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Crusoe

Manager, Modular Building Programs

CrusoeBrighton, CO
Posted Sep 28 · Last Verified Sep 28
Full-timemanufacturing and productionconstructionassembly and installation

Quick Summary

Manager of Modular Building Programs overseeing project management, delivery, and team leadership for modular data center units and power distribution centers at an AI infrastructure company.

Skills & Keywords

modular buildingproject managementdata center constructionmanufacturing operations

Bonus Points

  • Direct expertise in managing change on first-of-a-kind (FOAK) manufacturing programs or highly complex projects, maintaining positive client relationships throughout periods of significant project evolution.
  • Experience scaling a modular or prefabricated product line through rapid volume growth.
  • Background spanning both field construction and factory manufacturing.
  • Familiarity with industrialized building regulatory programs and third-party inspection regimes.
  • Experience implementing PMO standards, SOPs, or stage-gate governance in a manufacturing organization.
  • PMP, PgMP, or equivalent certification.

Compensation & Benefits

Total rewards package

Compensation

$160,000 -$180,000

Compensation will be paid in the range of up to $160,000 -$180,000 + Bonus. Restricted Stock Units are included in all offers. Compensation to be determined by the applicant's knowledge, education, and abilities, as well as internal equity and alignment with market data.

Benefits included

Dental
Vision
401(k)
Stock & Equity
Bonuses
Life Insurance
Disability
Parental Leave
Paid Vacation
Paid Holidays
Education
Wellness
Transportation
Discounts & Perks

Compensation will be paid in the range of up to $160,000 -$180,000 + Bonus. Restricted Stock Units are included in all offers. Compensation to be determined by the applicant's knowledge, education, and abilities, as well as internal equity and alignment with market data.

Crusoe is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, citizenship, marital status, sex/gender, sexual preference/ orientation, gender identity, age, veteran status, national origin, or any other status protected by law or regulation.

About This Role

Join our team as the Manager of Modular Building Programs and take ownership of the project management function for our entire modular product sector including Spark Modular Data Center units and Power Distribution Center (PDC) buildings. You will own the portfolio schedule, the delivery commitment to hyperscale customers, and the growth of the project managers executing the work.

This is a working leadership role. You'll manage a small team of project managers while personally carrying the hardest programs, the toughest customer conversations, and the cross-functional escalations your team cannot resolve on their own. You are the connective tissue between the PMO, the plant floor, Engineering, and Supply Chain for everything modular.

Your work directly impacts our ability to deploy modular data center buildings to compute from sustainable, renewable and/or stranded energy sources. Success here is measured in throughput and predictability: more units out the door, on the date we committed, at the margin we quoted.

We are seeking an experienced people leader with a proven background in construction, engineering, and/or manufacturing, a strategic mindset, and the operational discipline to scale a product line through rapid growth. This is a full-time position. (#INDMFG)

What You’ll Be Working On

  • Modular Portfolio OwnershipOwn the consolidated schedule across Spark MDC and PDC building programs, including capacity with Production planning and plant operations.
  • Team Leadership and MentorshipLead, coach, and develop a team of project managers. Set the standard for schedule quality, change discipline, cost accuracy, and customer communication — and hold the team to it.
  • Customer Relationship Management and DevelopmentServe as the senior escalation point for modular customers, including executive-level schedule impact and change negotiation discussions. Become the go-to solution for customer needs and build strong, repeatable relationships that outlast any single program.
  • Capacity and Production PlanningPartner with Manufacturing Operations & Production Planning on line loading, takt-time alignment, labor forecasting, and bottleneck resolution across the modular build area.
  • Strategic Change & Risk ManagementGovern the engineering change process for modular products. Enforce impact analysis, pricing discipline, and customer approval before anything reaches the floor. Maintain the portfolio risk register and drive mitigation across engineering, supply chain, and production constraints.
  • Program Economics and Target AccountabilitySet the margin and cost targets for each modular program at baseline, and own delivery against them through close-out. Partner with Project Controls in a standing monthly economics review where you jointly validate the cost-to-complete position — Project Controls owns the model, you own the operational assumptions inside it: hours remaining, change order capture, schedule position, and material exposure. Sign the forecast you submit. When a program drifts off target, bring the variance, the root cause, and a recovery plan to the same review rather than waiting for it to surface in the roll-up.
  • Process Improvement & StandardizationDrive standardization across configurations — build repeatable schedule templates, WBS structures, budget templates and close-out packages that reduce per-unit PM overhead.
  • Cross-Functional CollaborationPartner with Sales and Estimating during pursuit and handoff to validate schedule feasibility, scope delineation, and manufacturability before commitments are made.
  • Executive Reporting and Dashboard OwnershipOwn the modular executive dashboard — throughput, on-time delivery, backlog, and margin across Spark MDC and PDC programs. Your project managers complete the project-level inputs; you own the dashboard’s accuracy, its cadence, and the story it tells to leadership. Represent modular products in PMO-wide governance including stage gates and post-mortem review, and enable the team to represent individual projects reporting upwards to senior and executive leadership.
  • Schedule Quality AssurancePerform logic checks, float analysis, critical path validation, and baseline change control on program schedules — audit and correct, not merely report.

What You’ll Bring to the Team

  • Industry Experience — Modular Building Manufacturing or Data Center Construction: Experience delivering multi-disciplinary products (electrical, HVAC, structural, enclosure/building envelope). Modular Building Manufacturing and/or Data Center Construction experience is strongly preferred.
  • Project Management ExperienceMinimum of 8+ years managing projects within the electrical equipment, construction, engineering and/or manufacturing industry, including ETO or highly engineered production.
  • People Leadership3+ years of direct leadership of project managers or equivalent technical staff, with a track record of developing them.
  • Engineering & Constructability CompetencyAbility to interpret electrical, mechanical, and structural engineering design drawings, and to lead a team that does the same. We are looking for a leader who can review a design package from a “we have to build this” perspective and give our engineering group productive, risk-based feedback before release.
  • Bachelor of ScienceBS in Business, Engineering, Construction Management. Closely related fields will be considered.
  • Portfolio AccountabilityDemonstrated ownership of a multi-project manufacturing or construction portfolio with accountability for on-time delivery and margin performance.
  • Complex Change Leadership & Process OwnershipProven ability to lead the adoption of dynamic change management practices across Engineering, Manufacturing, and Procurement.
  • Schedule Development & ManagementProficient in scheduling using waterfall methodologies. Proficient with programs such as Smartsheet, MS Project, Monday.com or Primavera P6.
  • Cost ManagementAbility to forecast and build cost budgets across a portfolio, and manage those budgets through completion.
  • Technical ProficiencyProficiency in Google Suite and Microsoft Office. Experience with manufacturing ERP systems like SAP or Visual; experience with Acumatica is preferred.
  • Safety and ComplianceThis position is designated a safety-sensitive position and/or is located in a safety-sensitive facility. Drug and alcohol program participation is required.
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Crusoe is a vertically integrated AI infrastructure company that owns and operates the complete technology stack from energy to computing to power AI workloads.

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