Project Manager - Data Center Projects

Job Description

Job Description

Senior Project Manager – Data Center Projects

About Us

We partner with hyperscale, enterprise, and Colo clients to deliver multi-MW campuses and edge sites with speed, precision, and uncompromising safety and quality.

Position Overview

• Lead multiple concurrent or program-scale data center projects (1–20+ MW) from concept through commissioning and turnover.
• Serve as the executive interface to the client, steering strategy, risk, commercial outcomes, and cross-project standardization.

Key Responsibilities

Program Leadership & Governance

• Set program strategy and project governance; align scope, budget, schedule, and Tier resiliency goals across stakeholders.
• Build and mentor PM teams; coordinate tightly with Superintendents for constructability, sequencing, and turnover milestones.
• Provide executive reporting on KPI dashboards: cost, schedule, risk, quality, punch/defect burn-down, commissioning progress, and readiness for IT load.

Commercial & Financial Management

• Oversee cost planning, GMP development, cash flow, buyout strategy, and contingency management.
• Drive value engineering without compromising availability.
• Manage enterprise-level cost controls and commercial outcomes across multiple projects.

Commissioning & Technical Execution

• Direct commissioning strategy including test scripts, sequence of operations, load bank plans, and IST readiness.
• Lead L1–L5 execution and acceptance.
• Ensure design and field work conform to TIA-942 resiliency ratings, Uptime Tier intent, and ASHRAE TC 9.9 thermal guidelines.
• Verify BMS/EPMS integration and alarming.

Procurement & Logistics

• Orchestrate long-lead procurement across OEMs (switchgear, UPS, generators, chillers, cooling distribution).
• Coordinate logistics for phased energization and critical equipment delivery.

Safety & Operational Readiness

• Sponsor safety culture across all project teams.
• Review MOPs, SOPs, and EOPs for hot work, lockout/tagout, and live cutovers in active facilities.
• Drive readiness planning through commissioning and turnover.

Stakeholder & Partner Management

• Manage external partners including CxA, AE, commissioning agents, utilities, and AHJ stakeholders.
• Coordinate permits, inspections, and energization approvals.
• Serve as the primary executive-level client interface throughout project delivery.

Qualifications

• 15+ years in construction management with 8+ years in mission-critical/data center projects.
• Expert-level knowledge of MEP systems, commissioning sequences, redundancy topologies, and critical path scheduling.
• Proven success delivering accelerated multi-MW projects or programs to budget and schedule.
• Mastery of P6/MS Project, Procore, and enterprise cost control.
• High-impact leadership with polished client-facing communication.

Preferred

• Familiar with Uptime Institute Tier methodology, ANSI/TIA-942 ratings, and ASHRAE TC 9.9 thermal guidance.
• Experience with multi-site rollouts, modular builds, and phased/live environment upgrades.
• Professional credential (PMP, CCM) and commissioning training.

What We Offer

• Executive-level impact on global infrastructure.
• Competitive compensation with performance bonus.
• Comprehensive benefits package.
• Accelerated career growth in the mission-critical market.
• Opportunity to lead complex, high-profile data center programs worldwide.

•\tWhat you didn’t know about us:
•\tCompetitive salary
•\tHealth, Dental and Vision Benefits
•\tShort/Long Term Disability and Critical Care/Illness Protection
•\tLife Insurance and Retirement Plans
•\tEmployee Assistance Program
•\tWith this position, you will get the opportunity to work with our game changing clients and further advance your already valuable experience in the telecom industry!

•\tWe are Connectors. We thrive on ‘quality over quantity’ and put in the work building strong relationships. We create connections, discover qualities, uncover skills, and place people with accuracy. We are your true partner!

•\tWe are Collaborators. You’ll be working with a wholly-owned subsidiary of Kelly and part of the Kelly Telecom division. It allows us to be as nimble and fiercely competitive as a startup while having the backing of a multibillion dollar publicly traded company which has been in business for 75 years. With direct access to hiring managers, services don’t stop at standard recruiting processes. We use our expertise to improve your application skills and provide ongoing career support.

•\tWe give 24/7 Support. We are in this together. We provide around the clock availability, competitive employee benefits, and continuously check-in to make sure things are going smoothly. Check out our Glassdoor page!
•\tKelly Telecom is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, genetic information, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, or any other characteristic protected by law.
•\tFor more information click Equal Employment Opportunity is the law.
•\tYou should know: Your safety matters! Vaccination against COVID-19 may be a requirement for this job in compliance with current client and governmental policies. A recruiter will confirm and share more details with you during the interview process.

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Company Description

•\tWhat you didn’t know about us:\r\n•\tCompetitive salary\r\n•\tHealth, Dental and Vision Benefits\r\n•\tShort/Long Term Disability and Critical Care/Illness Protection\r\n•\tLife Insurance and Retirement Plans\r\n•\tEmployee Assistance Program\r\n•\tWith this position, you will get the opportunity to work with our game changing clients and further advance your already valuable experience in the telecom industry!\r\n\r\n•\tWe are Connectors. We thrive on ‘quality over quantity’ and put in the work building strong relationships. We create connections, discover qualities, uncover skills, and place people with accuracy. We are your true partner!\r\n\r\n•\tWe are Collaborators. You’ll be working with a wholly-owned subsidiary of Kelly and part of the Kelly Telecom division. It allows us to be as nimble and fiercely competitive as a startup while having the backing of a multibillion dollar publicly traded company which has been in business for 75 years. With direct access to hiring managers, services don’t stop at standard recruiting processes. We use our expertise to improve your application skills and provide ongoing career support.\r\n\r\n•\tWe give 24/7 Support. We are in this together. We provide around the clock availability, competitive employee benefits, and continuously check-in to make sure things are going smoothly. Check out our Glassdoor page!\r\n•\tKelly Telecom is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, genetic information, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, or any other characteristic protected by law. \r\n•\tFor more information click Equal Employment Opportunity is the law.\r\n•\tYou should know: Your safety matters! Vaccination against COVID-19 may be a requirement for this job in compliance with current client and governmental policies. A recruiter will confirm and share more details with you during the interview process.\r\n\r\n#JobsAtKellyTelecom