Owners Representative Data Center Project Manager

Location:

This role involves weekly travel and on-site work at client project locations . The initial assignment will be in Upstate New York and is expected to last several weeks to several months, with future assignments varying based on project needs. For employment purposes, the employee's home address will be designated as their remote employment location.

Position Summary:

Candidate MUST have extensive Data Center Project Management experience overseeing a hyperscale build that consists of multiple buildings. The Data Center Project Manager is responsible for leading end-to-end planning, coordination, execution, and delivery of new-build (greenfield) mission-critical data center facilities. This role ensures that all construction, commissioning, quality, safety, schedule, and stakeholder requirements are met while representing Vertex Innovations with professionalism, technical expertise, and proactive leadership.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead full-cycle project management for greenfield data center builds, from concept through turnover.
• Manage design coordination, construction oversight, QA/QC execution, commissioning alignment, and vendor performance.
• Serve as the owner's representative, ensuring all contractors, suppliers, and commissioning agents meet contract requirements and industry standards.
• Oversee schedule development, forecasting, risk identification, mitigation strategies, and recovery plans.
• Ensure compliance with client specifications, jurisdictional regulations, NFPA, IEEE, ASHRAE, and mission-critical quality standards.
• Facilitate daily/weekly progress meetings with general contractors, trades, suppliers, and client teams.
• Maintain strict change-control processes, documentation, and cost-tracking.
• Coordinate with commissioning teams (L1-L5) to ensure sequencing readiness and flawless turnover.
• Manage site safety expectations and monitor adherence to all safety protocols.
• Produce high-quality reports, including daily logs, issue logs, risk registers, and executive-level summaries.
• Ensure equipment installation quality, including MEP systems, switchgear, UPS, generators, chillers, CRAC/CRAH units, BMS/EPMS systems, and prefabricated modules.
• Support factory witness testing (FWT), integrated systems testing (IST), and final acceptance procedures.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with clients, GC, trades, and third-party stakeholders.

Qualifications:

• 7+ years of project management experience in data centers, mission-critical facilities, or large-scale industrial construction.
• Proven track record managing greenfield or major expansion projects.
• Strong understanding of MEP systems, commissioning processes (L1-L5), QA/QC standards, and owner-rep execution.
• Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings, single lines, submittals, and shop drawings.
• Familiarity with SCCS, relay protections, IST workflows, and hyperscale client standards (preferred).
• Exceptional communication, leadership, and cross-functional coordination skills.
• PMP or equivalent certification preferred.
• Ability to travel to project sites as required.

Working Conditions:

Willing and able to do weekly travel to various data center project sites, as assigned Ability to work in construction and industrial environments, including exposure to varying temperatures and noise levels. May involve extended hours during critical project phases.

Compensation:

$120,000

• $150,000, dependent on experience and location

Health Benefits:

Medical, Dental, Vision, LTD/STD, Life-AD&D Retirement:

401(k), discretionary Pension & Profit sharing, subject to Plan documents 15 days paid time off (prorated based on start date) and 8 holidays About Vertex Vertex Innovations has supported mission-critical and data center deployments nationwide for more than two decades. Our teams provide construction oversight, QA/QC, commissioning support, and technical program management for hyperscale, enterprise, and telecom clients. We deliver quality, reliability, and trusted partnership on every project. Vertex Core Values Integrity

• To move through the world with honesty and truth empowering our employees, clients and communities through our words and actions. Accountability
• To take full ownership and responsibility in our roles as we serve our company, clients and communities. Commitment
• To stand behind our word and our promises Respect
• To embrace and honor the individuals, clients, and companies in their contribution to the work that we create together through our interactions, conversations and our way of being. Performance
• To allow ourselves to be measured by our commitments and be accountable for every action to our employees, clients, and communities.

VERTEX Innovations, Inc . provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.