About the Role:As a CBRE Data Center Project Manager, you'll lead capital improvement, end-of-life asset replacement, and data hall expansion projects within existing operational data centers.
This role will manage projects from initial scope development through design, procurement, construction, commissioning, turnover, and closeout. The ideal candidate will have experience delivering mechanical and electrical infrastructure projects in live mission-critical environments, where uptime, redundancy, safety, and operational continuity are essential.
This job is part of the Project Management function. They are responsible for the management of projects from initiation through completion
What You'll Do:- Manage end-of-life replacement and upgrade projects involving UPS systems, generators, switchgear, STS/ATS, PDUs, RPPs, chillers, CRAH/CRAC units, pumps, VFDs, controls, and related critical infrastructure.
- Lead data hall expansion, whitespace fit-out, capacity upgrades, and MEP infrastructure projects.
- Develop project scopes, budgets, schedules, procurement strategies, risk registers, and execution plans.
- Coordinate engineering firms, contractors, OEMs, commissioning providers, vendors, and data center operations teams.
- Manage projects within operational facilities while maintaining required redundancy, reliability, and uptime.
- Coordinate MOPs, shutdowns, equipment cutovers, temporary power/cooling, change control, and contingency plans.
- Manage long-lead equipment procurement, submittals, manufacturing schedules, delivery, installation, startup, and commissioning.
- Review designs, proposals, bids, RFIs, change orders, schedules, and contractor performance.
- Identify project risks and develop mitigation strategies for cost, schedule, safety, and operational impacts.
- Manage commissioning, operational turnover, as-built documentation, O&M manuals, warranties, training, and final project closeout.
- Support capital planning and lifecycle replacement strategies for aging and obsolete infrastructure.
What You'll Need:To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- Bachelor's Degree preferred with 3-5 years of relevant experience. In lieu of a degree, a combination of experience and education will be considered. LEED AP, PMP, and CCM designations preferred.
- Experience in the areas of staffing, selection, training, development, coaching, mentoring, measuring, appraising, and rewarding performance and retention is preferred.
- Ability to guide the exchange of sensitive, complicated, and difficult information, convey performance expectations and handle problems.
- Leadership skills to motivate team impact on quality, efficiency, and effectiveness of the job discipline and department.
- In-depth knowledge of Microsoft Office products. Examples include Word, Excel, Outlook, etc.
- Extensive organizational skills with a strong inquisitive mindset.
- Intermediate math skills. Ability to calculate complicated figures such as percentages, fractions, and other financial-related calculations.
