Data Center PM

NMK Global Inc. is a global IT Services & Solutions company specializing in IT Staffing, Technology Consulting, Workforce Solutions, and Application Development Services. We help organizations build high-performing technology teams by connecting them with exceptional talent across a wide range of industries. Our expertise, industry knowledge, and consultative approach enable clients to achieve successful business outcomes while helping professionals advance their careers. 

Job Description:

We are seeking a highly skilled Technical Project Manager to lead the end-to-end delivery of complex data center infrastructure projects. The ideal candidate will have strong technical expertise in data center design, build-out, and operational infrastructure, including SAN/Storage, Servers, Networking, power, cooling, and physical security.

This role will manage projects from planning and design through implementation, commissioning, and operational handoff. Occasional weekend work may be required and will be accommodated through schedule adjustments.

Key Responsibilities:

Project Leadership

• Lead planning, execution, and delivery of data center deployment projects, including greenfield builds and large-scale retrofits.
• Define project scope, objectives, deliverables, schedules, budgets, and resource requirements.
• Manage project risks, dependencies, milestones, and overall delivery.

Technical Oversight

• Interpret Visio drawings, blueprints, and infrastructure designs.
• Oversee installation, configuration, and testing of network equipment, switches, routers, and structured cabling.
• Manage rack & stack activities while optimizing layouts for airflow, accessibility, and scalability.
• Coordinate lab build-outs and integration with production environments.

Infrastructure & Facilities

• Partner with facilities teams on power provisioning, PDU balancing, cooling, and thermal management.
• Ensure environmental controls and physical access/security systems are maintained during deployments.
• Support infrastructure capacity planning and scalability initiatives.

Stakeholder & Vendor Management

• Serve as the primary point of contact for internal teams, vendors, contractors, and stakeholders.
• Communicate project status, risks, issues, and dependencies to leadership.
• Manage vendor relationships, contracts, SLAs, and project timelines.

Quality & Compliance

• Ensure projects comply with applicable industry standards, safety requirements, and company policies.
• Support compliance requirements such as Uptime Institute, ISO 27001, SOC 2, and HIPAA.
• Conduct post-project reviews and implement continuous improvement initiatives.
• Maintain accurate runbooks, SOPs, project documentation, and operational readiness materials.

Required Qualifications:

• Proven experience managing data center builds, rack & stack projects, or large-scale infrastructure retrofits.
• Strong knowledge of data center design, including power distribution, cooling, physical security, networking, and storage.
• Proficiency with Visio or similar infrastructure design tools.
• Experience with BMS (Building Management Systems) and DCIM platforms.
• Strong understanding of structured cabling standards, including TIA/EIA, fiber, and copper.
• Exposure to AWS, Azure, Google Cloud Platform, and hybrid data center environments.
• Knowledge of capacity planning, scalability, risk assessment, and mitigation.
• Experience working with cross-functional teams across IT, facilities, security, networking, and external vendors.
• Strong vendor negotiation, contract management, and stakeholder communication skills.
• Familiarity with Agile or hybrid project management methodologies.
• Excellent documentation and communication skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• PMP, CAPM, or related project management certification.
• Technical certifications in data center infrastructure or networking.
• Experience with Uptime Institute Tier classifications, ISO standards, SOC 2, or HIPAA.
• Experience managing complex, large-scale data center infrastructure deployments.

Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate combines strong technical data center knowledge with proven project management and stakeholder leadership skills and can successfully drive infrastructure projects from design through commissioning and operational handoff.

NMK Global Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to creating an inclusive workplace and consider all qualified applicants without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.