Data Center Mechanical Project Manager -- Lead Projects

MRINetwork Jobs; Franklin Furnace (OH); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Car allowance

Relocation Assistance

401(k) contributions

Profit sharing

Comprehensive family healthcare

Job summary

Highland Consulting Group is representing a large regional mechanical contractor in the Franklin Furnace, OH area to recruit a Mechanical Project Manager to lead data center work—mechanical piping, plumbing, and HVAC—on high-value projects.

You will own scope from preconstruction through closeout, manage a team, ensure schedule, budget, and safety targets, and build long-term client relationships to support repeat business and future opportunities.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience as a Mechanical Project Manager delivering large commercial, institutional, or government projects.

Responsibilities

• Lead all phases of assigned projects from award through closeout, ensuring scope, schedule, budget, and quality targets are met.
• Direct a team of Assistant Project Managers, Project Engineers, and Superintendents.
• Coordinate with scheduling resources to build and maintain project schedules and drive milestone completion.
• Prepare, price, and negotiate change orders; maintain accurate, timely change documentation and logs.
• Own project financial performance—cost forecasting, billings, approvals, and budget adherence.
• Administer project contracts and subcontracts; ensure compliance with contractual requirements and internal controls.
• Lead buyout activities, including subcontractor selection, scope alignment, and equipment/material procurement.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for owners and key stakeholders; communicate progress, risks, and resolutions.
• Maintain complete project documentation, including RFIs, submittals, meeting minutes, and closeout deliverables.
• Coordinate punch-list walks with the Superintendent and owner’s representative; issue, track, and close punch items.
• Build long-term client relationships to support repeat business and future opportunities.

Skills

Mechanical Project Management

Team leadership

Cost control

Change orders

Job description

Highland Consulting Group is representing a large regional mechanical contractor in the Franklin Furnace, OH area to recruit a Mechanical Project Manager to lead data center work—mechanical piping, plumbing, and HVAC—on high-value projects.

You will own scope from preconstruction through closeout, manage a team, ensure schedule, budget, and safety targets, and build long-term client relationships to support repeat business and future opportunities.