Data Center Infrastructure Project Lead

Align Communications; Northlake (IL); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive Medical, Dental, Vision

HSA/FSA options

401(k) with company match

ClassPass membership

Paid Time Off

Company holidays

Cellphone Reimbursement

Floating Holiday

Pre-tax commuter benefits

Wellness programs

Employee referral program

Job summary

Align Communications is seeking a Technical Project Manager to lead large-scale data center cabling deployments across the U.S. The role focuses on planning, coordination, documentation, reporting, and delivery, with frequent interaction with clients, teams, vendors, and subcontractors.

The ideal candidate has experience managing AI infrastructure, hyperscale data center deployments, and complex low-voltage/network projects.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of project management experience supporting data centers, structured cabling, low-voltage, network infrastructure, server or compute deployments, or similar technology infrastructure projects.
• Experience managing multiple teams, vendors, locations, or concurrent projects.
• Experience managing schedules, budgets, risks, documentation, and client expectations.
• Strong organizational, communication, and customer-facing skills.
• Proficiency with Excel and project management, scheduling, or reporting platforms.

Responsibilities

• Manage data center cabling and infrastructure projects from planning through closeout.
• Create and maintain project schedules, budgets, milestones, risk logs, and resource plans.
• Coordinate with clients, field teams, subcontractors, vendors, and internal stakeholders.
• Track project progress, identify risks, and resolve schedule or deployment issues.
• Manage RFIs, change orders, submittals, status reports, and closeout documentation.
• Track materials, equipment readiness, labor, project costs, and change orders.
• Lead client and internal project meetings and provide clear status updates.
• Partner with Superintendents and Foremen to ensure field work meets project requirements.
• Support QA/QC, testing, commissioning, turnover, and project closeout.

Skills

PM experience

Data centers

Structured cabling

Low voltage

Network infrastructure

Server deployments

Vendor management

Tools

Excel

Job description

Align Communications is seeking a Technical Project Manager to lead large-scale data center cabling deployments across the U.S. The role focuses on planning, coordination, documentation, reporting, and delivery, with frequent interaction with clients, teams, vendors, and subcontractors.

The ideal candidate has experience managing AI infrastructure, hyperscale data center deployments, and complex low-voltage/network projects.