Data Center Construction Project Manager - MEP Tenant Fit Outs

Pkaza•Alviso, CA

About The Position

The Data Center Construction Project Manager will manage all aspects of critical-facility data center construction projects, particularly MEP tenant fit-outs and customer deployments. Projects may span entire data halls or buildings and include liquid cooling at the rack. The role works closely with customers to integrate customized 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 that scope and quality meet company design standards and project objectives. The role also ensures equipment is onsite when needed and requires strong organization and administrative capabilities, including managing change orders, budgets, paperwork, and project records. The position includes frequent site presence, flexibility around critical milestones, and potential heavy travel or relocation to project sites.

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.
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.
Demonstrated ability to manage complex white-space data hall tenant fit-outs, including budgeting, scheduling, resource allocation, and cost control.
Strong understanding of 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 MEP field teams implementing liquid cooling at the rack, establish accountability, and drive project execution.
Ability to read and interpret blueprints, site drawings, diagrams, one-lines, and other provided materials, including Revit or AutoCAD materials.
Regular presence at active data center construction project sites, Monday through Friday.
Flexibility to support critical project milestones when required.
Willingness to travel extensively or relocate to project sites for assignments.
Strong 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.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science degree in Construction Management, Engineering, Telecommunications, or a related field.
Proficiency with MS Office, Oracle Primavera P6, Procure, Bluebeam, or AutoCAD.
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.
Military or military-veteran experience, particularly electrical or mechanical experience such as Navy nuclear ratings, Seabees, Army power generation, Air Force power production, generator technicians, maritime, Coast Guard, or Army National Guard experience.

Responsibilities

Support multi-megawatt tenant fit-out projects 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 work, ensuring contractors and vendors meet project responsibilities.
Manage construction tasks as needed, including cabinet installation, security caging assembly, liquid cooling, and air-containment setup.
Coordinate white-space build-outs, including racks, containment, structured cabling, and supporting MEP infrastructure.
Work with construction managers, customers, specialized contractors, or data center integrators to develop project scopes of work, bills of materials, plans, budgets, schedules, risk registers, and action-item logs.
Conduct site surveys and validate plans, materials, expectations, and site conditions; identify potential challenges.
Serve as a key contact for internal and external stakeholders and provide guidance and leadership to align project delivery with organizational goals.
Plan and execute complex, high-value projects for customized hyperscale and AI customer requirements.
Validate project scope throughout planning and implementation by anticipating and understanding client needs.
Manage risks and contingencies, identify long-lead and critical-path items, develop mitigation strategies, and resolve issues to limit delays and cost overruns.
Track milestones, deliverables, and dependencies; proactively identify and resolve risks and issues.
Prepare and maintain project documentation, reports, dashboards, drawings, specifications, and project records for internal stakeholders and customer teams.
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 and OSHA requirements, and quality standards at active construction sites.
Contribute to improvements in project management processes, tools, and reporting standards.
Support procurement through contract administration, change-order review, and invoice tracking.
Collaborate with Procurement and Operations to identify preferred vendors, contractors, and material distribution partners.
Establish and maintain diverse supplier relationships in designated markets to support competitiveness and customer value.
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.
Apply company project-delivery standards consistently across project participants and projects.
Oversee quality assurance through regular onsite inspections during and after assigned projects.
Apply best practices and lessons learned from previous 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.