DataBank

Colocation Project Manager

DataBank$70K — $100K *
Telecommunications & Hardware
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Excellent customer service skills
  • Strong written and verbal communication
  • Experience in project management, ideally in telecommunications/data centers
  • Collaborative teamwork skills
  • Strong organizational abilities
  • Experience managing capital projects over $250K
  • Knowledge of datacenter infrastructure including power and cooling
  • Proficient in MS Office suite, especially Excel and PowerPoint
  • Occasional customer meeting obligations to review project scope
  • Bachelor's degree preferred

Responsibilities

  • Oversee and coordinate colocation projects to meet timelines, budget, and scope
  • Act as a liaison between internal and external teams and the customer
  • Manage the project lifecycle from customer signature to implementation
  • Hold internal and external kickoff calls to set project expectations
  • Develop detailed project plans with tasks, milestones, and deliverables
  • Collaborate with stakeholders to clarify project requirements
  • Manage vendor relationships and selection processes

Benefits

  • Health, vision, and dental insurance packages
  • Short-term and long-term disability insurance
  • Life insurance
  • 401k with company match
  • Paid time off and paid holidays
  • Tuition and certification reimbursement
Full Job Description
DataBank Holdings Ltd. is a leading provider of enterprise-class data center, cloud, and interconnection services, offering customers 100% uptime availability of data, applications, and infrastructure. DataBank's managed data center services are anchored in world-class facilities. Our customized technology solutions are designed to help customers effectively manage risk, improve their technology performance and allow them to focus on their core business objectives. DataBank is headquartered in the historic former Federal Reserve Bank Building, in downtown Dallas, TX.

DataBank is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. Our work culture at DataBank does not discriminate based on actual or perceived race, creed, color, religion, alienage or national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, age, disability or handicap, sex, marital status, veterans' status, gender, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.

The Colocation Project Manager will be responsible for implementing engineering designs to install customer colocation products and services - cabinets, cages, power, backbone communication cables & panels, Project Manager will own end-to-end milestone management, budget tracking & reporting and identification & resolution of issues to ensure on time, on budget and on specification completion of projects. An effective PM will work closely with engineers, track & report real-time updates and have detailed knowledge of assigned projects.

Responsibilities
  • Responsible for overseeing and coordinating colocation projects to ensure they meet timelines, budge and scope.
  • Serve as a liaison between internal and external teams, and the customer.
  • Ownership of projects for customer signature to implementation, holding internal and external kick off calls, communicating with customers the implementation schedule, project status, issues, budget tracking.
  • Responsible for overseeing and coordinating projects to ensure they meet timelines, budget and scope.
  • Develop detailed project plans including tasks, milestones and deliverables
  • Collaborate with stakeholders to define project requirements
  • Manage vendor relationships and the vendor selection process
  • Oversee milestones and communications with Customers throughout the delivery and post-delivery process.
  • Organize and coordinate all internal organizations for the timely and accurate implementation of complex projects.
  • Maintain project management tools by using database management and leveraging ordering systems and reports.
  • Communicate directly with customers to communicate implementation schedule, ongoing project status, issues and responses to questions. The communication vehicle will be via face-to-face meetings, email, and/or conference calls at regularly scheduled intervals.
  • Flexible and adapts well to a constantly changing environment..

Qualifications
  • Excellent customer service
  • Strong communication skills, both written and verbal
  • Project management experience, preferably in the telecommunications / data center industry
  • Cross functional collaboration and teamwork
  • Organizational skills
  • Experience managing capital projects > $250K
  • Working knowledge of Datacenter infrastructure - Power, Cooling, Security, Communications
  • Proficiency with MS Word, Excel, Power Point
  • The employee will be required occasionally to meet with customers and internal support teams to review project scope and to ensure positive communication is maintained
  • To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed are representative, but not exclusive, of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required
  • Bachelor's degree preferred


Benefits
  • Health,?Vision and?Dental?Insurance Packages
  • Short-Term and Long-Term Disability?Insurance
  • Life Insurance
  • 401k with?company?match
  • Paid?Time?Off and Paid?Holidays
  • Tuition & Certification Reimbursement

About DataBank

DataBank is a leading provider of enterprise-class data center, cloud, and interconnection services. The company was founded in 2005 and has since grown to become one of the largest privately held data center providers in the US, with facilities in Dallas, Minneapolis, and Kansas City. DataBank's services include colocation, cloud hosting, managed services, and network connectivity, and the company serves a wide range of customers, including Fortune 500 companies, healthcare providers, and government agencies. DataBank is known for its high-quality facilities and customer service, and has received numerous awards for its performance and innovation.
Learn more about DataBank
Size
1,000 employees
Industry
Net Income
$10 million
Founded
2005
5 Year Trend
+20%
Revenue
$200 million

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