Data Center Development Project Lead

CyrusOne; United States; On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

CyrusOne is seeking a Project Manager, Development to join our team. This role coordinates day‑to‑day development activities across land, permitting, utilities, engineering, and construction enablement to keep milestones on track and ensure accurate reporting for leadership.

The ideal candidate has 3–6+ years in data center development or related fields, a Bachelor's degree, and experience working with consultants, engineering firms, and general contractors.

Qualifications

• 3–6+ years of experience in data center development, project management, real estate development, engineering coordination, or construction project support.
• Bachelor’s degree required; preferred fields include real estate, engineering, planning, environmental science, or project management.
• Experience working with consultants (civil, environmental, survey, permitting), engineering firms and general contractors.

Responsibilities

• Coordinates day‑to‑day development activities across land, permitting, utilities, tax incentives, engineering, legal, and construction to ensure tasks are completed on schedule and project milestones stay on track.
• Supports execution of due diligence, including surveys, environmental studies, geotechnical, zoning research, title review, site constraints analysis, and utility feasibility.
• Maintains and updates project schedules, risk registers, action logs, and status dashboards, ensuring accurate and timely reporting for leadership and cross‑functional partners.
• Facilitates document control and information flow, ensuring all teams (internal and external) are aligned on the latest designs, reports, approvals, and permitting requirements.
• Assists with entitlement and permitting tracking, interfacing with internal functional areas to ensure consultants and jurisdictions requirements and timelines are clearly documented, tracked and executed.
• Manages relationships and deliverables with internal functional areas confirming external consultants scopes are adhered to and materials meet quality and project timeline expectations.

Skills

Project management

Data center development

Engineering coordination

Stakeholder communication

Documentation & reporting

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

CyrusOne is seeking a Project Manager, Development to join our team. This role coordinates day‑to‑day development activities across land, permitting, utilities, engineering, and construction enablement to keep milestones on track and ensure accurate reporting for leadership.

The ideal candidate has 3–6+ years in data center development or related fields, a Bachelor's degree, and experience working with consultants, engineering firms, and general contractors.