Technical Program Manager - Office Technical Infrastructure Buildouts

About the Role

The Technical Program Manager, Office Technical Infrastructure Buildouts bridges the gap between Workplace/Real Estate, Corporate IT (or Corporate Engineering or Enterprise Engineering), Physical Security and other partner teams to design and deliver technical solutions for new office buildout and remodel projects. This includes all low voltage, network infrastructure, audio visual and related IT scopes of work.

In this role, you will:

• Cross-functional coordinate between internal client teams, construction team and other vendors/service providers

• Gather programming requirements as inputs to solutions development 

• Manage the design, bid, implementation, commissioning and handover process for ISP connectivity, low voltage cabling and network infrastructure (MDF/IDF, MPOEs, inside/outside cabling plant, etc.)

• Manage the design, bid, implementation, commissioning and handover process for audio-visual/video-conference systems (digital signage, wayfinding systems, conference rooms, training rooms and all hands spaces). Develop program around conference room maintenance and operations.

• Partner with Physical Security team to implement supporting infrastructure and network integration for access control, surveillance systems and intrusion detection

• Manage project schedules, status updates, executive communications for the builds portfolio

• Develop drawing packages and specification narratives in support of project design and execution

• Implement smart building technology in new and existing offices

• Provide guidance to client FP&A on budget and cost management

• Mentor and support client IT teams as needed to support project delivery tasks

• Identify, categorize, mitigate and monitor project delivery risks

You might thrive in this role if you have:

• Strong project and program management capabilities

• Strong knowledge of the architectural design process (schematic design, design development, construction documents)

• Strong knowledge of commercial real estate construction processes

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

• Vendor management experience (Vendor vetting, RFP and bid response, performance management, handover)

• Understanding of mechanical power and cooling systems and capacity planning

• Ability to read construction and engineering plan drawings

• PMP or equivalent project management certification

About OpenAI

OpenAI is an AI research and deployment company dedicated to ensuring that general-purpose artificial intelligence benefits all of humanity. We push the boundaries of the capabilities of AI systems and seek to safely deploy them to the world through our products. AI is an extremely powerful tool that must be created with safety and human needs at its core, and to achieve our mission, we must encompass and value the many different perspectives, voices, and experiences that form the full spectrum of humanity. 

We are an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, veteran status, disability or any other legally protected status. 

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