Data Center Project Manager - Center for Advanced Liquid Cooling Solutions (CALCS)
About The Position
Trane Technologies is hiring an on-site Data Center Project Manager for its Center for Advanced Liquid Cooling Solutions (CALCS) in Carrollton, Texas. The role is based at an engineering excellence center and North America manufacturing operations center, with exposure to Engineering, Operations, Production, Supply Chain, and Quality. The Project Manager will own engineering projects and customer-facing programs, support engineered-to-order projects, coordinate technical builds, manage timelines, and help improve internal processes supporting advanced liquid cooling solutions. This is a growth opportunity for a project professional with experience in engineering and manufacturing environments who is ready to take on increasing responsibility, autonomy, and leadership exposure, with the potential to grow into a Senior Project Manager. The position contributes to new product development, customer delivery, manufacturing readiness, product quality, and scaling operational systems. It also serves as a customer-facing liaison for project requirements, change management, and technical discussions, and supports installations, factory acceptance test (FAT) readiness, integration, and site preparation. Travel is approximately 20% to 30% of the time. The position reports to the Global Director of Project Management Office (PMO).
Requirements
- Bachelor of Science in Engineering required; disciplines may include Mechanical, Electrical, Industrial, Systems, Manufacturing, or a related field.
- At least 2 years of hands-on experience in a manufacturing, hardware, software, or technical environment.
- At least 2 years of experience supporting technical project execution.
- Demonstrated experience developing and managing complex technology projects.
- Familiarity with engineering drawings, technical specifications, and manufacturing workflows.
- Strong communication, organization, problem-solving, analytical, and strategic skills.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities and communicate across teams.
- Ability to operate effectively in a fast-paced, highly technical, global environment.
- Valid U.S. passport and driver's license, and ability to travel domestically and internationally 20% to 30% of the time.
- Proficiency with New Product Development (NPD).
- Proficiency with MS Office and project management tools such as CPM, MS Project, or Smartsheet.
Nice To Haves
- Experience in data centers, HVAC, thermal management, liquid cooling, or semiconductors.
- Experience working with global teams.
- New Product Introduction (NPI) experience.
- Project Management Professional (PMP) certification.
- Agile or Scrum certification.
- Six Sigma Green Belt certification.
Responsibilities
- Manage day-to-day project activities, timelines, and New Product Development (NPD) deliverables.
- Support the creation and improvement of process documentation and workflows.
- Coordinate product and build requirements with Engineering, Operations, Production, Supply Chain, and Quality.
- Track project risks, changes, and priorities to support on-time execution.
- Lead key portions of roadmap, core business, customer-facing, and engineered-to-order projects with guidance from PMO leadership.
- Identify gaps and opportunities for improvement in internal processes.
- Drive collaborative project planning with cross-functional stakeholders.
- Prepare clear project updates for internal leadership and customer partners.
- Support the scaling of manufacturing systems, project workflows, and operational readiness.
- Contribute project management best practices.
- Create clarity in ambiguous situations and adapt to changing customer needs.
- Bring structure, organization, and follow-through to a rapidly changing production environment.
- Serve as a customer-facing liaison for project requirements, change management, and technical discussions.
- Support installations, FAT readiness, integration needs, and site preparation.
- Coordinate cross-functional alignment and help keep projects on schedule.
- Document decisions, timelines, milestones, and action items.
- Partner with cross-functional teams to ensure technical accuracy and quality of deliverables.
- Support financial tracking, budgeting, and leadership reporting.
- Use business intelligence, reporting, and data visualization tools to evaluate product, market, financial, and operational performance.
Benefits
- Health insurance and holistic wellness programs with incentives, effective on day one for the employee and family.
- Fertility coverage and adoption/surrogacy assistance.
- Up to 15 vacation days, paid holidays, sick leave, and additional options for volunteer and parental leave.
- 401(k) match.
- Educational and training opportunities through company programs.
- Tuition assistance and student debt support.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
