Phased Delivery SME Staff Engineer

About the role:

We are building next-generation gigawatt-scale AI data centers worldwide. These campuses are delivered in overlapping phases often with active construction live infrastructure turn-up commissioning IT deployment and customer readiness occurring simultaneously across different parts of the same site.

The Phased Delivery SME is a senior strategic operator responsible for designing and governing the end-to-end phased delivery model that brings these campuses online safely predictably and at speed. This person is the connective tissue across development design construction controls commissioning facilities operations network and IT deployment liquid cooling infrastructure and first-workload readiness.

In this role you will set the standard for how partially complete sites transition from construction zones into operational AI capacity. You will create the frameworks decision models readiness gates handoff criteria risk controls and cross-functional execution mechanisms needed to deliver data halls utility capacity grey space white space and liquid-cooled compute environments in tightly sequenced waves.

This role requires deep experience operating in ambiguity leading across functions without direct authority and driving execution in environments where the site is simultaneously a construction project a commissioning program and a live production operation.

What Youll Do

Phased Delivery Strategy and Governance

• Define and own the enterprise phased delivery methodology for large-scale AI data center campuses.
• Establish the operating model for delivering sites in progressive stages from early utility readiness and shell completion through grey space fit-out commissioning IT installation and customer workload activation.
• Build standardized phase definitions entry/exit criteria handoff checkpoints go/no-go gates and risk escalation paths.
• Create the governance model that aligns construction progress infrastructure readiness safety operations and customer launch commitments.

Cross-Functional Orchestration

• Serve as the senior integrator across real estate development design construction commissioning facilities engineering network deployment server deployment supply chain security EH&S and operations.
• Drive coordination across multiple workstreams that may be at different maturity levels within the same campus.
• Ensure dependencies between civil structural MEP controls cooling power network and compute deployment are fully understood and actively managed.
• Lead executive-level alignment on sequencing decisions constraints tradeoffs and recovery plans.

Site Readiness and Handover Excellence

• Develop and institutionalize site readiness frameworks for phased turnover of buildings yards utility plants data halls grey space and supporting operational areas.
• Define operational acceptance criteria for spaces transitioning from construction control to facilities and IT control.
• Ensure temporary conditions shared systems incomplete scope areas and construction adjacency risks are clearly identified and managed.
• Partner with commissioning and operations leaders to enable safe turnover of partially completed environments without compromising future-phase execution.

AI Infrastructure and Liquid Cooling Readiness

• Integrate liquid cooling readiness requirements into the phased delivery strategy including CDU readiness fluid distribution controls integration leak detection commissioning dependencies and operational supportability.
• Ensure compute deployment readiness is aligned to mechanical electrical controls and networking milestones.
• Anticipate and resolve issues unique to high-density AI environments including power ramp strategy thermal risk redundancy staging and partial-system operations.

Execution Risk Controls and Recovery

• Identify delivery operational safety and customer risks introduced by phased occupancy and partial turnover models.
• Build mitigation strategies for shared infrastructure temporary power/cooling configurations construction interference access controls and incomplete resiliency states.
• Lead structured readiness reviews phase risk assessments and recovery planning when milestones drift or dependencies break.
• Provide executive visibility into key risks constraints and decision points across phases.

Standards Tools and Continuous Improvement

• Develop playbooks templates checklists RACI models dashboards and lessons-learned mechanisms for repeatable global deployment.
• Standardize how teams plan around mixed-mode sites where active construction and production operations coexist.
• Use field feedback to continuously improve the phased delivery model for speed safety and predictability.
• Mentor senior program construction and operations leaders on phased delivery best practices.

Who You Are:

• 15 years of experience in data center delivery mission-critical infrastructure large capital projects technical program management commissioning or operations leadership.
• Deep experience delivering complex facilities in phased partially complete or live-site conditions.
• A systems thinker who sees the whole site not just one discipline and understands the business impact of early on-time and delayed compute.
• Dissatisfied with the status quo motivated to deliver faster and with greater reliability and repeatability
• Expert-level understanding of mission-critical MEP systems commissioning integrated systems testing and turnover readiness.
• Relentless about sequencing dependencies and operational readiness.
• Comfortable making hard tradeoff calls when speed risk and quality are in tension.
• Highly respected by construction engineering commissioning and operations teams alike.
• Proven ability to build scalable delivery patterns.

Required Qualifications

• Experience coordinating construction facilities and IT deployment workstreams in highly interdependent environments.
• Demonstrated success leading cross-functional execution for large high-risk high-visibility programs.
• Strong executive communication skills with the ability to simplify complex dependencies and drive decisions.
• Proven ability to operate as a senior individual contributor and influence across organizational boundaries.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with hyperscale colocation or AI/HPC data center deployments.
• Experience with liquid cooling infrastructure and high-density compute environments.
• Familiarity with phased occupancy temporary operations energization sequencing and partial-system commissioning.
• Experience developing enterprise standards playbooks or delivery governance frameworks across multiple regions.
• Background in construction management critical facilities operations commissioning mechanical/electrical engineering or technical infrastructure program leadership.
• Experience working on global programs with multiple simultaneous site launches.

Wondering if youre a good fit We believe in investing in our people and value candidates who can bring their own diversified experiences to our teams even if you arent a 100% skill or experience match. Here are a few qualities weve found compatible with our team. If some of this describes you wed love to talk.

• You love to challenge the status quo and deliver faster with greater reliability and repeatability.
• Youre curious about being a systems thinker who sees the whole site not just one discipline and understands the business impact of compute delivery.
• Youre an expert in mission-critical MEP systems commissioning integrated systems testing and turnover readiness.

Why CoreWeave

At CoreWeave we work hard have fun and move fast! Were in an exciting stage of hyper-growth that you will not want to miss out on. Were not afraid of a little chaos and were constantly learning. Our team cares deeply about how we build our product and how we work together which is represented through our core values:

• Be Curious at Your Core
• Act Like an Owner
• Empower Employees
• Deliver Best-in-Class Client Experiences
• Achieve More Together

We support and encourage an entrepreneurial outlook and independent thinking. We foster an environment that encourages collaboration and enables the development of innovative solutions to complex problems. As we get set for takeoff the organizations growth opportunities are constantly expanding. You will be surrounded by some of the best talent in the industry who will want to learn from you too. Come join us!

The base salary range for this role is $117000 to $237000. The starting salary will be determined based on job-related knowledge skills experience and market location. We strive for both market alignment and internal equity when determining addition to base salary our total rewards package includes a discretionary bonus equity awards and a comprehensive benefits program (all based on eligibility).

What We Offer

The range weve posted represents the typical compensation range for this role. To determine actual compensation we review the market rate for each candidate which can include a variety of factors. These include qualifications experience interview performance and location.

In addition to a competitive salary we offer a variety of benefits to support your needs. The benefits below reflect our US-based offerings for full-time employees; for roles in other locations benefits vary and are shared during the hiring process. These include:

• Medical dental and vision insurance - 100% paid for by CoreWeave
• Company-paid Life Insurance
• Voluntary supplemental life insurance
• Short and long-term disability insurance
• Flexible Spending Account
• Health Savings Account
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Ability to Participate in Employee Stock Purchase Program (ESPP)
• Mental Wellness Benefits through Spring Health
• Family-Forming support provided by Carrot
• Paid Parental Leave
• Flexible full-service childcare support with Kinside
• 401(k) with a generous employer match
• Flexible PTO
• Catered lunch each day in our office and data center locations
• A casual work environment
• A work culture focused on innovative disruption

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