Design Project Manager

Permanent Placement / Direct Placement

Title: Design Project Manager

Compensation: Up to 250K/yr. plus benefits, commensurate with experience

Location: Denver, CO

Company Description:

Our Client is an industrial-scale data center construction and operations company. They allocate data center opportunities between bitcoin mining and other high performance computing services, such as AI. They continue to develop their pipeline of power capacity at high-quality data center sites, either for bitcoin mining or HPC.

Position Summary

The Design Project Manager for Hyperscale Data Center Programs will lead the coordination, integration, and execution of design efforts across a portfolio of fast-track hyperscale data center projects. This role ensures that architecture, engineering disciplines, and procurement are aligned to deliver design outputs on time, within program schedules and budgets. The Design Project Manager will collaborate closely with engineering discipline managers, external engineers of record (EORs), and the procurement team to manage design workflows, reviews, and procurement decisions.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate design efforts across Civil/Structural/Architectural (CSA), Electrical, Mechanical, and specialty systems.
• Ensure integration between architecture, engineering disciplines, design, construction sequencing, and procurement timelines.
• Serve as the primary coordination point between Engineering and PMO for design execution.
• Develop and manage design schedules and milestones aligned with program timelines.
• Track design deliverables across all disciplines and external consultants.
• Identify and escalate design risks impacting construction start, long-lead procurement, and commissioning milestones.
• Coordinate drawing production and multidisciplinary drawing review sessions. Organize and facilitate design coordination meetings and drawing review workshops.
• Coordinate design-related RFIs from construction teams and ensure timely responses. Work closely with the procurement team to align design decisions with supplier capabilities and lead times.
• Provide regular design status updates to the Director of Engineering and Director of Program Management.

Required Skills

• 8–15+ years of experience in design project management, engineering coordination, or architecture/engineering project delivery.
• Strong experience coordinating multi-discipline design teams and external EORs and consultants.
• Solid understanding of construction workflows and procurement impacts on design.
• Experience operating in fast-track or design-build environments.
• Strong organizational and facilitation skills.

Education & Certifications:

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field (e.g., Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology) preferred.

Benefits:

• 401K
• Medical / Dental / Vision
• PTO

Equal Opportunity Employer:

RCM is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

Pay Transparency:

RCM believes in transparency and fairness in compensation. We are committed to providing our employees with competitive salaries that reflect their skills, experience, and contributions to our organization. As part of our commitment to pay transparency, we want to provide you with as much information as possible about our compensation practices.

About RCM:

RCM Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: RCMT) is a business and technology solutions provider with world-class talent in key market segments. We help design, build, and enable the Industries of Tomorrow, Today. Operating at the intersection of resources, critical infrastructure, and modernization of industries, RCM is a provider of services in Life Sciences, Data & Solutions (IT), Healthcare, Engineering, Aerospace & Defense, and Process & Industrial.

Disclaimer:

This job posting is intended to describe the general nature and the level of the work to be performed. It is not intended to include every job duty and responsibility specific to the position. RCM reserves the right to amend and change responsibilities to meet business and organizational needs as necessary.