Construction Administrator (Data Center)

Location: San Jose Office (Zanker), hybrid; occasional travel to data center sites, approximately 15%

Salary: $155,000–$207,000 annual salary

Company

Lambda builds AI cloud infrastructure for AI researchers, enterprises, and hyperscalers.

What you will do

• Ingest contractor and vendor schedules across concurrent data center projects and produce consolidated milestone, critical-path, and executive-level views.
• Maintain the integrated program schedule, milestone tracker, revision history, and delivery dates for commissioning and capacity readiness.
• Own document control for drawings, specifications, submittals, RFIs, transmittals, permits, inspection records, meeting minutes, and as-builts.
• Track submittals, RFIs, change orders, change directives, potential changes, budgets, purchase orders, and invoices.
• Prepare weekly status reports, milestone dashboards, risk registers, and monthly program summaries for leadership.
• Support meetings, action-item follow-through, closeout packages, standards libraries, and improvements to project management and documentation platforms.

Requirements

• 4+ years of experience in construction administration, project controls, document control, or project coordination, preferably in data center or mission-critical projects.
• Strong understanding of construction schedules, critical path, milestones, float, logic ties, and lookahead planning.
• Experience with drawings, specifications, submittals, RFIs, change orders, as-builts, and closeout documentation.
• Proficiency with Primavera P6 or MS Project and platforms such as Procore, Smartsheet, SharePoint, Google Workspace, Jira, or Monday.com.
• Advanced spreadsheet and reporting skills, including trackers, pivots, dashboards, and light automation.
• Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management, Engineering, Business, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.

Nice to have

• Experience with MEP systems and mission-critical construction sequencing.
• Experience improving templates, reporting workflows, and documentation standards.

Culture & Benefits

• Work on AI cloud infrastructure used by researchers, enterprises, and hyperscalers.
• Cash and equity compensation.
• Health, dental, and vision coverage for employees and dependents.
• Wellness and commuter stipends for select roles.
• 401(k) plan with a 2% company match for US employees and flexible paid time off.