Site Project Manager

(CHL) Ecolab; Calgary; Hybrid; CAD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Benefits package (dental, vision, drug

RRSP employer contribution

Vacation, flex days, holiday shutdown

Professional development allowance

Hybrid work environment

Job summary

CoolIT, an Ecolab Company, in Canada is seeking a Site Project Manager to own end-to-end delivery of liquid-cooling deployments at customer sites, coordinating across internal teams, contractors and service providers.

You will manage site scope, schedule, budget and risk, drive safe execution, and ensure smooth handoff to lifecycle support; a PMP and engineering background are preferred.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of project-management experience delivering complex construction, mission-critical infrastructure, mechanical/electrical systems, industrial equipment, or commissioning projects.
• Ownership of project schedules, budgets, forecasts, risks, contracts, and change control, and customer commitments.
• Experience coordinating multidisciplinary teams, customers, contractors, suppliers, and field-service partners through execution and closeout.
• Strong customer-facing communication and the ability to lead difficult discussions constructively under schedule pressure.
• Ability to understand technical project information while relying on Engineering for technical authority.
• Valid passport and ability to meet customer safety, security, and site-access requirements.

Responsibilities

• Own field deployment project from formal handoff through commissioning, customer acceptance, financial closeout and service transition.
• Develop and maintain site execution plan covering prerequisites, materials, access, mobilization, installation, commissioning, testing, documentation, and handover.
• Serve as the primary project-management contact for the customer, general-contractor and client sub-contractors, and internal stakeholders; maintain clear communication.
• Manage site scope, schedule, budget forecasts, risks, issues, decisions, and changes; escalate early with clear impacts and recovery actions.
• Monitor site progress, productivity, constraints, non-conformances, and corrective actions without day-to-day supervision.
• Ensure site execution complies with EHS and customer safety, security, and access requirements; escalate safety concerns and drive corrective action.
• Own commercial awareness at site level, including out-of-scope work, customer-caused delay, change-order inputs, milestone acceptance, and cost-to-complete visibility.
• Drive punch-list closure, turnover documentation, customer training and acceptance, final reporting, lessons learned, and lifecycle transition.

Skills

Project management

Communication

Leadership

Cross-functional coordination

Safety & compliance

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering/Construction Management/Business/PM

PMP designation

Job description

Join CoolIT, an Ecolab Company, a global leader in Direct Liquid Cooling technology for data centers, supercomputers, and high-performance computing environments.

The Site Project Manager owns end-to-end delivery of CoolIT liquid-cooling deployments at assigned customer sites, from project handoff and site readiness through commissioning, customer acceptance, closeout, and service transition. This role is the primary project-management contact during execution and is accountable for the integrated site schedule, scope, cost, risk, customer commitments, change control, and coordination across CoolIT functions, customer teams, contractors, and Authorized Service Providers.

The Site Project Manager directs the Site Lead and Crew Leads as applicable to lead execution. The Project Engineer retains technical authority for commissioning methods, technical decisions and escalations.

What's in it For You

• Day 1 Coverage : Employer-paid comprehensive benefits, including dental, prescription drug, vision, paramedical coverage, and a $1,000 annual Flexible Spending Account.
• RRSP: 2% employer-sponsored contribution.
• Enjoy three weeks of vacation, six flex days, and a one-week paid company-wide holiday shutdown.
• $1,000 Annual professional development allowance to support your ongoing learning, skill development, and career growth.
• Dress for your day in a casual, professional environment.
• Work in a hybrid environment.

What You Will Do

• Own field deployment project from formal handoff through commissioning, customer acceptance, financial closeout and service transition
• Develop and maintain site execution plan covering prerequisites, materials, access, mobilization, installation, commissioning, testing, documentation, and handover.
• Serve as the primary project-management contact for the customer, general-contractor and client sub-contractors, and internal stakeholders; maintain clear, no-surprises communication.
• Manage site scope, schedule, budget forecasts, risks, issues, decisions, and changes; escalates early with clear impacts, options, and recovery actions
• Monitor site progress, productivity, constraints, non-conformances, and corrective actions without assuming day-to-day crew supervision.
• Ensure site execution complies with EHS and customer safety, security and access requirements; escalated safety concerns and drive corrective action
• Own commercial awareness at site level, including out-of-scope work, customer-caused delay, change-order inputs, milestone acceptance, and cost-to-complete visibility.
• Drive punch-list closure, turnover documentation, customer training and acceptance, final reporting, lessons learned, and transition to lifecycle support.

Minimum Qualifications

• 5+ of project-management experience delivering complex construction, mission-critical infrastructure, mechanical/electrical systems, industrial equipment, or commissioning projects.
• Demonstrated ownership of project schedules, budgets, forecasts, risks, contracts, and change control, and customer commitments.
• Experience coordinating multidisciplinary teams, customers, contractors, suppliers, and field-service partners through execution and closeout.
• Strong customer-facing communication and the ability to lead difficult discussions constructively under schedule pressure.
• Ability to understand technical project information while relying on Engineering and Deployment Engineering for technical authority.
• Valid passport and ability to meet customer safety, security, and site-access requirements.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, Construction Management, Business, Project Management, or a related discipline.
• Project Management Professional (PMP) designation or equivalent recognized credential.
• Experience in data centres, mission-critical facilities, EPC delivery, industrial construction, HVAC, process piping, utilities, or direct liquid cooling.
• Experience with hyperscale customers, multi-site deployments, project controls, schedule recovery, commissioning, and operational handover.

We thank every candidate in advance; however, we will contact only those selected for an interview. Please note: immigration sponsorship is not available for this role.

Successful candidates for this position will be required to undergo background checks, including criminal record checks and education verification.

ABOUT COOLIT, AN ECOLAB COMPANY

Founded in Calgary, Alberta in 2001, CoolIT Systems is the leading Direct Liquid Cooling technology provider for data centers, supercomputers, and desktop computers. We design and manufacture solutions used by the largest tech companies globally.

Recognized as one of "The Americas' Fastest Growing Companies 2023" by Financial Times and honored with the Deloitte Fast 50 Clean Technology award in 2022, as well as the Deloitte Fast 500 distinction in both 2021 and 2022, CoolIT's rapid growth is capturing global attention.

As demand for generative AI, high-performance computing and cloud solutions rapidly exp