Project Manager (Data Centre)

cornerstone global partners (cgp group); Singapore; On-site; SGD 210,000 - 320,000; Full time

Job summary

Cornerstone Global Partners is seeking an experienced Project Manager to lead data centre delivery across Southeast Asia from an empty shell through commissioning and handover. You will work across design, procurement, construction, commissioning and customer delivery in a highly hands-on role with significant decision-making authority.

The position requires 6–10 years in data centre delivery, strong power and cooling system knowledge, and budget responsibility of USD 5 million or more.

Qualifications

• Degree in Electrical, Mechanical or Building Services Engineering or equivalent.
• 6–10 years in data centre or mission-critical project delivery.
• Experience delivering two data centre fit-outs end-to-end.
• Hands-on integrated systems testing and commissioning experience.
• Strong understanding of critical power and cooling systems.
• Project budget ownership of USD 5 million or more.
• Experience delivering projects to external customer specs.
• Ability to independently manage projects and hold vendors accountable.
• Experience with colocation, wholesale or build-to-suit data centres.
• PMP, PRINCE2, Uptime Institute ATD/ATS or CDCP certification.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end project delivery from brief to handover.
• Translate contract requirements into delivery specs and manage design consultants.
• Lead procurement: BOM, tenders, vendor selection, POs and long-lead equipment.
• Oversee site delivery across electrical power, cooling, fire & life safety, security, racks, cabling.
• Direct commissioning through Levels 1–5 with customer-witnessed testing.
• Ensure acceptance and delivery by the Ready for Service date.
• Coordinate project documentation and handover to Operations and customer.
• Remain the key customer delivery contact after service starts.
• Manage expansions, variations and change orders.
• Hold contractors and vendors accountable for timelines.

Skills

Project management

Vendor management

Commissioning

Budget management

Integrated systems testing

Power & cooling systems

Colocation / data centre

Stakeholder management

Education

Electrical, Mechanical or Building Services Engineering degree

PMP

PRINCE2

Uptime Institute ATD/ATS

CDCP

Job description

Our client is a fast-growing technology infrastructure company developing and operating high-density data centre capacity across Southeast Asia, supporting the rapidly growing demand for AI, GPU computing, high-performance computing and large-scale cloud workloads.

The company is vertically integrated, owning and operating the infrastructure required to support customers' critical compute requirements.

As the Project Manager, you will take ownership of data centre delivery from an empty shell through commissioning and final handover. This is a highly hands-on role with significant decision-making authority, working across design, procurement, construction, commissioning and customer delivery.

Key Responsibilities

• Own the project end-to-end, including project brief, budget, programme, risks, design, commissioning and handover.
• Translate contractual technical requirements into clear delivery specifications and manage design consultants against these requirements.
• Lead procurement activities including BOM development, tendering, vendor selection, purchase orders and long-lead equipment.
• Manage site delivery across critical infrastructure including: Electrical power, Cooling systems, Fire & life safety, Security, Server racks, Structured cabling
• Lead and manage commissioning through Levels 1–5, including customer-witnessed testing.
• Ensure formal acceptance and delivery by the committed Ready for Service (RFS) date.
• Coordinate complete project documentation and handover to Operations and the customer.
• Remain the key customer delivery contact following service commencement.
• Manage customer expansions, variations and change orders.
• Hold contractors, consultants and vendors accountable for project commitments and timelines.

Requirements

• Degree in Electrical, Mechanical or Building Services Engineering, or equivalent relevant experience.
• 6–10 years of experience in data centre or mission-critical project delivery.
• Proven experience delivering at least two data centre fit-outs end-to-end, from empty shell through operational handover.
• Hands-on experience managing integrated systems testing and commissioning.
• Strong understanding of critical power and cooling systems, with the ability to read and challenge single-line diagrams and construction specifications.
• Proven ownership of a project budget of USD 5 million or more and accountability for project delivery timelines.
• Experience delivering projects against an external customer's contracted technical specifications.
• Ability to independently manage projects and hold contractors and vendors accountable.
• Experience with colocation, wholesale or build-to-suit data centre providers.
• PMP, PRINCE2, Uptime Institute ATD/ATS or CDCP certification.

Cornerstone Global Partners (EA Licence Number: 19C9859) is an affirmative equal-opportunity employer and recruitment firm. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, colour, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class.