[Hiring] Data Center Procurement Manager @Fermi Inc

Role Description

Fermi America is seeking a Data Center Procurement Manager to own preconstruction strategy and execution for the data center program, together with owner-side procurement. The role takes each building package from scope definition through commercial structuring, contractor and vendor award, and construction readiness, and it owns what Fermi buys directly across the life of the program.

The defining boundary of this role is the handoff. Preconstruction owns the package until construction begins. At construction start, the package transfers to the Director of DC Construction, or to the assigned DC Project Manager once tenant accounts are established, through a defined handoff that includes:

• Executed contract
• Scope basis
• Budget
• Schedule
• Risk register
• Every open item with a named owner

A package handed over incomplete becomes a change order six months later, so the handoff is a gate rather than an email.

Procurement responsibility continues past that gate. Long-lead critical equipment, owner-furnished equipment, and the commitment record remain with this role through fabrication, delivery, and transfer of care, custody, and control, because the commercial relationship with those suppliers was established here.

This role reports to the Director of Procurement, which sets category strategy, sourcing standards, and supplier relationships across Fermi, and carries a dotted line to the Head of DC Service & Delivery, who sets data center program priorities. It works closely with the Director of DC Construction, the DC Sr Design Integration Manager, the DC Sr Technical Specialist on technical specification and vendor qualification, and the DC Project Controls Manager and cost team on commitments and budget.

Qualifications

• 15+ years in preconstruction, procurement, or commercial management on large capital or construction programs, with at least 8 years on data center, mission-critical, or large-scale industrial projects
• Demonstrated experience leading guaranteed maximum price or lump-sum development, bid management, and contractor negotiation on major construction programs
• Experience owning contracting strategy, including delivery model selection and risk allocation, rather than administering a structure someone else chose
• Demonstrated experience procuring long-lead critical equipment and managing it through fabrication, factory acceptance testing, delivery, and site receipt
• Experience managing owner-furnished contractor-installed equipment, including transfer of care, custody, and control
• Strong command of purchase order and commitment administration in an enterprise system, preferably Oracle Unifier, and of how commitment data feeds cost reporting
• Experience with cost estimating methodologies, value engineering, and constructability review
• Working knowledge of supplier risk assessment, including financial health, capacity, and delivery performance monitoring
• Track record of establishing preconstruction and procurement processes in a scaling or greenfield program environment
• Ability to work alongside a technical authority who owns specification and vendor qualification, without duplicating or overriding that role
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with proven ability to operate in a matrix organization where influence and partnership matter as much as direct authority
• Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management, Engineering, Supply Chain, Business, or related field, or equivalent experience; advanced degree or professional certification preferred

Requirements

• Preconstruction or procurement leadership on hyperscale data center programs for major technology companies or leading data center developers
• Experience with more than one delivery model, including lump-sum turnkey, design-build, construction management at risk, and multiple prime
• Experience procuring high-density and liquid cooling equipment, including cooling distribution units and facility water systems
• Experience with modular construction and prefabricated systems and their effect on preconstruction planning and procurement sequencing
• Familiarity with Oracle Unifier and Oracle Fusion in an owner-side environment
• Experience sourcing operations and maintenance service agreements
• Comfort operating in a high-growth organization where the role will help define preconstruction and procurement standards as the campus scales

Benefits

• Strong preference for a candidate based in or relocating to Amarillo, TX
• For an exceptional candidate, consideration of a remote arrangement with up to 75 percent travel to the campus
• Travel to vendor facilities and fabrication shops as required
• Ability to work on active construction sites, including walking job sites, climbing ladders, and navigating unfinished structures in varying weather conditions
• Willingness to wear required personal protective equipment (PPE) including hard hat, safety glasses, high-visibility vest, steel-toe boots, and hearing protection when on-site
• Flexibility to work extended hours during bid periods, negotiation windows, critical delivery milestones, and factory acceptance testing