Project Manager - DATA CENTER FREDERICK MARYLAND

Albireo Energy•Frederick, MD

1d•$130,000 - $170,000

About The Position

The Project Manager – Data Center BAS & EPMS leads mission-critical Building Automation System (BAS) and Electrical Power Monitoring System (EPMS) projects from design through commissioning and turnover. The role is responsible for reliable delivery in hyperscale, colocation, and enterprise data center environments, serving as the primary client interface and overseeing multidisciplinary teams, budgets, schedules, and compliance with data center standards. The position manages project portfolios, resources, subcontractors, procurement, financial controls, documentation, change orders, risks, QA/QC, commissioning, and stakeholder relationships. It also supervises and mentors engineers, technicians, site leaders, junior project managers, and subcontractors. Evening, weekend, or extended-hour work may be required during commissioning windows or critical cutovers.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in engineering, construction management, or a related technical field.
5–10+ years of project management experience in BAS, EPMS, or mission-critical MEP systems.
Strong understanding of BAS/EPMS architecture, network topologies, metering systems, SCADA, and electrical distribution equipment.
Expertise with MS Project, Excel, SharePoint, and project controls tools.
Knowledge of sequences of operation, load shedding, redundancy concepts, trending, alarming, and critical infrastructure monitoring.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to explain technical concepts to clients, general contractor personnel, and nontechnical stakeholders.
Ability to lead diverse teams in high-pressure, schedule-driven environments.
Experience managing multimillion-dollar project budgets, forecasting, revenue management, and cost control.
High integrity, accountability, and commitment to quality, procedural consistency, documentation accuracy, and operational excellence.

Nice To Haves

Experience in hyperscale or colocation data center environments.
PMP certification.

Responsibilities

Lead portfolios of large-scale data center BAS and EPMS projects from design through commissioning and turnover.
Align work with client SLAs, commissioning milestones, MOP/EOP standards, and critical-path schedules; manage risks specific to mission-critical facilities.
Mentor junior and associate project managers, project superintendents, field leaders, technicians, and engineers in data center delivery standards.
Coordinate internal engineers, programmers, field technicians, electricians, commissioning partners, and subcontractors.
Oversee subcontracted controls and metering installation, fiber/copper networks, and panel fabrication; enforce safety, QA/QC, and data center specifications.
Develop project budgets covering labor, materials, commissioning support, and change management; control costs, forecast, and align with SOV and billing cycles.
Support cash flow management and revenue recognition.
Maintain project records, including RFIs, submittals, panel shop drawings, I/O summaries, device maps, sequences, network diagrams, and commissioning artifacts.
Report project status to internal and external stakeholders, including general contractors, MEP engineers, commissioning agents, and end users.
Ensure documentation meets owner requirements, including commissioning checklists, closeout binders, and turnover packages.
Identify scope gaps, prepare change-order estimates, obtain customer approval, and integrate approved changes into budgets and schedules.
Manage procurement of controls hardware, EPMS meters, network switches, panels, sensors, and commissioning equipment; track lead times and ensure materials are staged, inspected, and deployed on schedule.
Identify and mitigate risks involving power shutdowns, network cutovers, commissioning windows, and operational impacts; escalate issues and support vendor or subcontractor dispute resolution.
Lead BAS and EPMS startup, loop checks, point-to-point testing, functional testing, and integration with SCADA, BMS front ends, and electrical infrastructure.
Support Level 1–5 commissioning, including test-script execution and issue resolution; oversee turnover, training, documentation delivery, and transition to service.
Ensure compliance with data center owner standards, industry codes, electrical safety requirements, internal quality processes, cybersecurity, network segmentation, and naming conventions.
Enforce safety protocols for energized equipment, high-voltage work, confined spaces, and elevated locations; conduct site safety evaluations and participate in incident investigations.
Serve as the primary contact for general contractors, end users, commissioning teams, and design partners; communicate proactively and build lasting client relationships.
Coordinate with engineering, panel fabrication, programming, service, and sales teams; lead cross-functional meetings and promote consistency and best practices across projects and regions.
Supervise and support engineers, technicians, site leaders, and subcontractors, providing guidance on policies, expectations, and performance standards.