Data Center Project Manager

Socket.dev; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 140,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

SB Energy is seeking an experienced Project Manager to lead medium-to-large construction capital projects, including data centers, on-site in Temple, Texas. The role covers budgeting, pre-bid planning, design coordination, and safety leadership, with a strong emphasis on delivering projects on time and within scope.

The ideal candidate will have 7+ years in construction management, 5+ years in hyperscale data centers, and proficiency with Procore, Cx Alloy, and P6.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Construction Management or equivalent.
• Minimum 7 years of leading construction projects; 7–10 years preferred.
• At least 5 years of hyperscale or colocation data center experience.
• Multi-prime or alternate procurement delivery experience preferred.
• Experience with Procore, Cx Alloy, and P6 is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with design teams, contractors, operations, and clients.
• Submit monthly project financial reporting including forecasting and cash flow.
• Review monthly contractor billing and substantiate progress with site walks.
• Lead contract negotiations with vendors and ensure alignment with specs.
• Guide work products to ensure data center spaces meet requirements and standards.
• Drive lessons learned, cost and schedule savings, and lifecycle improvements.
• Coordinate design criteria with budget and ongoing facility maintenance.
• Perform weekly safety walks and uphold SB Energy EHS policies.
• Mentor SB Energy team members and lead project closeout activities.

Skills

Project management

Leadership

Budgeting

Stakeholder management

Safety programs

Education

Bachelor's degree in Construction Management

Tools

Procore

Cx Alloy

Primavera P6

MEP/CSA knowledge

Job description

Do you want to work with high-caliber professionals in a dynamic and growing company? Are you entrepreneurial, hard-working, and collegial? Join us at SB Energy, a leading infrastructure company backed by SoftBank Group and Ares Infrastructure, pairing cutting-edge innovation with best-in-class execution. Our mission is to deliver reliable and secure data center and power infrastructure to strengthen America's future.

Founded in 2019, SB Energy is a SoftBank Group company headquartered in Redwood City, California. In 2026, SoftBank Group and OpenAI announced a $1 billion investment to support SB Energy as their leading development and execution partner for data center campuses, while Ares Infrastructure continues its long-standing support of the company's growth. SB Energy develops, builds, owns, and operates some of the largest and most technically advanced energy and data center infrastructure projects in the United States. Since its founding, the company has rapidly grown into a top-tier integrated platform with more than 3 gigawatts (GW) in operation and a multi-GW pipeline of energy and data center infrastructure nationwide.

SB Energy also leverages a strong culture of innovation to identify and integrate new technologies into its projects, including its AI-based digital platform, delivering energy infrastructure that is local, reliable, and matched to load. We are building the energy and infrastructure future—today.

Come join us in accelerating the energy and infrastructure transition!

Basic Function

SB Energy is looking for a Project Manager to lead and drive success on new and ongoing, medium-to-large-sized construction capital projects including Data Centers. The position covers all aspects of a construction project. This will be an on-site role, five days per week, requiring at least five years of hyperscale or colocation-provider data center experience. Areas of expertise require autonomy and independent discretion in the following areas:

• RFP development and overall project budgeting.
• Pre-bid planning, oversight and coordination.
• Lead multiple projects/deliverables.
• Leading all design phases and documents working internally with stakeholder groups and SME’s.
• Customer engagement for sales and fulfillment of project requirements.
• Coordination and supervision of design-build, and design bid build contractors.
• Oversight of physical construction activities on site.
• Coordination and logistical planning for all OFCI equipment.
• Leading commissioning of critical systems integration across new data centers.
• Hand-off of physical data center and project documents to operations.
• Management in prime contractor safety performance.
• Management of project scope, safety, schedule, stakeholder, and budget.
• Drive all aspects of construction including pre-construction, design development, permitting and entitlements, competitive bid process, team selection, construction oversight, commissioning, and project closeout.
• Cultivate ability to build business cases and bring projects from concept through internal project approval.
• Implement project quality controls and safety programs through an in-depth understanding of the partner contracts and design documents.
• Lead the SB Energy site safety program and provide weekly HRA site walk reports. Two (2) HRA site walks are required per week to provide accurate safety metrics to the SB Energy EH&S department.
• Translate job requirements to execution with minimal supervision.
• Be a leader and mentor to SB Energy team members.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with design team, contractors, operations teams and clients.
• Submit monthly project financial reporting including forecasting, cash-flow, etc.
• Review monthly contractor billing and perform job walks to substantiate progress.
• Develop, lead, maintain, and assist with contract negotiation of new and existing vendors.
• Lead input and delivery of work products from internal team members to ensure that new data center spaces align with the project requirements, customer requirements, all engineering standards, applicable codes, and specifications.
• Develop, document, and drive lessons learned, process improvements, cost, and schedule savings initiatives throughout the project lifecycle process.
• Work closely with the Operations to coordinate design criteria with budgetary issues and ongoing maintenance and operation of existing facilities
• Perform and or supervise weekly safety walks to ensure contractors are following SB EnergyEHS policies.
• Awareness of the importance of mission-critical facility operation.
• Additional duties as assigned from time to time by Management.

Qualifications/Requirements

• Bachelors degree in Construction Management, similar field, or equivalent experience.
• Minimum of 7 years of experience in leading construction projects of increasing complexity required, 7-10 years preferred.
• Minimum 5 years of hyperscale or colocation-provider data center experience.
• Multi-prime or alternate procurement delivery experience is preferred.
• Procore, Cx Alloy, and P6 experience preferred.
• Experience in CSA (civil, structural, architectural) and MEP (mechanical, electrical, plumbing) construction management is a requirement.

Location

On-site near Temple, TX.

Base Pay - $140,000 - $170,000

The pay range mentioned above is a guideline. We tailor each offer based on your unique skills, experience, location, and market benchmarks—while ensuring internal parity across our teams. In addition to competitive base pay, total compensation may include a discretionary annual bonus, equity grants, and a market leading comprehensive health and wellness benefits package. Final details will be discussed during the later stages of the hiring process.

Our Health & Wellness Benefits

At SB Energy, we invest in our people and their families with benefits designed for flexibility, support, and peace of mind. Full-time employees enjoy:

• 100% Company-Paid Medical, Dental & Vision (for employees and dependents)
• 401(k) with Company Match
• Generous Paid Time Off + 11 Paid Holidays
• 12 Weeks Parental Leave
• Life, AD&D & Long-Term Disability Coverage
• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) for Medical, Dependent Care, Transit & Parking (with company contributions)
• Mental, Physical & Social Wellness Support (with company contributions)
• Flexible Work Arrangements & Hybrid Office Setup Benefits
• Monthly Reimbursement for Phone, Internet & Data
• Optional Legal & Pet Insurance Plans
• Device Purchase Support

At SB Energy, the success of our projects is driven by a desire to see our projects benefit as many people as possible. We work to serve local communities through volunteering, fundraising, and much more. For example, we’re proud to support access and opportunity in engineering and clean energy through impactful mentorship programs and workforce training. When you join SB Energy, you can become a part of these efforts, collaborating with team members who share a vision of building a better future now!

SB Energy is built on a foundation of collaboration and inclusion. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, marital status, pregnancy, sex, gender expression or identity, sexual orientation, citizenship, or any other legally protected class.

To learn more about us, visit www.sbenergy.com.

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