Controls Project Manager-Data Center

Who You’ll Work With

Design Group is a leading engineering and technology firm operating at the intersection of digital infrastructure and industrial solutions. As the data center market experiences unprecedented growth, we are expanding our team to support the long-term deployment of large-scale, mission-critical infrastructure across key regional clusters.

As a Deployment Project Manager, you will play a critical leadership role onsite, helping drive the consistent rollout of standardized systems across complex, fast-paced environments. You’ll serve as a linchpin between design, integration, and field execution teams, ensuring that deployments stay aligned with program objectives, timelines, and quality standards.

You will be joining an established operational effort supporting some of the largest and most advanced data center clusters in the world. Your ability to lead through complexity, maintain operational discipline, and contribute to a high-functioning deployment process will be essential to the success of the overall program.

What You’ll Do

• Manage the successful deployment of multiple greenfield data centers; scopes typically include both BMS and EPMS
• Receive the applications from the design team and deploy them to each site
• Manage large capital projects in Procore including:
• L1-L5 startup and commissioning support
• Material Receiving/Transfer
• Observation tracking and closeout
• Schedule tracking and communication
• RFI management
• Communicate staffing needs to the rest of the firm
• Oversee deployment team responsible for:
• Point to Point check out of thousands of devices
• Configuration of communication protocols for multiple types of equip
  
  
  

ment including switchgear, breakers, power meters, etc.

• Configuration and calibration of instruments (meters, VFD’s, flow meters.
• Deployment and commissioning of Ignition applications, Rockwell
  
  
  

controls and/or other similar control systems involving PLCs and SCADA.

• Provide guidance/leadership to Design Group subcontractors (electricians) onsite
• Budget/Forecasting skills
• Site Safety and enforcing Design Group safety procedures.
• Client interfacing and vendor relationships
  
  
  

What You’ll Bring

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or equivalent experience
• 5 years’ experience starting up control systems with significant onsite time.
• Strong communicator and ability/desire to work within large teams made up of Design Group professionals, the trades, a GC and the client.
• Passionate about the success of their teams and their projects
• The Deployment Project Manager must reside in the vicinity of the data center campus and should expect to have a high level of site presence to be successful in this role.
• Relocation timing: Negotiable, dependent on location and opportunity.
  
  
  

Our culture and commitment to our people is what sets us apart. We foster an environment of mutual respect, integrity, and unconditional interest in the individual and collective success of our professionals. Our model and entrepreneurial mindset offer a rewarding, challenging, and highly flexible path. As a Controls Engineer, you will build a meaningful and fulfilling career with the support of professional development resources and mentorships including our First Year Experience program, Individual Development Plans, and Career Path resources and tools. You will be surrounded by exceptional talent who will support your development as both a world-class engineer and a highly effective leader.

Feel like you're on the path to becoming a Controls Engineer but you're not quite there yet? We'd love to connect with you to see if we can take you from where you are today and grow you into a Design Group Engineering Consultant.

The approximate pay range for this position is $100-$150k. Please note that the pay range provided is a good faith estimate for the position at the time of posting. Final compensation may vary based on factors including but not limited to background, knowledge, skills, and abilities as well as geographic location of the position.