Project Manager - Data Center HVAC Systems

• Serve as the lead Project Manager and primary point of contact for assigned data center projects, campuses, or equipment packages.
• Manage the project lifecycle from order acceptance through engineering review, manufacturing, delivery, startup, commissioning, warranty, and closeout.
• Coordinate HVAC and mechanical equipment packages such as coolant distribution units, CRAH units, DOAS equipment, thermal energy storage tanks, heat pumps, chillers, and related systems.
• Review project specifications, equipment schedules, drawings, submittals, purchase orders, and customer requirements for alignment.
• Coordinate technical questions and submittal comments with manufacturers, consulting engineers, contractors, and customer engineering teams.
• Track equipment production, milestone dates, delivery commitments, serial numbers, purchase-order allocations, and warehouse or jobsite destinations.
• Proactively identify schedule risks, scope gaps, conflicting requirements, and potential customer-impacting issues.
• Maintain clear action-item, issue, and decision tracking while ensuring responsible parties and required completion dates are established.
• Coordinate factory support, site inspections, startup activities, commissioning requirements, warranty service, and field corrective work.
• Support commercial coordination by identifying scope changes, additional service requirements, and potential change-order opportunities.
• Maintain accurate project records, customer-facing documentation, status reports, and internal system data.
• Lead recurring project meetings and provide concise updates regarding schedule, risk, open issues, and required decisions.
• Collaborate with sales, engineering, operations, logistics, accounting, service, and executive leadership.
• Understand and communicate the appropriate boundaries among manufacturer requirements, installing-contractor responsibilities, engineer-of-record decisions, and owner acceptance.
• Support continuous improvement of project-management standards, documentation, reporting, and customer experience.
• Travel periodically to customer sites, manufacturing facilities, project meetings, and commissioning activities throughout the United States.

• Five or more years of project-management experience in HVAC, mechanical equipment, commercial construction, manufacturing, or a related technical industry.
• Demonstrated experience managing multiple complex projects, customer commitments, and competing priorities.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to communicate professionally with customers, engineers, contractors, manufacturers, and senior leadership.
• Ability to review and interpret mechanical schedules, equipment submittals, specifications, drawings, and technical documentation.
• Strong organizational skills and disciplined follow-through.
• Ability to identify risks, establish ownership, escalate appropriately, and drive issues to resolution.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications and project-tracking or construction-management platforms.
• Willingness and ability to travel nationwide as project requirements dictate.
• Experience supporting data centers, mission-critical facilities, or other high-availability environments.
• Experience working for an HVAC manufacturers’ representative, equipment manufacturer, mechanical contractor, or consulting engineering firm.
• Familiarity with hydronic systems, cooling equipment, controls, equipment startup, commissioning, and warranty processes.
• Experience managing owner-furnished, contractor-installed equipment.
• Experience coordinating equipment production, logistics, site delivery, commissioning, and aftermarket support.
• Bachelor’s degree in construction management, engineering, business, or a related field, or equivalent relevant experience.
• PMP, CAPM, or comparable project-management certification.

• The opportunity to support nationally significant data center infrastructure projects.
• Exposure to advanced HVAC and liquid-cooling technologies.
• A collaborative role working directly with customers, manufacturers, engineers, contractors, and field-service teams.
• Opportunities for professional development and advancement within a growing strategic-accounts organization.
• Competitive compensation and benefits.

• Health & Wellness – Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance coverage to support your well-being.
• Financial Security – 401(k) retirement plan with company match and short/long-term disability coverage.
• Work-Life Balance – Paid time off (PTO), paid holidays, and an employee assistance program (EAP).
• Professional Development – Ongoing training opportunities and support for continuing education.

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