Project Manager - Data Center

Neoen; Calgary; On-site; CAD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Neoen in Calgary leads the origination, development, and management of complex data center projects across Western Canada, with a focus on site prospection, community engagement, and permitting. The role oversees the project lifecycle to ensure on-time delivery within budget.

Based in Calgary, this Project Manager – Data Center collaborates with development, construction and grid connection teams, managing advisors and engaging with local communities and rights holders to advance projects from

Qualifications

• Understanding development of data center projects from concept to construction readiness.
• Identifying and securing suitable sites (greenfield/brownfield) or evaluating existing Neoen sites.
• Analysis of site factors like grid connection, land availability, cooling, topography, permitting.

Responsibilities

• Understanding permitting/approval processes at municipality, county, and Province levels.
• Coordination of planners, consultants, grid operators, and authorities.
• Development of technical concepts and layouts for data centers.
• Close collaboration with Neoen development, construction and grid connection teams.

Job description

Based in Calgary, and reporting to the Province Director, the Project Manager – Data Center is responsible for the origination, development, and management of complex data center projects, including site prospection, community engagement, and permitting. The primary duties involve planning, coordinating and overseeing all aspects of the project lifecycle to ensure successful delivery, on-time and within budget.

Key tasks include:

• Understanding the development of data center projects in the various Western Provinces of Canada from the initial concept through to construction readiness
• Identifying and securing suitable sites (greenfield and brownfield) or evaluate pertinence of existing energy/storage sites already secured by Neoen
• Analysis of site factors and constraints such as grid connection, land availability, cooling, topography, and permitting approval
• Understanding of the permitting, and approval processes at the various administrative levels (municipality, county and Province)
• Coordination of planners, consultants, grid operators, and authorities
• Participation in the development of technical concepts and layouts for data centers
• Close collaboration with Neoen development, construction and grid connection teams
• Management of advisors
• Support in land negotiations and in structuring complex projects, and
• Engagement with local community and Rights Holders