Data Center Construction Project Manager - MEP Tenant Fit Outs

Pkaza•Reno, NV

About The Position

The Data Center Construction Project Manager will manage critical-facility data center tenant fit-out construction projects, including large-scale deployments across data halls and buildings and projects involving liquid cooling at the rack. The role coordinates closely with customers to integrate project requirements without disrupting data center operations and services, and provides leadership to contractors and vendors. The Project Manager is accountable for delivering assigned projects on time and within budget, while ensuring project scope and quality meet company design standards and project objectives. The position includes project planning, scheduling, budgeting, risk management, procurement support, documentation, stakeholder coordination, and quality oversight. The successful candidate will be highly organized and comfortable with administrative work such as change orders, budgets, and project paperwork. Regular presence at active construction sites is required, and the role may involve heavy travel or relocation to a project site. The position also provides mentorship and day-to-day oversight to an Associate Project Manager or Senior Associate Project Manager. The opportunity involves leading-edge data center technology and innovation and offers competitive salaries and benefits.

Requirements

Experience managing data center construction projects as an owner or as a general contractor for data center owners, colocation providers, hyperscale companies, or enterprise clients is required.
Experience managing project budgets of $10 million to $100 million.
At least 7 years of relevant experience in the data center construction industry.
At least 5 years of MEP construction (interiors) project management experience.
Ability to manage complex white-space data hall tenant fit-outs, including budgeting, scheduling, resource allocation, and cost control.
Strong understanding of data hall and white-space tenant fit-outs, including structured cabling, data center connectivity, cable management, racks, cabinet installation, physical security caging, and air-containment systems.
Ability to lead an MEP field team implementing rack-level liquid cooling, establish accountability, and drive project execution.
Ability to read and interpret blueprints, site drawings, diagrams, one-lines, and other project materials.
Regular presence at active data center construction project sites, Monday through Friday, is required.
Willingness to support critical project milestones when required.
Open to heavy travel or relocation to a project site for assignments.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills and ability to work effectively with clients, contractors, vendors, and internal teams.
Strong analytical and decision-making skills, including anticipating risks and resolving issues in a fast-paced environment.
Client-facing, client relationship, and client management skills.
Ability to work independently.
Administrative experience managing change orders, billing, and report creation.
Computer proficiency; MS Office is listed, with Oracle Primavera P6, Procure, Bluebeam, or AutoCAD noted as a plus.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science degree in Construction Management, Engineering, Telecommunications, or a related field.
PMP, RCDD, OSHA, or other relevant certifications.
Membership in or attendance at professional organizations such as AFCOM, ASHRAE, 7x24 Exchange, PTC, Data Center Dynamics, Uptime, iMasons, or Bisnow.
Previous military experience, particularly in relevant electrical or mechanical roles such as Navy nuclear specialties, Seabees, Army power generation, Air Force power production, generator technicians, maritime, Coast Guard, or Army National Guard.
Experience with Oracle Primavera P6, Procure, Bluebeam, or AutoCAD.

Responsibilities

Support multi-megawatt tenant fit-out projects, commonly based on hyperscale customer requirements.
Deliver built-to-suit fit-out projects with an emphasis on value engineering.
Coordinate and execute day-to-day data center tenant fit-out and customer deployment activities, ensuring contractors and vendors meet project responsibilities.
Manage construction tasks as needed, including cabinet installation, security caging assembly, liquid cooling, and air-containment system setup.
Coordinate white-space build-outs, including racks, containment, structured cabling, and supporting MEP infrastructure.
Develop project scopes of work, bills of materials, plans, budgets, schedules, risk registers, and action-item logs with construction managers, customers, contractors, and integrators.
Conduct site surveys and validate project plans, materials, expectations, and site conditions; identify potential challenges.
Serve as a key contact for internal and external stakeholders and provide project-delivery guidance and leadership.
Plan and execute complex projects for hyperscale and AI customers, validating scope against client needs during planning and implementation.
Manage risks and contingencies, identify long-lead and critical-path items, develop mitigation strategies, and resolve issues to reduce delays and cost overruns.
Track milestones, deliverables, and dependencies and proactively identify and resolve risks and issues.
Prepare and maintain project documentation, reports, dashboards, drawings, specifications, and project records.
Lead and participate in coordination meetings with internal teams, design consultants, contractors, and tenant representatives.
Help ensure compliance with data center operational standards, environmental health and safety requirements, OSHA requirements, and quality standards at active construction sites.
Improve project management processes, tools, and reporting standards and apply lessons learned and best practices from prior projects.
Support procurement, including contract administration, change-order review, and invoice tracking.
Work with Procurement and Operations to identify preferred vendors, contractors, and material-distribution partners; maintain diverse supplier relationships in designated markets.
Monitor project budgets and financial performance and inform Management and Accounting of unexpected variances.
Maintain knowledge of company services, customer requirements, delivery methods, implementation and support processes, and service-level agreements.
Ensure company project-delivery standards are applied consistently by project participants.
Perform regular on-site quality inspections during and at completion of assigned projects.
Mentor and provide day-to-day oversight to an Associate Project Manager or Senior Associate Project Manager.
Review system design layouts using Revit or AutoCAD for installation.