Principal Technical Program Manager

Fleet Data Centers designs, builds, and operates mega-scale data center campuses. Fleet provides customers flexibility and predictability to meet upside demand forecasts—helping address market demand for new Cloud and AI infrastructure. Fleet brings in-house design, engineering, and operational capabilities to collaborate with customers on tailored solutions for campuses of 500MW+, providing a seamless extension of customer data center fleets with constant access to design innovation. Fleet is headquartered in Denver, Colorado, with satellite offices in Seattle, Washington and Arlington, Virginia.

Position Overview:

The Principal Technical Program Manager owns the delivery roadmap for Fleet’s behind-the-meter (BTM) power solutions. These solutions can range from gas-powered assets, such as gas engines, turbines, and fuel cells, to batteries and renewable technologies. This role leads cross-functional roadmap planning, productization, and execution across solution design, construction, commissioning (CX), operations, and fuel strategy to scale repeatable deployments and deliver predictable customer outcomes.

Responsibilities:

The successful candidate will have experience and practical expertise in the following:

• Own and maintain the BTM solutions product roadmap: scope, sequencing, and feature priorities that enable scalable deployment across campuses.
• Translate customer requirements into clear success metrics (availability, readiness, cost, schedule, compliance).
• Lead cross-functional execution across engineering, construction, commissioning (CX), operations, procurement, legal, finance, and fuel strategy.
• Define product and program governance, milestones, and decision gates to ensure disciplined delivery and risk management.
• Partner with engineering teams to standardize architectures, BODs, and acceptance criteria; ensure lessons learned are captured and institutionalized.
• Drive vendor strategy inputs with Procurement and Engineering: performance expectations, SLAs/KPIs, scorecards, and continuous improvement mechanisms.
• Support customer-facing communications and executive reporting for program status, risks, and outcomes.
• Establish and track portfolio-level KPIs (deployment velocity, readiness, reliability, cost drivers) and drive improvements over time.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or a related technical discipline.
• 10+ years in technical product management, program management, or systems engineering in mission-critical infrastructure, energy, or data centers.

 Preferred Qualifications

• PMP – or equivalent Project Management Certification
• MBA
• Experience scaling a hardware + services product (standardization, supplier management, deployment playbooks).
• Strong understanding of power generation / electrical infrastructure concepts and commissioning processes.
• Experience with risk management, change control, and incident response practices in critical environments.
• Certifications such as PMP or Agile product certifications are a plus.

Required Traits, Expertise, and Skills:

• Integrity and Ethical Standards: Build trust, ensure fairness, and foster long-term, transparent relationships with suppliers. 

• Effective Communication: The ability to clearly convey expectations and requirements to suppliers and negotiation parties, while understanding their needs and concerns. Comfortable delivering written and verbal presentations to internal leadership teams. 

• Emotional Intelligence (EQ): Ability to understand the emotions, cultural nuances, and motivations of others, while effectively managing one's own emotions during high-pressure negotiations. 

• Strategic Thinking: Recognize how supplier relationships and negotiations align with the broader organizational goals, while aiming for outcomes that benefit both parties. 

• Critical Thinking Skills: Finding innovative solutions and being flexible in addressing unexpected challenges. 

• Analytical Ability: Make data-driven decisions, assess cost structures, and identify potential risks, ensuring informed and strategic outcomes.  

• Influence and Persuasion: Able to effectively advocate for their position, build consensus, and secure favorable agreements without compromising relationships. 

• Operational Paranoia: Anticipate risks, identify vulnerabilities, and proactively implement mechanisms to prevent and minimize disruptions and safeguard safety, security, availability, and scale.  

• Relationship Management: Cultivate trust, collaboration, and long-term partnerships, while building a broad network that provides valuable benchmarking, industry insights, and alternative sourcing options.  

Location and Travel:

• Work location is flexible to Seattle, WA, Denver, CO, or Alexandria, VA.
• Regular travel, as needed, to Fleet offices as well as to meet with Vendors.

Expected Salary Range:  $160,000- 200,000 Salary + Bonus

Fleet Data Centers Employment 

Fleet Data Center employees enjoy competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits, including 100% employer-covered medical, dental, and vision insurance, a 401K program, standard paid holidays, and unlimited PTO. 

NOTE: This job description is not intended to be all-inclusive. Employees may perform other related duties as assigned to meet the organization's ongoing needs. Fleet Data Centers is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants are considered for employment regardless of age, race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or veteran status. If you need assistance applying for any of our open positions, please contact us at [email protected].