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Salas O'Brien · 1 day ago

Engineering Project Manager – Data Center

Nashville, TN

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level

5+ years exp

Salas O'Brien is an employee-owned engineering and professional services firm focused on achieving impact for clients and the world. The Engineering Project Manager – Data Center will lead design teams, manage project schedules, budgets, and technical scope, ensuring high-reliability and energy-efficient data center projects.

Industrial EngineeringMechanical Engineering

Growth Opportunities

No H1B

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Receive and review project requirements and obtain clarification on any conflicting, missing, or vague items

Plan project activities, costs, and schedules based on team inputs and client scopes

Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure data center designs meet reliability standards, including redundancy in power, cooling, and IT systems to achieve constant uptime

Initiate newly awarded projects with team and client stakeholders and establish the performance baselines

Interface with clients, locations, and information that may be of sensitive or secure nature

Incorporate client requirements for project speed, such as fast-track construction and modular design approaches, to accelerate time-to-market for data center operations

Coordinates with the project coordinator to create meeting minutes

Manage internal cross discipline coordination

Ensure quality control meets company standards throughout the project

Control project scope when issues or changes surface and coordinate the changes with company management and clients

Closeout design projects ensuring all deliverables have been provided and project documentation is complete

Track lessons learned and communicate with management to support continuous improvements in company processes

Qualification

Data center designEnergy efficiency standardsProject managementSustainable practicesData center toolsProject management certificationRisk managementCost controlCritical pathMicrosoft OfficeCommunicationNegotiation

Required

ABET accredited Bachelor's degree required

5-7 years technical experience in an engineering/construction environment

Minimum of 3 years project management experience (Data center or mission-critical facility projects preferred)

Proficient in project management skillsets like critical path, negotiation, cost control, cost estimating, risk management, contract management, and communication

Understanding of cost, schedule, and scope management

Proficient with Microsoft: Windows, Project, Excel, PowerPoint, and Word

Current US Passport

Valid/Unrestricted US driver license

Must be a US Citizen

Able to meet client background requirements

Preferred

Project management certification preferred (such as IAPM or PMP)

Experience in optimizing data center designs for sustainability metrics, such as Power & Water Usage Effectiveness (PUE/WUE) and understanding the variety of available energy sources

Prefer familiarity with Bluebeam, SharePoint, SpecsIntact, RSMeans, CAD, Revit and Creo

Knowledge of data center-specific tools like DCIM, EPMS, SCADA software, and CFD (Computational Fluid Dynamics) modeling is helpful

Familiarity with industry certifications such as Certified Data Centre Management Professional (CDCMP), Accredited Tier Designer (ATD) from Uptime Institute, or ASHRAE data center guidelines