Principal Connectivity Planner

About Volta

Volta is the category-defining, fully vertically integrated AI infrastructure platform – from capital to clusters to software, under a founder-led enterprise. Our mission is The Utility of Compute™: AI infrastructure as dependable and available as electricity, for every organization that needs it. Launched with a $10B strategic partnership with one of the leading frontier AI labs, a Series A led by Andreessen Horowitz, and a $5B AI Infrastructure Fund, Volta is building the infrastructure layer of the AI era from the ground up. We are 100+ people across London, Palo Alto, and New York, with rapid growth expectations to hundreds.

The role

As Principal Connectivity Planner, you will be Volta's planning authority for network connectivity. You will own the integrated connectivity plan across the portfolio, linking carrier services, long-haul routes, Data Center Connectivity Infrastructure, network equipment installation and turn-up to compute capacity dates.

This is a principal-level individual contributor role, reporting to the Senior Director, Global Network Connectivity Delivery. Your forecasts will be what leadership relies on to commit capacity dates, and your planning standards will be used by every connectivity workstream and supplier.

What you will do

Integrated planning

• Own the global integrated connectivity schedule, aligned to the master, commissioning and deployment schedules.

• Set Volta's connectivity planning standards: work breakdown, coding, durations, progress rules and reporting.

• Lead program schedule reviews and analytics, analyzing data and executing reports to ensure project schedules are aligned

• Lead contractor schedule reviews as required with sites to ensure consistent delivery of connectivity and network Infrastructure across Voltas Sites.

Risk and recovery

• Lead schedule risk analysis on supplier lead times, permits, civils and activation, and advise leadership on trade-offs.

• Build recovery and alternative delivery options when connectivity risks threaten site turn-up.

• Report milestone confidence and supplier commitments to delivery and project controls leadership.

Capability and improvement

• Use actual delivery data to set benchmark durations and improve supplier forecasts.

• Raise planning capability across connectivity leads and suppliers.

What we are looking for

• Recognised senior authority in planning telecoms, network or data centre programmes, typically 10+ years of experience.

• A proven track record of owning integrated schedules across a portfolio of sites or routes.

• Expert in Primavera P6 or equivalent, including critical path and schedule risk analysis.

• Strong understanding of carrier lead times, fibre delivery, equipment installation and activation.

• Credibility with senior leadership when forecasting dates and recommending recovery options.

Nice to have

• Experience in Hyperscale or AI infrastructure capacity delivery.

• Background managing Long-haul fibre, permits and carrier provisioning programmes.

• Experience with Portfolio-level planning governance.

What We Offer

At Volta, we believe people do their best work when they feel supported, trusted and able to grow. We're building a company where you can make an impact, keep a healthy balance between work and life, and build a career you're proud of.
As a global team, we do our best to provide great benefits wherever you're based. While some benefits vary by country due to local regulations, we believe looking after our people is simply the right thing to do.

• Competitive salary based on the work you do here, not your previous salary

• Equity in Volta, giving you the opportunity to share in the company's long-term success

• Retirement/pension contributions

• Comprehensive health, wellbeing and insurance benefits

• Generous number of vacation days each year

Additional Information

Background Checks

All offers of employment at Volta are conditional on the satisfactory completion of pre-employment screening, which includes confirmation of your right to work, verification of your employment history and a criminal record check, where this is permitted by local law. Screening is carried out by Zinc, an accredited third-party provider, after an offer is made and all information is handled confidentially and in accordance with applicable data protection law.

Equal Opportunity

Volta is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive team and make employment decisions based on skills, qualifications, experience and business needs. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, veteran status or any other legally protected characteristic.

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