Data Center Liquid Cooling Project Lead

Align; Sterling, Northern (VA, KY); Hybrid; USD 170,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/Dental/Vision

HSA/FSA

401k Match

ClassPass

Paid PTO

Company holidays

Cellphone Reimbursement

Floating Holiday

Pre-tax commuter benefits

Wellness programs

Employee referrals

Job summary

Align is seeking a Field Project Manager - Data Center Liquid Cooling to lead planning, estimating and execution of advanced cooling infrastructure for hyperscale and AI data center rooms. You will coordinate with engineers, manufacturers, and contractors across the nation.

The role requires hands-on technical leadership, strong project management, and the ability to travel about 50% to project sites; experience with direct-to-chip cooling and rear-door heat exchangers is a plus.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of project, construction, or technical management experience in data centers.
• Experience managing liquid cooling projects in hyperscale, AI data centers.
• Practical knowledge of direct-to-chip cooling, rear-door heat exchangers, CDUs, manifolds, piping, pumps, and related systems.
• Experience overseeing installation, filling, flushing, filtration, pressure and leak testing, commissioning, and turnover.
• Ability to interpret mechanical drawings, specifications, submittals, schematics, and construction documents and identify constructability issues.
• Willingness and ability to travel approximately 50% throughout the United States.

Responsibilities

• Lead data center liquid cooling projects from design coordination through installation, commissioning, and turnover.
• Oversee direct-to-chip cooling, rear-door heat exchangers, technology cooling loops, CDUs, manifolds, piping, pumps, heat exchangers, filtration, and related infrastructure.
• Integrate cooling systems with server racks, IT equipment, power distribution, containment, overhead infrastructure, and other white-space systems.
• Manage scope, schedule, budget, procurement, subcontractors, vendors, quality, and documentation.
• Serve as the technical liaison among Align, clients, engineers, contractors, manufacturers, commissioning agents, and other stakeholders.

Skills

Project management

Data center cooling

Hyperscale cooling

Field coordination

Travel planning

Communication

Subcontractor coordination

Education

Engineering degree or PE

Tools

Procore

Job description

Align is seeking a Field Project Manager - Data Center Liquid Cooling to lead planning, estimating and execution of advanced cooling infrastructure for hyperscale and AI data center rooms. You will coordinate with engineers, manufacturers, and contractors across the nation.

The role requires hands-on technical leadership, strong project management, and the ability to travel about 50% to project sites; experience with direct-to-chip cooling and rear-door heat exchangers is a plus.