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Retrofit Construction Program Manager

Swiftkey

Santa Clara, CAJobPosted todayStill listed today

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Compensation
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Location
Santa Clara, CA
Work Authorization
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Job overview

The Retrofit Construction Program Manager supports datacenter operations and construction projects, developing cost-effective solutions and coordinating vendors and internal partners. The role manages project safety, scope, schedule, budget, and risk; reports progress; oversees vendor performance; and prepares approval documentation. It requires U.S. citizenship verification and offers alternative education and experience paths for candidates with relevant technology or critical-infrastructure experience.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Vendor ManagementContractingProject DeploymentChange ManagementInfluenceCritical ThinkingNegotiationProject ManagementCost ValidationPay Application ReviewChange Order ReviewIT Equipment SupportServer and Network DeploymentCritical InfrastructurePhysical IT Infrastructure

Qualifications

High School Qualification or Equivalent3+ Years IT Support or Deployment ExperienceBachelor's or Technical College Degree8+ Years Infrastructure ExperienceHigh School Qualification or Equivalent10+ Years Infrastructure ExperienceU.S. Citizenship Verification

Full job description

Business Processes Develop and maintain best practices to identify and implement cost-effective solutions. Support the selection, contracting, and integration of multiple vendors and internal partners. Support the deployment of scalable solutions across Operations Construction projects. Contribute to decision-making to support solutions, schedules, and change management. Apply influence, critical thinking, and negotiation skills to evaluate options and recommend effective solutions. Coordinate meetings and activities with vendors and cost managers, and incorporate lessons learned. Provide consistent weekly reporting on project progress against scope, schedule, and budget. Manage and report on safety, scope, schedule, budget, and risk. Maintain fiscal responsibility for the approved project budget. Work in support of datacenter operations, maintaining strict adherence to security, safety, and availability requirements in live critical environments. Oversee vendor and contractor performance and ensure compliance with project requirements. Prepare Requests for Proposal (RFPs), Project Execution Requests (PERs), and other approval documentation. Validate vendor costs, including pay application and change order review and approval. High School Qualification or equivalent AND 3+ years experience supporting IT equipment or related technology or delivering server and network deployment projects in large-scale environments OR equivalent experience These requirements include, but are not limited to the following specialized security screenings: Citizenship Verification: This position requires verification of US Citizenship to meet federal government security requirements. Bachelor's or Technical College Degree in Computer Science, Math, Telecommunications, Electrical/Mechanical Engineering, Supply Chain Management or related field AND 8+ years experience in critical environment infrastructures (e.g., UPS, Generator, AHU), or working in physical IT infrastructures (e.g., Servers, SANs, Networking, Capacity, DC Rack/Enclosures, structured cabling) OR High School Qualification or equivalent AND 10+ years experience in critical environment infrastructures (e.g., UPS, Generator, AHU), or working in physical IT infrastructures (e.g., Servers, SANs, Networking, Capacity, DC Rack/Enclosures, structured cabling) OR equivalent experience.

How this job compares

Set against the 22,585 open Project Manager jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 8, 2026.

Pay
  • This postingNot listed
  • California median$125–190K/yr1,383 salary ranges
  • California median$60–78/hr72 hourly ranges
Openings
Olive Jobs lists 1,733 open Project Manager jobs in California and 22,585 across the US. 5% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in California
Experience
This posting asks for at least 3 years of experience — less than three in four Project Manager postings that state a minimum ask for (median 6 years, across 19,348 postings).
Education
11,619 of the 22,585 open Project Manager jobs (51%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 8, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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