Senior Project Manager – Network Infrastructure Design
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Senior Project Manager governing fiber, telecom design, and acceptance standards for IREN’s renewable-powered AI data centers. Approving campus infrastructure and directing engineering partners across North American, European, and APAC projects.
Responsibilities:
- Develop and maintain portfolio network infrastructure standards and submit them to the Director, Network Delivery for approval
- Approve or reject telecom and fiber designs, deviations and substitutions; maintain technical exception records and remediation conditions
- Run 30/60/90 percent and IFC design reviews for every campus before construction packages are released or carrier orders are placed
- Set and track engineering KPIs for standards compliance, RFIs, change orders, testing, documentation and turnover quality
- Lead engineering review of OSP and ISP fiber infrastructure across the portfolio
- Establish fiber-count and capacity requirements and own spare-capacity strategy
- Set fiber-loss budgets, optical performance requirements and distribution and patching architectures
- Set standards for carrier entrances, meet-me rooms, duct banks, manholes, handholes and diverse building entrances
- Define physical-diversity and shared-risk criteria for candidate routes and review route packages
- Define demarcation, rack, cross-connect, power, grounding and carrier equipment placement standards in MMRs
- Develop and approve campus fiber backbone architectures and connectivity requirements for MMR, core, MDF, IDF and telecommunications rooms
- Determine room, rack and rack-unit positions for network equipment and coordinate A/B power and PDU assignments
- Coordinate telecommunications infrastructure with civil, electrical, architectural, structural and mechanical design
- Direct external A/E firms and engineering consultants on scopes, deliverables, milestones and review expectations
- Review and approve basis-of-design documents, specifications, drawings, fiber schematics, rack elevations, pathway plans, splice diagrams, port assignments and fiber matrices
- Hold consultants accountable for quality, completeness, constructability and compliance with IREN standards
- Conduct constructability reviews and provide technical direction on field conditions and engineering conflicts raised through RFIs
- Participate in engineering-verification walks and confirm installed infrastructure matches approved design intent
- Set portfolio fiber acceptance standards, review test packages and define failed-test and deficiency processes
- Own NetBox/DCIM physical-infrastructure data standards and define construction-stage handover data requirements
- Partner with Network Engineering on physical implementation of logical design and equipment standards
- Provide technical input into RFQs, contractor bids and carrier proposals and support make-versus-buy decisions
- Identify engineering risks and single points of failure, conduct root-cause analysis and drive corrective actions
- Escalate unresolved technical risks to the Director, Network Delivery with recommendations
Requirements:
- Minimum 10 years of telecommunications, fiber infrastructure, data center engineering or network infrastructure experience
- 5+ years of proven project management on mid to large data center or mission-critical programs, including ownership of telecom or fiber design scope through construction and acceptance
- Deep technical expertise in outside-plant and inside-plant fiber, carrier entrance and MMR design, campus backbone, structured cabling and telecommunications spaces and pathways
- Experience directing engineering consultants and A/E firms and reviewing complex construction and engineering packages
- Working knowledge of ANSI/TIA-568, 569, 606 and 758, ISO/IEC 11801, BICSI TDMM and OSP guidance, IEEE 802.3, NEC and applicable NFPA requirements
- Advanced understanding of OS2 and OM4/OM5 fiber, MPO/MTP and LC connectivity, optical-loss budgets, Tier 1 and Tier 2/OTDR testing, splice-loss acceptance, DWDM and coherent optics
- Experience with NetBox or other DCIM platforms, AutoCAD, Bluebeam, Procore or similar tools
- Ability to explain technical risk and recommend decisions to technical and executive audiences, in writing and in person
- Experience in a fast-paced growth environment and solving complex problems with company-wide impact
- OSHA 30
- Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Suite (Project, Excel, Word, Outlook, PowerPoint)
- Preferred: 100G, 400G and 800G optical connectivity, DWDM and optical transport
- Preferred: network equipment physical deployment, A/B power and PDU outlet assignment, cable management and airflow constraints
- Preferred: operational technology networks and related physical infrastructure dependencies
- Preferred: NetBox/DCIM data standards, naming conventions, port and cable identifiers, and as-built validation
- Preferred: authoring and rolling out design standards, templates and acceptance criteria across multiple sites
- BICSI RCDD, OSP or RTPM, FOA CFOS/D, PE or equivalent credentials highly regarded
- PMP or equivalent highly regarded but not required
- Experience supporting high-density AI, HPC or hyperscale environments highly regarded
- Experience with direct-to-subcontractor and GC-led delivery highly regarded
- Familiarity with GIS tools and Primavera P6 highly regarded
- Must be authorized to work in the United States
Benefits:
- Total Compensation package may be inclusive of annual incentive bonus and equity (long-term incentive)
- Relocation (as applicable and based on successful candidate circumstances)
- 100% company paid health insurance premiums (medical, dental, and vision) for employees
- 75% company paid coverage for dependents
- Company-paid short-term and long-term disability insurance
- Voluntary life, critical illness, and accident coverage available
- Health Savings Accounts (HSA) when combined with the High Deductible Health Plan
- Employee Assistance Program and wellness resources
- 401(k) retirement plan with company match
- Access to financial planning and legal services
- Paid Time Off (PTO) and paid holidays
- Internal skills training and advancement pathways
- Professional development to support certifications, continuing education, or role related training
- Company events and team-building activities
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