Technical Project Manager (Data Center Infrastructure)

Rate: C2C - $70/hr.

Position: Technical Project Manager (Data Center Infrastructure)

Location: Columbus, OH (Onsite M-F)

Duration: Long term

What You’ll Do

• Manage data center build-out and expansion projects from kickoff through completion and operational handoff.
• Build and maintain project plans, milestones, schedules, budgets, action logs, decision logs, and risk trackers.
• Coordinate internal teams and external partners including colocation providers, general contractors, electricians, mechanical contractors, network carriers, hardware vendors, and equipment installers.
• Support site readiness activities including space planning, rack layouts, power availability, cooling, cabling, equipment delivery, installation, connectivity, and access requirements.
• Coordinate deployment of servers, storage, network equipment, GPU systems, and supporting infrastructure.
• Track procurement, hardware lead times, vendor commitments, delivery dates, installation schedules, and outstanding dependencies.
• Manage recurring project meetings, document actions and decisions, and follow up to ensure commitments are completed.
• Visit project sites as needed to monitor progress, coordinate with vendors, identify issues, and support resolution.
• Work with technical leads to ensure build-outs meet agreed requirements for capacity, redundancy, power, network connectivity, security, and operational readiness.
• Coordinate acceptance testing, commissioning, punch-list completion, documentation, and transition to operations or managed services.
• Provide concise status updates to leadership and customers, clearly highlighting progress, risks, decisions needed, budget status, and next steps.
• Help establish repeatable checklists, templates, and delivery processes as the company expands its data center and AI infrastructure footprint.

Required Experience

• Experienced in project management, implementation, infrastructure operations, facilities coordination, construction coordination, cloud delivery, telecom, managed services, or enterprise IT.
• Experience managing vendors, contractors, equipment providers, customers, or internal technical teams.
• Experience coordinating projects involving some combination of data center facilities, hardware, networking, cloud, systems, power, cabling, telecommunications, or security infrastructure.
• Strong ability to create project plans, track tasks and dependencies, manage timelines, document decisions, and drive follow-through.
• Comfortable working with technical teams and understanding high-level infrastructure concepts such as servers, racks, network connectivity, power, cooling, storage, security, and cloud services.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including concise executive and customer status updates.
• Organized, detail-oriented, proactive, and comfortable managing several active workstreams.
• Willingness to travel locally or nationally to data center sites when required.

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