Project Manager, Data Center

About the role

ARCO hires only the best and brightest dedicated to providing our clients with superior solutions, cultivating our award-winning workplace culture, and driving success at all levels of the business. We are looking for a Project Manager to lead mission-critical data center projects from inception to completion. From day one, you will be given the tools to excel in your role, take on meaningful responsibilities, and experience why ARCO is truly the best place to build a career.

Responsibilities

• Lead the execution of large-scale, mission-critical data center projects from preconstruction through punch list
• Partner with owners, design teams, and internal leadership to align scope, budget, schedule, and risk
• Manage GMP/lump sum contracts, change management, and cost forecasting throughout the project lifecycle
• Drive coordination across structural, architectural, MEP, and vendor scopes with a strong focus on critical path activities
• Ensure project compliance with safety standards, quality requirements, and contractual obligations
• Develop and oversee project financials
• Proactively identify risks and develop mitigation plans to protect schedule and budget
• Support commissioning and turnover activities to ensure successful delivery to the owner
• Serve as the primary point of accountability for project outcomes

Requirements

• Around 3-8 years of project management experience, with at least 5 years in data center construction or mission critical projects
• Strong understanding of MEP systems and their integration in mission-critical environments
• Proven experience managing project budgets, schedules, and subcontractor performance
• Ability to travel to project sites as needed
• Proficiency in construction management software and scheduling tools
• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction Management or related field required

Benefits

• Industry-leading performance-based bonus program
• 100% employer-funded ESOP to all associates
• Traditional and Roth 401k
• Tuition reimbursement for associates
• Scholarship for associates’ children up to $28,000 per child
• 1-month paid sabbatical after every five years of employment, plus $5,000 for travel
• 1-week paid volunteer leave each year
• 100% charitable match
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance coverage
• 3 weeks of vacation
• 100% paid 12-week maternity leave

ARCO is one of the fastest-growing, privately-owned companies in America, with over 30 years of experience as design-build experts. We have completed over 7,500 design-build projects nationwide and ranked #9 on ENR’s Design-Build Firms list and #34 on ENR's Top 400 Contractors list.