Project Director - Data Center Program Delivery

Do you want to work with high caliber professionals in a dynamic and growing company? Are you entrepreneurial, hard-working, and collegial? Join us at SB Energy, a leading company backed by SoftBank and Ares pairing cutting-edge innovation with best-in-class execution. Our Mission is to provide reliable, affordable energy at scale to support America’s growing energy demands.

Headquartered in Redwood City, CA, SB Energy develops, builds, owns & operates some of the largest and most technically advanced energy and data center infrastructure projects in the United States. Since launching in 2019, the company has rapidly grown into a top-tier integrated platform with over 3 gigawatts (GW) in operation and a multi-GW pipeline of energy and data center infrastructure nationwide. SB Energy also utilizes its strong culture of innovation to identify and incorporate new technology into our projects, including our AI-based digital platform, to deliver energy infrastructure that is local, reliable, and matched to load. We are building the energy and technology future—today.

Come join us in accelerating the energy transition to cleaner, more sustainable sources of power!

Basic Function

The Project Director is responsible for leading the successful delivery of hyperscale data center campuses (1GW–8GW+) through a highly collaborative, integrated approach. 

This leader is not only accountable for outcomes—schedule, cost, safety, and quality—but also serves as the central facilitator across development, design, construction, and operations, ensuring alignment among diverse stakeholders including internal teams, general contractors, trade partners, utilities, and customers. 

Success in this role is defined by the ability to provide leadership, create clarity, foster trust, and orchestrate execution across a complex ecosystem. 

In addition to driving project execution, the Director champions SB Energy’s culture—leading with ownership, accountability, collaboration, and a commitment to continuous improvement while building and mentoring high-performing teams. 

Responsibilities

Program Leadership 

• Lead multi-GW campus delivery by aligning cross-functional teams around shared goals, milestones, and constraints 
• Establish a culture of transparency, accountability, and proactive communication 
• Facilitate decision-making across stakeholders, ensuring issues are surfaced early and resolved collaboratively 
• Translate executive strategy into clear, executable plans across all teams 
• Ensure program provides incentive structure that ensures exceptional project outcomes with respect to cost, schedule, quality and overall execution  

Collaborative Execution & Team Integration 

• Act as the integration point across development, engineering, procurement, construction and operations 
• Foster strong partnerships with general contractors and key trade partners, treating them as extensions of the core team 
• Lead structured coordination forums (e.g., multi-GC alignment meetings, pull-planning sessions, interface workshops) 
• Break down silos and ensure seamless information flow across disciplines 
• Integrate the customer to the greatest extent without  

Execution Strategy & Phasing 

• Co-develop phased deployment strategies with internal and external partners (e.g., 100MW–300MW increments) 
• Align construction sequencing with utility delivery, procurement timelines, and customer commitments 
• Facilitate collaborative schedule development (Last Planner System, pull planning, etc.) 
• Drive shared ownership of critical path milestones 

Construction & Field Leadership 

• Lead large, distributed teams by empowering field leaders while maintaining alignment to program objectives 
• Promote a culture where field insights inform decision-making at all levels 
• Ensure site logistics, productivity, and sequencing are collectively owned and continuously optimized 
• Encourage cross-contractor collaboration ra