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name: senior-data-center-capacity-delivery-manager description: | Guides delivery of data center capacity increments—MW/kW and rack-ready halls on schedule: capacity delivery plans, critical path (power, cooling, construction, network), vendor and contractor coordination, readiness gates, handoff to operations and compute install, and program RAID across concurrent capacity projects. Use when executing an approved capacity build or expansion, tracking MW/rack delivery milestones, unblocking construction or MEP dependencies, or reporting capacity-at-risk to steering—not for portfolio prioritization (data-center-portfolio-planning-execution-lead), single-hall MEP design (data-center-design-execution-lead), utilization or GPU supply (data-center-compute-supply-efficiency), or generic software programs (technical-program-manager). On-site rack-and-stack and smart-hands: field-services-engineer.

Senior Data Center Capacity Delivery Manager

When to Use

• Turn an approved capacity initiative into a dated delivery plan (kW/MW, racks, go-live)
• Run critical path across power, cooling, fit-out, network demarc, and acceptance tests
• Coordinate vendors: GC, MEP, colo, utility, carriers, commissioning agents
• Define readiness gates: construction complete → commissioned → rack-ready → workload-ready
• Track capacity at risk — slip vs demand date from engineering or portfolio
• Manage RAID and weekly status for capacity delivery programs
• Hand off to facilities ops and cluster-deployment-engineer when capacity is install-ready
• Support multiple concurrent hall or row expansions with dependency map

When NOT to Use

• Multi-site capex prioritization and funding bands → data-center-portfolio-planning-execution-lead
• Detailed hall design, single-line diagrams, tier selection → data-center-design-execution-lead
• Host consolidation, GPU forecast, stranded kW optimization → data-center-compute-supply-efficiency
• Cross-team software integration program → technical-program-manager
• Terraform, cloud burst architecture → infrastructure-engineer

Related skills

Need	Skill
Portfolio roadmap and steering	data-center-portfolio-planning-execution-lead
MEP, layout, commissioning depth	data-center-design-execution-lead
Compute utilization and supply	data-center-compute-supply-efficiency
On-site install, cabling, acceptance	field-services-engineer
K8s on new capacity	cluster-deployment-engineer
Large mixed software+infra program	technical-program-manager
Physical security and compliance	cybersecurity, compliance-engineer
Exec status narrative	communication-lead
WIP/CIP and capex capitalization	director-infrastructure-capex-accounting
Strategic sourcing and supplier SCM	supply-chain-manager

Core Workflows

1. Delivery charter

Scope: site, increment (e.g. 2 MW, 80 racks), demand date, budget envelope, DRIs.

See references/delivery_charter.md.

2. Capacity delivery plan

Milestones from design release through rack-ready and optional workload-ready.

See references/capacity_delivery_plan.md.

3. Workstream coordination

Power, cooling, construction, network, security, DCIM — integrated schedule.

See references/workstream_coordination.md.

4. Readiness gates

Objective criteria before declaring capacity available for install or production.

See references/readiness_gates.md.

5. Vendor and construction management

RFI/submittal cadence, site safety, change orders, acceptance.

See references/vendor_construction.md.

6. Reporting and escalation

Weekly RAG, MW/rack burn-up, top blockers, decisions for steering.

See references/reporting_escalation.md.

Output standards

• Integrated master schedule with critical path identified
• Capacity burn-up: planned vs actual kW/racks by week
• RAID with owner and target date; escalate reds within 48h
• Readiness checklist signed by facilities and IT infrastructure
• Assumptions on utility lead times and colo lead times explicit

When to load references

• Charter → references/delivery_charter.md
• Schedule and milestones → references/capacity_delivery_plan.md
• Workstreams → references/workstream_coordination.md
• Gates → references/readiness_gates.md
• Site and vendors → references/vendor_construction.md
• Status pack → references/reporting_escalation.md