Lead Scheduler, Preconstruction

THE COMPANY:

STACK INFRASTRUCTURE (STACK) provides digital infrastructure to scale the world’s most innovative companies. We are an award-winning industry leader in building, owning, and operating highly efficient, cost-effective wholesale, colocation, and cloud data centers. Each of our national facilities meets or exceeds the highest industry standards in all operational categories of availability, security, connectivity, and physical resilience.

STACK offers the scale and geographic reach that rapidly growing hyperscale and enterprise companies need. The world runs on data. Data runs on STACK.

THE POSITION:

STACK is seeking an experienced and highly collaborative Lead Scheduler, Preconstruction to support the planning and scheduling of data center development projects during the preconstruction phase. This role is responsible for developing, maintaining, and analyzing project schedules within STACK’s established scheduling program, providing clear visibility into key milestones, dependencies, and risks for project teams and STACK leadership.

The ideal candidate brings both strong technical scheduling expertise and a planner’s mindset – someone who can think strategically about how projects should be sequenced and executed, while also producing high quality schedules that build confidence in the work product of the preconstruction team. This individual must be effective working with stakeholders from a variety of backgrounds, both internal and external to STACK, and be able to communicate schedule logic, risk, and status clearly and credibly.

• Develop and maintain detailed preconstruction schedules from initial planning through handoff to construction, aligned with project milestones and program objectives.
• Build and update schedules within STACK's scheduling framework, maintaining accurate logic, dependencies, durations, and milestone dates.
• Partner with internal teams and external stakeholders to integrate design, permitting, procurement, utilities, commercial, and other key workstreams into a cohesive schedule.
• Lead schedule working sessions to validate assumptions, sequence activities, identify constraints, and surface risks early.
• Analyze critical path, near-critical path, float trends, and milestone movement, and recommend mitigation or recovery actions.
• Prepare schedule updates, milestone reporting, and what-if analysis for project teams and STACK leadership.
• Support continuous improvement of scheduling standards, templates, and reporting practices across preconstruction.

THE DETAILS:

• Location: Denver, CO
• Travel: Domestic and international travel required; 10-20% at times
• Compensation: Competitive and commensurate with experience
• Benefits: Healthcare, Dental Care, Vision Insurance, Life Insurance, Paid Time Off, and Paid Leave Programs
• Must be eligible to work in the United States
• Must pass comprehensive background and drug screening

MUST-HAVE QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor's degree in Construction Management, Engineering, a related field, or equivalent work experience
• 7-10 years of direct project scheduling experience on large-scale, complex projects
• 3-5 years of data center or mission-critical scheduling experience, ideally in preconstruction
• Preferred experience with a developer or hyperscaler
• Strong communication skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and diverse stakeholder groups
• Proficiency with Primavera P6, Microsoft Project, Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Teams

THIS MIGHT BE RIGHT YOU IF:

• You think like both a planner and a scheduler, and you translate complex inputs into a clear path to execution.
• You communicate well with varied stakeholders and explain schedule logic, tradeoffs, and risks in a practical way.
• You stay calm in ambiguity and manage shifting priorities, urgent requests, and multiple timelines without losing clarity.
• You are naturally curious and driven toward continual improvement, and you build trust through dependable work product.

Compensation Range:

THIS MIGHT BE RIGHT FOR YOU IF:

• You are a strong communicator, you are persuasive and clear, blending analytics with experience in decision-making.

• You do not get flustered easily. You can juggle multiple priorities while balancing urgent requests with shifting timelines and deliverables.

• You are a team builder. You take the time to understand and develop the strengths of your resources while formulating long-term plans for the growth and success of the team.

• You are naturally curious and driven toward continual improvement. While you celebrate your successes, you take time to review and analyze campaigns for future learning.

WHY STACK?

• We offer a competitive compensation package with strong benefits, including medical, dental, and vision insurance, a 401K program, flexible spending accounts – even a cell phone subsidy.

• We foster a culture of appreciation, including peer-to-peer recognition and rewards programs.

• Fun is part of our DNA, with events, game nights, happy hours, and barbecues.

• We’re growing – this is a great time to join and make an impact!

STACK is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, age, national origin, mental or physical disability, genetic information, veteran status, or any other status protected by federal, state, or local law 

Note to external agencies: We are not accepting any blind submissions or resumes/cvs from recruitment agencies. Any candidates sent to STACK Infrastructure, Inc. will not be accepted or considered as a submission without a signed agreement in place. Fees will not be paid in the event a candidate submitted by a recruiter without an agreement in place is hired; such resumes will be deemed the sole property of STACK Infrastructure, Inc.