Project Launch Manager – Data Center Construction
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Project Launch Manager coordinating hyperscale data center transitions from lease execution to construction mobilization. Managing handovers, preconstruction, developer interfaces, and reporting across concurrent sites.
Responsibilities:
- Manage the transition of signed deals from lease execution through construction mobilization
- Work with the pre-lease team to absorb and package each signed deal
- Complete handover checks against client requirements and track transfer gaps to assigned owners and resolution dates
- Prepare materials and briefing for, and co-lead, project launch meetings onsite with the client project lead
- Assign and track project launch actions through completion
- Commission schedule and cost reviews as design detail matures
- Incorporate specialist findings into the site baseline and reporting
- Pursue resulting actions with the developer
- Drive due-diligence open items to documented closure within the launch window
- Lead weekly project calls, design coordination, and developer interface through mobilization
- Maintain action logs and produce milestone reporting inputs in a consistent portfolio format
- Manage day-to-day interfaces with the developer, client project lead, and internal specialists
- Transfer each site to the onsite delivery team at mobilization, including the current baseline, open item register, and accepted-risk record
- Contribute to developing the team handover check, launch format, and reporting standard
- Apply lessons learned to subsequent sites
- Adhere to SOX control responsibilities where applicable
- Manage two to three concurrent sites at different stages
- Travel approximately 6–10 days per month, including in-person launch meetings
Requirements:
- Minimum 5 years of relevant experience
- Data center experience required in delivery, preconstruction, or development
- Mission critical and complex technical facility backgrounds considered where experience is transferable
- Working knowledge of data center construction, including information and documentation required by an incoming delivery team at mobilization
- Experience with project handover, preconstruction coordination, change control, and open item tracking
- Ability to interpret and act on schedule and cost reviews produced by specialists and pursue resulting issues with a developer
- Ability to manage multiple concurrent projects at different stages and secure information and commitments from parties who do not report to the role
- Ability to lead meetings with senior stakeholders and secure assigned actions with owners and dates
- Ability to work to a standard under development and contribute to establishing it
- Technical skills to read, understand, and communicate contract requirements, including construction drawings and specifications
- Excellent written and verbal communication, including concise reporting to senior client stakeholders
- Technological proficiency, including MS Suite and Google Workspace
- Ability to understand and follow site HSSE policies
- General technological proficiency
- A degree is not required
Benefits:
- Employees can work remotely
- Permanent position
- Travel opportunities, approximately 6–10 days per month
- Equal employment opportunity and reasonable accommodation support
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