Hyperscale Project Manager

E2 Optics • Cedar Rapids, IA

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About The Position

The Hyperscale Project Manager owns the day-to-day execution of assigned hyperscale projects, maintaining accountability for safety, quality, schedule, cost, and customer satisfaction. The role manages complex scopes with concurrent workstreams across multiple buildings, zones, or phases, ensuring work follows approved drawings, specifications, BIM models, and client standards. It develops and maintains schedules, look-ahead plans, cost and earned-value tracking, forecasts, risk registers, constraints, and mitigation plans, while keeping project information current and suitable for client scrutiny.

The position identifies and addresses execution risks early, manages change events in accordance with contract and program requirements, and coordinates manpower, materials, access, sequencing, and logistics for sustained production. It partners with scheduling, cost control, logistics, QA/QC, safety, and engineering teams; serves as the primary day-to-day interface with customer and general contractor representatives; and communicates status, risks, and recovery plans clearly. The employee must be able and willing to travel as required.

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED.
• At least 3 years of construction, telecommunications, or data center project management experience.
• Experience managing schedule, cost, forecasting, and change.
• Ability and willingness to travel as required.
• Ability to perform the described physical demands, including regularly lifting or moving up to 40 pounds, frequently lifting or moving up to 25 pounds, and carrying and climbing ladders to 20 feet.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor’s degree; equivalent experience is considered.
• PMP certification.
• Exposure to hyperscale or large-scale data center environments.

Responsibilities

• Follow safe work practices and company and client worksite safety policies and procedures.
• Support and promote E2’s Core Values and foster a safe, inclusive, and family-first work environment.
• Own day-to-day execution of assigned hyperscale projects.
• Maintain accountability for safety performance, quality compliance, schedule adherence, cost control, and customer satisfaction.
• Manage complex scopes with concurrent workstreams across multiple buildings, zones, or phases.
• Ensure work follows approved drawings, specifications, BIM models, and hyperscale client standards.
• Develop, maintain, and actively manage detailed project schedules, look-ahead plans, cost tracking, earned value, forecast accuracy, risk registers, constraints, and mitigation plans.
• Maintain clear, current project visibility suitable for hyperscale client scrutiny.
• Identify execution risks early and implement corrective actions before impacts scale.
• Identify, document, price, and manage change events in accordance with contract and program requirements.
• Coordinate manpower, materials, access, sequencing, and logistics to support sustained production at scale.
• Partner with scheduling, cost control, logistics, QA/QC, safety, and engineering.
• Serve as the primary day-to-day interface with customer and GC representatives.
• Ensure crews have proper planning, information flow, and resource alignment.
• Proactively escalate risks, constraints, or deviations before they impact critical milestones.
• Communicate status, risks, and recovery plans clearly and consistently, with timely, structured, solution-oriented escalation.
• Travel as required by E2 Optics.

Benefits

• Competitive pay.
• Opportunities for professional development and career growth.
• BICSI training facilities.
• A supportive and inclusive work environment.
• Health, dental, and vision insurance.
• Paid time off and holidays.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: High school or GED