Network Infrastructure Lead

📋 Job Overview

Lead OpenAI’s site network infrastructure delivery, coordinating the physical installation and readiness of network systems with the central network team and contracted installation providers. This is a senior site delivery role, suited to an experienced superintendent, supervisor, manager or trade lead.

🏢 About [Company]

OpenAI is a research laboratory that focuses on artificial intelligence. The company's mission is to ensure that artificial general intelligence benefits all of humanity.

🎯 The Role

You will be OpenAI’s accountable on-site lead for physical network infrastructure construction and deployment, directing and overseeing the work of general contractors, specialist contractors and other service providers within your discipline. You will combine practical subject-matter depth with hands-on field leadership, managing contracted support to deliver safe, high-quality work to the integrated construction plan.

✅ Key Responsibilities

• Manage structured-cabling contractors, fiber installers, network installation partners and other service providers against the site delivery plan.
• Translate approved network designs into executable field packages and coordinate bills of materials, material availability and installation sequencing with the central network team.
• Oversee pathways, duct banks and building-entry interfaces, fiber and copper cabling, racks, patching, labeling and network-equipment installation as applicable.
• Direct fiber and cabling quality assurance, review test results and traceability, and drive correction of defective or incomplete installations.
• Coordinate power, cooling, space and physical access readiness with electrical, mechanical and CSLA leads and hardware deployment teams.
• Coordinate network provisioning, connectivity validation and handover with authorized network engineering and operations teams; maintain accurate installation and as-built records.
• Set clear contractor deliverables and work priorities; review staffing, progress and quality, identify constraints early, and drive recovery actions through the Site Construction Manager.
• Provide concise progress and risk reporting, evaluate field impacts of proposed changes, and maintain accountable handoffs between construction partners and OpenAI teams.

📌 Required Qualifications

• Typically 8–10 years of large-scale data center network deployment, structured cabling, physical-layer installation or infrastructure delivery, with demonstrated field and contractor leadership. Equivalent depth of practical delivery experience will be considered.
• Strong understanding of physical data center network topologies, network components, bills of materials, rack constraints and installation sequencing; translate approved designs into executable field plans.
• Deep practical knowledge of fiber and copper plant installation, trunks, panels, terminations, cleaning, labeling and cable administration, including routing diversity and pathway separation.
• Ability to oversee and assess port-to-port verification, continuity, optical power and optical time-domain reflectometer (OTDR) testing; troubleshoot field installation and mapping discrepancies and verify remediation.
• Experience defining contractor work packages and statements of work, evaluating delivery requirements, forecasting labor needs and tracking quality, throughput, cost drivers and schedule performance within delegated authority.

🎁 Benefits

Medical, dental, and vision insurance for you and your family, with employer contributions to Health Savings Accounts
Pre-tax accounts for Health FSA, Dependent Care FSA, and commuter expenses (parking and transit)
401(k) retirement plan with employer match
Paid parental leave (up to 24 weeks for birth parents and 20 weeks for non-birthing parents), plus paid medical and caregiver leave (up to 8 weeks)
Paid time off: flexible PTO for exempt employees and up to 15 days annually for non-exempt employees
13+ paid company holidays, and multiple paid coordinated company office closures throughout the year for focus and recharge, plus paid sick or safe time (1 hour per 30 hours worked, or more, as required by applicable state or local law)
Mental health and wellness support
Employer-paid basic life and disability coverage
Annual learning and development stipend to fuel your professional growth
Daily meals in our offices, and meal delivery credits as eligible
Relocation support for eligible employees
Additional taxable fringe benefits, such as charitable donation matching and wellness stipends, may also be provided.

🛂 Visa & Eligibility

This role is at-will and OpenAI reserves the right to modify base pay and other compensation components at any time based on individual performance, team or company results, or market conditions.