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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Infrastructure Delivery Manager, New Sites - **Company:** Groq, Inc. - **Location:** United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $140,200.0 - $219,500.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, Data Centers, Verification and Validation (Software) - **Published:** October 22, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=9950710f725a8d04 ## About the Role * Five or more years delivering large mission-critical or data center construction projects, with at least one ground-up build of 20 MW or larger taken from design through commissioning. * Direct experience with owner's representative and general contractor management, including change control and cost tracking. * Working knowledge of data center power and cooling design, utility interconnection, and commissioning levels 1 through 5. * Ability to hold a schedule and a gate under pressure from customers, executives, and contractors. * Strong financial and contract literacy. * Willingness to be on site for extended periods., * Experience delivering GPU, HPC, or AI cluster facilities at scale, including liquid cooling and high-density power. * Experience with NVIDIA reference architectures and certification programs. * Experience with hyperscale or colocation development in multiple regions. * PMP, PgMP, or equivalent. Experience executing Handover and Day 1 Readiness checklists for operations teams., This position may require access to technology and/or information subject to U.S. export control laws and regulations, including the Export Administration Regulations (EAR). To comply with these requirements, candidates for this role must meet certain citizenship or residency criteria. Specifically, they must qualify as U.S. Persons for export control purposes (i.e., U.S. citizen, U.S. lawful permanent resident (Green Card holder), or a protected individual under 8 U.S.C. ยง 1324b(a)(3) such as a refugee or asylee), or otherwise be eligible for an applicable export license. ## Description Site ownership * Own the integrated schedule, budget, risk register, and decision log for the assigned site from contract execution to customer acceptance. * Take over the site from Site Procurement at contract execution, including the lease or development agreement, entitlement status, and committed delivery obligations. Confirm each obligation is tracked and assigned. * Manage the owner's representative, design team, general contractor, and specialty contractors. Review designs, drawings, change orders, and pay applications against Groq's power, cooling, space, network, and security requirements. * Drive utility and power interconnect milestones, including studies, agreements, long-lead electrical equipment, and energization dates, with the landlord, utility, and Groq energy and engineering teams. * Track permitting, inspections, and entitlement conditions that affect the critical path. Hardware and integration * Align the construction schedule with hardware production, shipment, and delivery commitments from Hardware Procurement. Sequence deliveries to site readiness and avoid storing equipment in unfinished space. * Coordinate rack installation, integration, cabling, and network turn-up with Groq engineering, OEMs, and integrators. Commissioning and acceptance * Manage the owners representative's commissioning program, from factory and site acceptance tests through integrated systems testing, with the commissioning agent and Groq engineering. * Coordinate burn-in, NVIDIA certification, Groq software validation, and customer acceptance testing, and hold each gate against its exit criteria. * Lead the customer acceptance process and resolve open items before final acceptance. Handover and reporting * Build the handover package with the Site Manager, including as-built documentation, runbooks, spares, training, and the open-items list. * Obtain written acceptance of the handover from the Site Manager. * Report schedule, cost, and risk to the Sr. Staff Infrastructure Delivery Manager weekly and to executives and the customer as needed. * Capture lessons learned and contribute to the new-build playbook, including the standard gate criteria and templates., * Customer acceptance on the committed date and within the approved budget. * Percentage of commissioning tests passed on first attempt. * Handover accepted by the Site Manager on first submission. * Accuracy of schedule and cost forecast at each gate. * Number of critical-path surprises, such as utility, long-lead equipment, or permitting issues, that were not flagged at least 60 days ahead. Why Join Us: * Purposeful Hiring: You're not here by accident, and neither is anyone else. Every teammate is handpicked with intention because who we build with matters. * Builders Wanted: You're not just riding the rocket ship, you're building it. Your work directly shapes the trajectory of our company. * Mission-Driven Work: We're here to make a real impact. Our mission fuels everything we do. * Tackling Hard Problems: If easy isn't your thing, you're in the right place. We solve some of the most complex and exciting challenges in our space. * Excellence Is The Standard: High performance isn't just encouraged, it's the baseline. And it's contagious.