Mechanical Project Manager

JOB DESCRIPTION

The Mechanical Technical Project Manager will represent the owner and oversee mechanical infrastructure delivery for a large-scale data center campus in Charlotte, NC. This individual will own the mechanical scope from design development through procurement, construction, startup, commissioning, and operational turnover. The Mechanical TPM will provide technical oversight of major HVAC and cooling infrastructure, including chilled-water systems, chillers, cooling towers, pumps, piping, CRAH/CRAC units, air-handling equipment, ventilation, and associated mechanical controls. They will review designs, specifications, equipment submittals, RFIs, and field conditions to ensure systems meet project requirements and are constructible, maintainable, reliable, and operationally ready. This person will coordinate closely with engineering consultants, mechanical contractors, equipment manufacturers, procurement teams, commissioning providers, project controls, and operations. They will also track mechanical schedule, cost, quality, risk, change, long-lead equipment, installation, startup, testing, deficiencies, and critical-path activities. This role requires someone who is both technically strong in mechanical systems and capable of independently managing a large project scope.

Make your application after reading the following skill and qualification requirements for this position.

REQUIRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

• 7+ years of experience delivering mechanical systems on large, complex capital projects

• Strong technical expertise in HVAC, cooling, piping, pumps, and other large-scale mechanical infrastructure

• Experience managing mechanical systems through design, procurement, construction, startup, commissioning, and closeout

• Experience reviewing mechanical drawings, specifications, equipment submittals, RFIs, and technical documentation

• Experience managing mechanical contractors, engineering consultants, OEMs, and equipment suppliers

• Experience owning schedule, cost, quality, risk, and change for mechanical scope

• Experience on large-scale facilities such as data centers, semiconductor, advanced manufacturing, pharmaceutical, healthcare, central utility plants, or other technically complex xhqgsiq environments

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Construction Management, or related field; equivalent hands-on experience may be considered

NICE TO HAVE SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

• Hyperscale or enterprise data center experience

• Mission-critical cooling experience

• Chillers, cooling towers, CRAH/CRAC, chilled-water, or similar critical cooling systems • Long-lead equipment procurement and factory testing

• Fast-track design-build experience

• Startup and integrated systems testing experience

• Owner’s representative experience

• PE, PMP, or commissioning certification

• Primavera P6, Autodesk Construction Cloud, Bluebeam, or Power BI