Data Center Build Project Manager

Giga Energy Inc.; Long Beach, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Equity (options)

401(k) with 4% employer match

Unlimited PTO

Parental leave

Healthcare and Dependent Care FSA or H

Commuter benefits

On-site collaboration

Job summary

Giga Energy Inc. builds the electrical backbone of the AI era with transformers, switchgear, and modular data centers.

The Project Manager turns signed contracts into live data centers, orchestrating moving parts, holding teams accountable, and ensuring nothing slips through the cracks. Based in our SF, Long Beach, or Houston hubs with onsite work most weeks, we may make exceptions for exceptional talent outside these locations.

Qualifications

• 4–8+ years of project management experience in data centers, construction, energy infrastructure, or complex capital projects.
• Proven track record delivering large-scale physical projects on schedule and within budget.
• Strong fundamentals: scheduling, cost tracking, risk management, change control.
• Experience leading cross-functional teams and external contractors without direct authority.
• High ownership mentality and proactive problem solving.
• Clear, direct communication with executives and customers.
• Comfortable with ambiguity and fast-moving environments.
• Experience with modular or prefabricated data center deployments.
• Familiarity with electrical infrastructure (transformers, switchgear, MV/LV).
• PMP, PE, or equivalent certification.
• Experience with hyperscalers, neo-cloud customers, or colocation operators.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end project delivery for data center buildouts from contract to commissioning.
• Build and maintain detailed project schedules, milestone trackers, and budget logs.
• Coordinate daily across internal teams and external partners.
• Identify risks early, escalate fast, and drive resolution.
• Run structured reviews with senior leadership and surface blockers clearly.
• Hold vendors, subcontractors, and stakeholders accountable to commitments.
• Build repeatable systems and processes that scale with the pipeline.
• Produce concise, decision-ready documentation: plans, risk logs, change logs, exec summaries.

Skills

Project management

Scheduling

Cost tracking

Risk management

Change control

Cross-functional collaboration

Ownership mindset

Executive communication

Adaptability

Modular deployments

Electrical infrastructure

PM certification (PMP/PE)

Hyperscale/colocation experience

Tools

MS Project

Smartsheet

Job description

Giga Energy Inc. builds the electrical backbone of the AI era with transformers, switchgear, and modular data centers.

The Project Manager turns signed contracts into live data centers, orchestrating moving parts, holding teams accountable, and ensuring nothing slips through the cracks. Based in our SF, Long Beach, or Houston hubs with onsite work most weeks, we may make exceptions for exceptional talent outside these locations.