# Technical Capital Program Manager – Data Centre & Lab Facilities **Company**: Cisco **Location**: Bangalore **Work arrangement**: onsite **Experience**: senior **Job type**: full-time **Category**: Engineering **Industry**: Technology **Apply**: https://cisco.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/Cisco_Careers/job/Bangalore-India/Capital-Program-Manager_2023058-1?utm_source=yubhub.co&utm_medium=jobs_feed&utm_campaign=apply **Canonical**: https://yubhub.co/jobs/job_95319605-1f3 ## Description Workplace Resources (WPR) is seeking a Technical Capital Program Manager to lead the delivery of capital projects with a specific focus on data centre and laboratory environments across the APJC (Asia Pacific, Japan & China) region. The ideal candidate will bring a strong construction/capital program management background together with hands-on exposure to data centre or lab build, fit-out, or upgrade projects, and will be comfortable engaging directly with M&E engineers, critical facilities teams, and specialist technical vendors. **Responsibilities:** - Manage APJC capital program service partners to successfully plan, design, deliver, handover of capital projects assigned to you. - Own the successful planning, brief development, and budgeting of a portfolio of capital projects, determined by the manager, with particular emphasis on technical and critical-infrastructure spaces. - Act as the single point of responsibility and escalation for the project life cycle from inception through design, business case development, delivery, and handover. - Effectively manage both upward communication to clients and stakeholders to ensure transparency and alignment, while providing clear, actionable direction and feedback to team members through consistent downward communication. - Develop Project Execution Plans and manage Change Control for technical builds, including data centre and lab-specific commissioning and validation stages. - Ensure projects comply with Construction Health & Safety Guidelines as well as data centre and laboratory-specific safety, security, and compliance standards. - Develop a quarterly APJC Delivery Plan identifying requirements for capital projects, including due diligence, due diligence funding, and partner resourcing. - Own due diligence for capital projects managed by service partners, ensuring cross-functional input (risk management, IT, critical facilities engineering, capital project management). - Own compliance to global offerings guidelines and standards, including relevant data centre design and operational standards. - Solve complex problems and identify viable, innovative options, using analytical skills and judgment to recommend an appropriate solution, particularly where technical, operational, and construction constraints intersect. - Translate strategy into clear operating plans that promote operational excellence in service delivery with measurable results. - Leverage program management expertise, together with technical facilities knowledge, to identify areas of risk or concern in complex, mission-critical builds. **Requirements:** - Bachelor's or Master's degree in Project Management, Construction Management, Engineering, Business Administration, or a related field. - Extensive experience in project and program management (8+ years minimum), with a strong focus on construction capital program management and program delivery for construction projects. - Demonstrable experience delivering data centre, laboratory, or other mission-critical/technical facility projects, from design through commissioning and handover. - Expertise in managing diverse teams of vendors, M&E engineers, and contractors across multiple projects. - Demonstrates proficiency in concise reporting and clear communication when providing updates to senior leadership. - Proficiency in project management software tools. **Preferred Qualifications:** - Excellent communication and leadership skills. - Knowledge of local regulations and industry standards relevant to data centre and laboratory construction across APJC markets, specifically Special Economic Zone (SEZ) in Bangalore, India. - Strong analytical and problem-solving skills. - Experience managing projects in sectors such as data centres, laboratories, critical infrastructure, or IT/technology fit-out. - Certification in project management (e.g., PMP, PRINCE2) is a plus. - Ability to work in a fast-paced and dynamic environment. ## Skills ### Required - Project Management - Construction Management - Engineering - Data Centre - Laboratory ### Nice to have - Communication - Leadership - Analytical skills - Problem-solving skills - Project management certification --- Source: [Apply at cisco.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com](https://cisco.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/Cisco_Careers/job/Bangalore-India/Capital-Program-Manager_2023058-1?utm_source=yubhub.co&utm_medium=jobs_feed&utm_campaign=apply)