Data Center Project Manager *

About the role

HDR is seeking a Data Center Project Manager to join one of the largest, fastest-growing, and comprehensive TMT (Tech, Media and Telecom) practices in the industry. Opportunities are available in preferred locations across the US and UK.

Primary Responsibilities

• Manage and deliver various data center and mission critical projects from upfront planning and pre-design activities through detail design, construction support, and commissioning.
• Develop and secure work from a robust global client base and expand HDR’s reputation within these markets.
• Manage multi-disciplinary design teams from project conception to completion.
• Mentor and manage a team to promote career growth, client satisfaction, and act as a safety net for each other.
• Coordinate the work of multidiscipline design teams.
• Mentor, organize, and facilitate the growth of staff.
• Coordinate workload through the entire project development to complete documents on schedule.
• Mission Critical staff recruiting and retention.
• Promote HDR through regular client interface.
• Collaborate on development strategies, new business prospects, technical services, quality, and production methods and standards to achieve the established goals and objectives of the business group, region, and company.
• Ensure product deliverables meet quality standards.
• Control project quality, schedule, scope, and budget.
• Create vital proposal content including scope, schedule, and budget.
• Aid in HDR’s interview and interview preparation/presentations.
• Perform other duties as needed.

Additional Duties

• Mentor/Manage: Help grow a team that works together to create a collaborative environment that promotes career growth, the production of high-quality construction documents, client satisfaction, and acts as a safety net for each other.
• Coordinate the work of multidiscipline design teams.
• Mentor, organize, and facilitate the growth of staff.
• Coordinate workload through the entire project development to complete documents on schedule.
• Mission Critical staff recruiting and retention.
• Promote HDR through regular client interface.
• Collaborate on development strategies, new business prospects, technical services, quality, and production methods and standards to achieve the established goals and objectives of the business group, region, and company.
• Ensure product deliverables meet quality standards.
• Control project quality, schedule, scope, and budget.
• Create vital proposal content including scope, schedule, and budget.
• Aid in HDR’s interview and interview preparation/presentations.
• Perform other duties as needed.

Preferred Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years leadership experience in the areas of site programming, project planning, design, construction, and/or commissioning.
• Previous Data Center/Mission Critical experience in an architectural/engineering, or engineering consulting firm is desired.
• Strong desire to stay current with the trends of the fast-paced industry of mission critical.
• The ability to interact with various design teams, excellent organizational, project management, and communication (both written and verbal) skills.
• Working knowledge of the following standards: Uptime Topology standards, ASHRAE TC 9.9, and the ISO standards regarding PUE, CUE, and WUE.
• Working knowledge of Newforma Project Center and/or ProjectWise Document Management Software.
• Excellent organizational and communication skills.
• Strongly motivated and showing professional initiative.
• Focused on client outcomes.
• Working knowledge of current industry standards.
• Strong organizational and time management skills to effectively work on multiple projects simultaneously.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in related field.
• 7 years related experience.
• A minimum of 2 years project management experience.
• The ability to interact with various design teams, excellent organizational, project management, and communication (both written and verbal) skills.
• An attitude and commitment to being an active participant of our employee-owned culture is a must.