Data Center Project Manager

Hiring for Data Center Project Manager | Long term Contract | Remote

Role: Data Center Project Manager

Location: 3 different locations. India, Germany and Japan ( Remote position )

Duration: Long Term contracts - 12 months to 36 months plus

Job Description:

Position Summary

We are seeking an experienced Data Center Project Manager with a proven track record leading ground-up data center projects, major expansions, and mission-critical infrastructure deployments. The ideal candidate will manage projects through various phases including planning, design, construction, infrastructure deployment, commissioning, and operational readiness.

This role requires experience coordinating cross-functional teams across construction, facilities, engineering, IT infrastructure, networking, and operations to successfully deliver highly available, scalable, and resilient data center environments.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead data center projects through all phases, including planning, design, construction, infrastructure deployment, commissioning, and production handoff.
• Manage project schedules, budgets, resource plans, risk mitigation strategies, and executive reporting.
• Coordinate with owners, architects, engineers, contractors, facilities teams, network engineers, infrastructure teams, and third-party vendors.
• Oversee construction and infrastructure activities to ensure milestones, quality standards, and operational requirements are achieved.
• Manage procurement, delivery, and deployment of mission-critical equipment including electrical, mechanical, and IT infrastructure.
• Coordinate installation and integration of:
• Servers and compute infrastructure
• Storage platforms
• Network infrastructure
• Fiber and structured cabling
• UPS systems
• Generators
• Switchgear and electrical distribution
• Power Distribution Units (PDUs)
• Cooling infrastructure (CRAC/CRAH, chillers)
• Fire suppression systems
• Building Management Systems (BMS)
• Data Center Infrastructure Management (DCIM) platforms
• Lead rack-and-stack activities, infrastructure readiness reviews, and operational turnover.
• Coordinate commissioning, Integrated Systems Testing (IST), and production readiness activities.
• Ensure projects meet uptime, resiliency, redundancy, security, and operational standards.
• Manage change control, project risks, issue resolution, and vendor performance.
• Provide regular executive updates on project status, budgets, milestones, risks, and mitigation plans.
• Ensure compliance with safety standards, quality requirements, and industry best practices.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Construction Management, Engineering, Information Technology, Computer Science, or a related field (or equivalent experience).
• 7+ years of project management experience supporting enterprise, colocation, or hyperscale data center projects.
• Experience managing one or more phases of data center delivery, including:
• Site development and construction
• Mission-critical MEP infrastructure
• Data center technology deployment
• Infrastructure integration
• Commissioning and operational readiness
• Strong understanding of mission-critical environments and Tier III/Tier IV data center standards.
• Experience managing budgets, schedules, vendors, contractors, and cross-functional technical teams.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Project, Primavera P6, Smartsheet, Jira, or similar project management tools.
• Excellent leadership, communication, organizational, and stakeholder management skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• PMP certification.
• OSHA 30 certification.
• Experience supporting hyperscale cloud providers or colocation facilities.
• Familiarity with ITIL, change management, and commissioning methodologies.
• Experience with DCIM platforms, infrastructure monitoring, and capacity planning.

Desired Technical Experience

Candidates should have experience managing projects involving:

• Ground-up Data Center Construction, Data Center Expansions, White Space Buildouts, Mission-Critical Infrastructure, Electrical Distribution Systems , Medium and High Voltage Power, UPS Systems , Generators, Switchgear, Power Distribution Units (PDUs) , Cooling Systems (CRAC/CRAH, Chillers)
• Mechanical, Electrical & Plumbing (MEP)
• Building Management Systems (BMS)
• Data Center Infrastructure Management (DCIM)
• Servers and Compute Infrastructure
• Storage Platforms, Cisco, Arista, or Juniper Networking, Fiber Optics and Structured Cabling,VMware, Hyper-V, or Virtualization Platforms, High Availability (HA), N+1 and 2N Redundancy

Preferred Industry Experience

Experience delivering projects for hyperscale cloud providers, enterprise organizations, colocation providers, engineering firms, or general contractors supporting data center programs, including:

• AWS
• Microsoft Azure
• Google Cloud
• Meta
• Oracle Cloud
• Equinix
• Digital Realty