Principal Program Manager, Infrastructure Development
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About the Position
Principal Program Manager, Infrastructure Development
The Meta Game, Inc. is seeking an experienced Principal Program Manager to serve as the operational backbone of our Energy Infrastructure Investments pillar. This role is pivotal in driving the end-to-end program execution, governance, external partnership management, and cross-functional coordination needed to deliver billions of dollars in energy infrastructure investments - on time, on budget, and at unprecedented scale.
Responsibilities
- Drive predictable delivery by establishing rigorous stage-gate processes, decision frameworks, and escalation paths for the investment portfolio.
- Monitor and report on program health - cost, schedule, risk, and interdependencies - providing objective insights and early-warning signals to leadership.
- Identify and resolve cross-project dependencies, resource conflicts, and execution bottlenecks before they impact delivery timelines.
- Design and operate the governance framework for the Energy Infrastructure Investments pillar.
- Establish and run operating rhythms (weekly, monthly, quarterly) that keep the team and cross-functional partners aligned on priorities, progress, and risk.
- Create and maintain program dashboards, executive reporting packages, and board-ready materials.
- Own the risk register and mitigation tracker across the portfolio.
- Serve as the connective tissue between Energy Infrastructure Investments and partner organizations.
- Coordinate with DEC Planning & Development teams to ensure investment timelines align with capacity supply forecasts and site readiness milestones.
- Partner with Finance and Accounting to track capital deployment against budget, manage forecasting cadences, support variance analysis, and ensure alignment on investment accounting treatment and reporting requirements.
- Work with Legal to ensure contract execution, regulatory compliance milestones, and partner deliverables are tracked and met.
- Coordinate with Corporate Development on transaction execution.
- Partner with Site Selection teams to ensure energy infrastructure investment strategies are integrated into site diligence, land acquisition timelines, and regional development sequencing.
- Integrate with capacity planning teams to ensure energy supply commitments are reflected in long-range infrastructure plans.
- Build scalable program management infrastructure.
- Develop standardized reporting and communication frameworks.
- Drive lessons-learned processes and post-investment reviews to continuously improve execution quality and cycle time.
- Stay informed of industry best practices in infrastructure program delivery and bring innovative approaches to Meta’s energy development lifecycle.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in a directly related field, or equivalent practical experience.
- 15+ years of experience in program management within energy infrastructure, power development, data center construction, or large-scale capital project delivery.
- Proven track record of managing complex, multi-billion-dollar infrastructure programs with multiple concurrent workstreams, external partners, and long-term horizons.
- Experience managing external partnerships with utilities, independent power producers, or energy infrastructure developers, with the ability to drive accountability and alignment across multi-party delivery programs.
- Deep knowledge of energy infrastructure development lifecycles.
- Financial literacy, with experience managing capital budgets, forecasting, and variance reporting in infrastructure-intensive environments.
- Demonstrated ability to build governance frameworks and operating cadences that drive accountability and predictable delivery across matrixed organizations.
- Strategic, systems-level thinker with experience driving decision-making in ambiguous, fast-moving environments with competing priorities, with a track record of influencing executive stakeholders.
- Experience communicating complex program status to executive stakeholders through clear, actionable narratives.
We Offer
- Competitive salary range: $202,000.0 - $273,000.0 per year.
- Full-time employment.
- On-site work location in Columbus, OH, United States.
About the Company
The Meta Game, Inc. is a leading company in the energy infrastructure sector, dedicated to delivering innovative services through our rapidly scaling infrastructure. We are committed to driving energy infrastructure investments with precision and excellence.
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