Warehouse Project Manager

About the role

The Warehouse PM owns the physical execution of DCSL's warehouse operations at an assigned facility, responsible for the safe, accurate, and efficient movement of customer product through the facility. This role works in close partnership with the Program PM and the field crews, directing day-to-day floor operations, managing third-party rigging, and handling teams.

Responsibilities

• Own the inbound process for customer product, coordinating and directing offload, receiving, and inbounding to ensure equipment is accounted for, documented, and staged accurately on arrival.
• Manage third-party rigging, handling, logistics, and specialty moving teams on site, scheduling, directing, and holding vendors accountable to safety standards, timelines, and quality of work.
• Direct the physical organization of the warehouse, including staging plans, storage layout, space utilization, and the placement and tracking of customer equipment within the facility.
• Oversee load-out operations, ensuring product is pulled, staged, and released accurately and on schedule against customer and project requirements.
• Perform and document inspections of incoming and outgoing product, identifying and reporting damage, discrepancies, or condition issues in line with DCSL's inspection protocols.
• Enforce safety standards and operational procedures across all physical warehouse activity, maintaining a safe and orderly environment for crews, vendors, and equipment.
• Coordinate closely with the Program PM to align physical execution with customer needs, project timelines, and information flow, ensuring the floor and the account stay in sync.
• Keep the WMS and the equipment digital twin updated in real time, so the record of product location, condition, and movement always matches the floor and customer reporting stays accurate.
• Effectively, accurately, and consistently conduct inventory audits.
• Support new site launches and customer onboarding by helping scope, plan, and stand up physical operations at the site level.
• Identify bottlenecks and inefficiencies in physical workflows and drive continuous improvement in handling, storage, and load-out processes.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in warehouse operations, material handling, logistics, or a closely related field, with direct responsibility for physical product movement.
• Demonstrated experience directing third-party rigging, handling, or moving crews and holding vendors accountable to safety and performance standards.
• Forklift and other lifting equipment certification.
• Experience with safely and efficiently operating equipment as well as experience overseeing licensed operators.
• Working knowledge of material handling equipment, rigging principles, and safe handling practices for heavy or high-value equipment.
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple inbound and outbound activities simultaneously without sacrificing accuracy or safety.
• Solid understanding of warehouse safety standards and OSHA requirements, with the ability to enforce a safety-first culture on the floor.
• Valid driver's license.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in data center logistics, industrial warehousing, or heavy-equipment environments.
• Familiarity with inventory or warehouse management systems and inspection documentation workflows.
• Background in field supervision or physical operations across multi-site environments.

Physical Requirements

This is a physically demanding, field-based role. The Warehouse PM must be able to perform and supervise activities requiring considerable use of arms, legs, and full body movement, including climbing, lifting, balancing, walking, stooping, and handling materials up to 50 lbs. Must be comfortable working at varying heights, in proximity to heavy equipment and rigging operations, in non-temperature-controlled warehouse environments, and outdoors in all weather conditions and over uneven terrain.