Senior Project Manager – Site Network Delivery

IREN • Sweetwater, WY

5d • Onsite

About The Position

The Senior Project Manager – Site Network Delivery is IREN’s on-site owner’s representative for network infrastructure on one data center campus in Sweetwater, Texas. This full-time, on-site field role manages low-voltage contractors installing fiber and structured cabling, drives meet-me room, entrance facility and network-room readiness, and ensures network pathway, rack and power dependencies are incorporated into each building from the start. The role is embedded with campus building teams and participates in their coordination meetings, look-ahead planning, RFI processes and submittal logs. Day-to-day sequencing comes from the campus Project Director, while network standards are set by Network Infrastructure Engineering. The role works alongside Senior Project Managers – Network Delivery responsible for carrier delivery. Superintendents direct crews; this role owns the network scope and its acceptance criteria.

The position coordinates contractor work and network dependencies with electrical, mechanical and civil trades; maintains network milestones in the campus Integrated Project Master Schedule; conducts inspections and reviews fiber test packages; administers network RFIs, submittals and change control; and prepares network status reporting. It also captures NetBox/DCIM construction data, assembles as-built and test documentation, leads joint punch and acceptance walks, and supports handover to Operations. The role provides day-to-day direction and development feedback to any Project Manager assigned to support campus network scope, and complies with IREN’s Risk, QA and HSE management systems while promoting a positive HSE culture and zero harm.

The role requires daily site attendance and a flexible approach to work hours, with travel to other IREN sites as needed. Candidates must reliably commute to the project site or plan to relocate before starting. A clear criminal record check is required. The successful candidate must provide their own steel-toed work boots; all other PPE is supplied.

Compensation is determined based on experience, qualifications and regional market data. Total compensation may include an annual incentive bonus and long-term incentive equity. Relocation assistance may be available depending on the successful candidate’s circumstances.

Requirements

• At least 10 years of experience in telecommunications, structured cabling or data center construction.
• At least 5 years of proven project management as an owner’s representative, infrastructure technology integration manager, low-voltage project manager or construction manager on data center or mission-critical projects.
• Ability to read and challenge Division 27 drawings and specifications, including fiber counts, pathways, cable tray, racks, panels, labeling and testing requirements.
• Hands-on field experience managing low-voltage and fiber contractors, including submittals, RFIs, rough-in and trim inspections, punch lists and non-conformance close-out.
• Working knowledge of fiber test acceptance, including Tier 1 insertion loss, Tier 2/OTDR, polarity, end-face inspection and interpretation of test packages.
• Project administration skills, including maintaining RFI and submittal logs, meeting minutes and action registers, preparing change-order packages and reviewing pay applications.
• Proven executive presence and ability to document and communicate network risks, schedule and budget clearly and consistently to senior project stakeholders.
• Experience in a fast-paced growth environment and a flexible approach to work hours and site-based work.
• OSHA 30 certification.
• Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Project, Excel, Word and Outlook.
• Clear criminal record check.
• Must provide own steel-toed work boots; other PPE is supplied.
• Must reliably commute to the project site daily or have plans to relocate before starting work.
• Flexible approach to work hours; travel to other IREN sites as needed.

Nice To Haves

• Inside-plant and campus backbone experience, including MMR fit-out, MDF/IDF, pathways and cable tray, fiber and copper structured cabling, cross-connects, patch panels and labeling standards.
• On-site carrier interface experience, including entrance conduit and handholes, carrier rack space and power, splice and test acceptance, and service turn-up support.
• Operational technology network experience involving pathway and cabling dependencies for BMS, EPMS, fire and life-safety monitoring, security, CCTV, access control and Wi-Fi.
• Experience capturing rack, panel, port and cable data during construction for NetBox or other DCIM platforms.
• Experience with high-fiber-count trunk installation and splicing in data halls.
• BICSI Technician, RCDD, FOA CFOT or equivalent credentials.
• PMP or equivalent project management certification.
• Experience with direct-to-subcontractor (multi-prime) delivery as well as GC-led delivery.
• Familiarity with Procore, Bluebeam, SAP and Primavera P6.

Responsibilities

• Act as IREN’s single point of contact to low-voltage and fiber contractors on campus network scope, specifications and acceptance; leave sequencing and means and methods to the superintendent.
• Verify contractor work against Division 27 scope and approved design, raising deviations through RFIs to Network Infrastructure Engineering rather than resolving them in the field.
• Review contractor submittals, material tracking and long-lead items against the schedule, and recommend contractor performance actions to the Director.
• Drive meet-me room, entrance facility and network-room readiness, including conduit, handholes, tray, pathways, racks, panels, grounding, and A/B power for carrier and network racks.
• Coordinate network pathway, rack and power dependencies with electrical, mechanical and civil trades within each building team.
• Maintain network milestones in the campus Integrated Project Master Schedule, including entrance conduit, MMR ready-for-service, pathway completion, fiber pull windows, splicing and testing, and carrier equipment installation; the construction project manager owns the dates.
• Attend daily and weekly building-team coordination meetings and look-ahead meetings, flagging network dependencies before they affect building milestones.
• Conduct rough-in and trim inspections with the superintendent and verify installation, labeling and workmanship against specifications.
• Review fiber test packages against Network Infrastructure Engineering acceptance standards and drive non-conformance close-out and defect rectification.
• Support network equipment and carrier gear installation windows with Network Engineering, carriers and vendors.
• Comply with IREN’s Risk, QA and HSE management systems and promote a positive HSE culture and zero harm on site.
• Maintain campus network RFI and submittal logs, meeting minutes and action registers.
• Prepare telecom change-order packages for the Director’s approval and review network-scope pay applications before construction releases them.
• Capture construction source data for NetBox or other DCIM platforms, including racks, panels, ports, cables and circuits, in the format required by Network Infrastructure Engineering.
• Assemble the network handover package, including as-builts, test results, labeling schedules, DCIM records and asset information; lead the joint punch and acceptance walk and handover to Operations.
• Provide day-to-day direction, performance feedback and an agreed development plan to any Project Manager assigned to support network scope on the campus.
• Provide concise and reliable campus network status to the Director, Network Delivery and campus Project Director in the weekly campus network review.
• Escalate site issues first with the superintendent, then to the construction project manager and the Director, with a recommendation.
• Communicate network risks, schedule and budget clearly and consistently to the Director, Network Delivery and campus Project Director.
• Travel to other IREN sites as needed.

Benefits

• Total compensation may include an annual incentive bonus and long-term incentive equity.
• Relocation assistance may be available depending on the successful candidate’s circumstances.
• 100% company-paid employee medical, dental and vision insurance premiums; 75% company-paid dependent coverage.
• Company-paid short-term and long-term disability insurance.
• Voluntary life, critical illness and accident coverage available.
• Health Savings Accounts when combined with the High Deductible Health Plan.
• Employee Assistance Program and wellness resources.
• 401(k) retirement plan with company match.
• Access to financial planning and legal services.
• Paid Time Off (PTO) and paid holidays.
• Internal skills training and advancement pathways.
• Professional development supporting certifications, continuing education or role-related training.
• Company events and team-building activities.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed