Data Center Design Project Manager

Apex Infrastructure Consultants; Washington (District of Columbia, MD); Remote; USD 170,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Full benefits package

Job summary

Apex Infrastructure Consultants seeks an experienced Data Center Design Project Manager to lead the design process for mission-critical facilities. This is a remote role for candidates based in Reston, VA / Northern Virginia.

The role spans planning, basis-of-design through documents and construction administration. You will coordinate among owners, architects, engineers, contractors, procurement, and other stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Minimum of seven years of design or construction management experience.
• Experience managing complex, multidisciplinary design or construction projects.
• Knowledge of building design, construction practices, and project delivery.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design process from planning through construction documentation.
• Manage kickoff meetings, planning sessions, design reviews, and workshops.
• Develop integrated design execution plans with stakeholders.
• Coordinate architects, engineers, consultants, contractors, and procurement teams.
• Define and track design deliverables, milestones, risks, and decisions.
• Monitor scope, schedule, cost, progress, and design quality.
• Prepare status reports and communicate risks and actions.
• Support external design services and scope development.
• Oversee design changes and assess impacts on scope, schedule, cost.
• Coordinate release of drawings and technical information.
• Support construction administration and issue resolution.
• Manage multiple projects or workstreams concurrently.

Skills

Project management

Leadership

Communication

Stakeholder management

Planning

Multidisciplinary coordination

Independent work

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering, architecture, construction management, or related field

Job description

Apex Infrastructure Consultants is seeking an experienced Data Center Design Project Manager to lead and coordinate the design process for complex, mission-critical facilities. This is a remote role for candidates based in the Reston, Virginia / Northern Virginia area.

This individual will manage projects from early campus planning and basis-of-design development through the issuance of construction documents and construction administration. The role requires close coordination among owners, architects, engineers, contractors, consultants, procurement teams, and other project stakeholders.

The ideal candidate brings strong design or construction project management experience, understands complex building systems, and can keep multidisciplinary teams aligned on scope, schedule, cost, decisions, and deliverables.

What You'll Do

• Manage the design process from early planning and basis-of-design development through construction documentation and construction support.
• Lead project kickoff meetings, planning sessions, design reviews, and multidisciplinary workshops.
• Develop integrated design execution plans with internal stakeholders and external design partners.
• Coordinate architects, engineers, consultants, contractors, procurement teams, and construction stakeholders.
• Define and track design deliverables, milestones, dependencies, risks, and critical decisions.
• Monitor project scope, schedule, cost, progress, and design quality.
• Prepare clear project status reports and communicate risks, decisions, and action items to project stakeholders.
• Support the development of scopes of work and coordination of external design services.
• Manage design changes and evaluate their potential impact on scope, schedule, cost, and construction.
• Facilitate timely technical decisions while ensuring alignment with project requirements.
• Coordinate the release of drawings, specifications, and other engineering information to the appropriate stakeholders.
• Support construction administration and resolution of design-related issues during construction.
• Manage multiple projects or workstreams simultaneously.

What We're Looking For

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, architecture, construction management, or a related field.
• At least seven years of experience in design management, construction management, engineering project management, or a related role.
• Experience managing complex, multidisciplinary design or construction projects.
• Strong understanding of building design, construction practices, project delivery, and construction documentation.
• Experience coordinating architects, engineers, consultants, contractors, and client stakeholders.
• Experience developing project plans, scopes of work, specifications, schedules, and status reports.
• Working knowledge of applicable building codes, permitting requirements, and industry standards.
• Strong leadership, organization, problem-solving, and stakeholder-management skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work independently while contributing effectively within a collaborative project team.
• Based in the Reston, VA / Northern Virginia area, with the ability to travel up to 20% for site visits and meetings.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting data center or other mission-critical facility projects.
• Experience with large-scale healthcare, laboratory, advanced manufacturing, semiconductor, power-generation, or high-rise commercial projects.
• Professional Engineer (PE), Registered Architect (RA), or NCARB credential.
• Experience supporting projects from early planning through construction completion.

Compensation and Benefits

• Salary range: $170,000 to $210,000 per year, based on experience.
• Full benefits package.

About Apex

Apex Infrastructure Consultants provides engineering, design management, construction management, and technical program management services for complex infrastructure and mission-critical facilities. Our teams help clients bring structure, accountability, and technical coordination to projects from early planning through construction and operations.