experts creating actionable plans and driving execution until issues are resolved. Your leadership resourcefulness and ability to bring structure to ambiguity will be critical in keeping projects on track and aligned with company goals.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Establish and Enforce Project Management Standards Define and implement standardized methodologies tools and processes to ensure consistent and efficient project delivery across the organization.
- Drive Execution Take ownership of projects from start to finish by proactively identifying issues engaging stakeholders and managing processes to resolution.
- Proactively Manage Risks Collaborate with a projects subject matter expert leads to identify potential risks or roadblocks early evaluate their impact and implement mitigation strategies to minimize disruption to project timelines.
- Create and Execute Action Plans Develop detailed action plans to address identified issues clearly assigning tasks and follow-up actions to stakeholders and ensuring timely resolution.
- Stakeholder Coordination Serve as the primary point of contact for cross-departmental collaboration bringing together subject matter experts decision-makers and other stakeholders as needed to address challenges.
- Optimize Resource Allocation Assess resource needs adjust priorities and ensure efficient allocation of team members and tools across multiple projects.
- Monitor and Report Progress Track project timelines milestones budgets and overall status providing regular accurate updates through project health reports and meetings.
- Facilitate Communication Act as the central hub for communication among project teams ensuring alignment transparency and clarity throughout the project lifecycle.
- Improve Processes Continuously evaluate and refine project management and departmental workflows implementing new strategies to increase efficiency and adapt to emerging challenges.
- Strategic Planning Support long-term strategic planning initiatives ensuring development projects align with STACKs broader goals and objectives.
- Quality Assurance Define implement and maintain robust quality control measures to ensure all deliverables meet STACKs high standards for excellence.
- Budget and Financial Oversight Monitor project budgets and financial performance ensuring alignment with overall program goals and proactively addressing any deviations.
- Close Out Issues Ensure that all identified issues and action plans are fully resolved and closed out leaving no loose ends as projects progress to the next phase.
- Utility Infrastructure Coordination (Electric & Water)
- Program-Level Utility Oversight Provide oversight of electric and water infrastructure activities across multiple projects ensuring alignment with portfolio objectives development schedules and long-term operational requirements.
- Milestone & Schedule Governance Monitor utility-related milestones critical path activities and key dates to ensure projects remain on track; escalate risks or delays as needed to support timely decision-making.
- Strategic Utility Planning Alignment Ensure utility strategies (power and water) are coordinated across projects and aligned with regional utility capabilities regulatory environments and portfolio growth plans.
- Cross-Functional Coordination & Accountability Facilitate alignment across development construction energy legal finance and operations teams ensuring clear ownership and accountability for utility-related deliverables.
- External Utility & Regulatory Interface Provide senior-level coordination with utilities municipalities and regulatory agencies to maintain visibility into schedules constraints and long-term infrastructure planning.
- Capital Planning Oversight Oversee utility-related capital planning and forecasting ensuring consistency with program budgets assumptions and strategic investment decisions.
- Standards Reporting & Governance Establish and maintain utility program standards reporting frameworks and governance processes to ensure consistent tracking transparency and escalation across the portfolio.
THE DETAILS:
- Location: Denver CO or Northern Virginia preferred
- Travel: up to 20% Domestic
- Compensation: $ 140980 - $196100 yearly 10% annual bonus potential
- Benefits: Healthcare Dental Care Vision Insurance Life Insurance Paid Time Off and Paid Leave Programs
- Must be eligible to work in the United States
- Must pass comprehensive background and drug screening
MUST-HAVE QUALIFICATIONS:
- Bachelors degree in Business Administration Project Management Engineering or a related field
- Minimum of 5 years experience in program or project management preferably within a PMO environment
- Experience coordinating electric and/or water utility infrastructure for large-scale development projects is strongly preferred.
- Demonstrated success managing large-scale complex projects with competing priorities
- Strong knowledge of project management methodologies and best practices.
- Proven ability to own and drive projects from issue identification through resolution.
- Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to engage and influence stakeholders across all levels of the organization.
- Strong analytical skills with experience in risk management and resource allocation.
- Experience creating and implementing organizational processes to drive efficiency and consistency.
- Ability to work independently prioritize tasks and execute with minimal supervision.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office product suite and project management tools.
THIS MIGHT BE RIGHT FOR YOU IF:
- Youre an excellent communicator capable of proactively identifying potential issues and developing effective mitigation strategies even in complex or unclear environments.
- You have a roll up your sleeves attitude and take pride in driving results by tackling challenges head-on.
- Youre naturally curious and thrive in situations requiring creative problem-solving and innovation.
- Youre skilled at balancing multiple priorities and managing shifting timelines without losing focus on delivering high-quality outcomes.
- Youre a collaborative team player who enjoys working cross-functionally and building strong relationships across departments.
- Youre detail-oriented but can also see the bigger picture ensuring your projects align with overall organizational goals.
- You celebrate successes but continuously seek ways to improve processes and outcomes learning from every project.
WHY STACK
- We offer a competitive compensation package with strong benefits including medical dental and vision insurance a 401K program flexible spending accounts even a cell phone subsidy.
- We foster a culture of appreciation including gratitude points via ASSEMBLY
- Fun is part of our DNA with events game nights and barbecues.
- Were growing this is a great time to join and make an impact!
STACK is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity and expression age national origin mental or physical disability genetic information veteran status or any other status protected by federal state or local law.
Note to external agencies: we are not accepting any blind submissions or resumes/cvs from recruitment agencies. Any candidates sent to STACK Infrastructure will not be accepted or considered as a submission without a signed agreement in will not be paid in the event a candidate submitted by a recruiter without an agreement in place is hired; such resumes will be deemed the sole property of STACK Infrastructure Inc.
Please submit your application no later than: March 13 2026.
Job ID: 10289