Senior Data Center Project Manager

📋 Description

• Oversee the complete start-up and commissioning projects for electrical power systems in data centers.

• Create and manage the commissioning project plan, incorporating scope, schedule, budget, risk register, and resource allocation.

• Act as the primary contact for all commissioning-related activities among internal teams, clients, and contractors.

• Facilitate and supervise commissioning tasks for Medium and low voltage switchgear/switchboards, transformers, busway/bus duct, protection relays, and metering.

• Guarantee that commissioning is performed in line with the owner's project specifications, design basis, standards, and industry benchmarks (e.g., NFPA, IEEE, IEC, ASHRAE, Uptime).

• Review and authorize commissioning scripts, test protocols, and method statements, ensuring all deficiencies are documented, monitored, and resolved.

• Lead root cause analysis and corrective measures for issues identified during L2-L4 commissioning and IST.

• Serve as the main liaison among clients (including hyperscale cloud, enterprise, and colocation customers), EPCs, OEMs, Cx agents, and internal engineering/service teams.

• Conduct regular progress meetings and technical reviews, effectively communicating status, risks, and recovery strategies.

• Promote a “zero harm” safety culture across all commissioning sites, ensuring adherence to company and customer safety policies and protocols.

• Develop and sustain comprehensive commissioning schedules that align with construction milestones and data center launch dates.

• Monitor costs, change orders, and earned value for commissioning scope while proactively managing variances and opportunities.

• Deliver consistent project updates to leadership and customers, including KPIs, risk/issue logs, punch lists, and lessons learned.

• Coordinate and direct multidisciplinary site teams (field engineers, technicians, subcontractors, and third-party Cx agents).

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Power Systems, Mechanical Engineering, or a related technical discipline.

• Over 7 years of experience managing intricate technical projects, with at least 3 years dedicated to start-up and commissioning of power or MEP systems.

• Direct experience in data centers, critical facilities, or heavy industrial power distribution settings.

• Strong comprehension of electrical power systems (MV/LV), short circuit/coordination principles, protective relays, and critical power architecture (N, N+1, 2N).

• Proven experience with commissioning processes (levels 1–5), electrical acceptance testing, and integrated systems testing.

• Familiarity with EPMS/BMS, SCADA, and controls integration is advantageous.

• Demonstrated success in managing scope, schedule, cost, risk, and stakeholders on multi-million-dollar projects.

• Proficient in project management software (e.g., MS Project, Primavera, or equivalent) and the MS Office suite.

• Willingness and ability to travel to project sites (10-20% travel).

• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, comfortable presenting to both technical and executive audiences.

• Authorized to work in the United States.

🏝️ Benefits

• Health, Life & Disability.

• Choice between two medical plan options: A PPO plan or a High Deductible Health Plan.

• Choice between two dental plan options: Core and Core Plus.

• Vision benefit.

• Company-paid life insurance (2X base pay).

• Company-paid AD&D (1X base pay).

• Voluntary life and AD&D – 100% employee paid up to maximums.

• Short Term Disability – up to 26 weeks – Company paid.

• Long Term Disability – 60% of pay – Company paid.

• Option to “buy-up” to 66 2/3% of pay.

• Parental Leave – up to 6 weeks.

• Employee Assistance Program.

• Health Advocate support resources for mental/behavioral health, general health navigation and virtual health, and infertility/adoption.

• Employee discount program.

• 401k Savings Plan with Company Contributions.

• Employee Stock Acquisition Plan (ESAP).

• 11 paid holidays.

• Vacation under a permissive time away policy.