Data Center Project Manager

Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising; Columbus (OH); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

HDR is seeking a Data Center Project Manager to join the Building Engineering Services team in Ohio. The role leads multi-disciplinary design teams, coordinates with clients and partners, and manages scope, schedule and budget from proposal to closeout.

The position emphasizes mentoring and delivering technically excellent solutions in the mission-critical arena. The successful candidate will have strong leadership, organization, and communication skills, with 7+ years of project management

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required in a related field.
• Minimum of 7 years related experience in project management.
• Experience leading multi-disciplinary design teams is required.

Responsibilities

• Lead design teams from inception through completion.
• Coordinate with clients, architects, engineers, contractors and marketing members.
• Manage scope, schedule, budget, and quality across all project phases.
• Develop and maintain client relationships and pursue new work.

Skills

Leadership

Project management

Client relations

Communication

Mentoring

Education

Bachelor's degree in related field

Tools

Newforma Project Center

ProjectWise

Job description

At HDR, our employee-owners are fully engaged in creating a welcoming environment where each of us is valued and respected, a place where everyone is empowered to bring their authentic selves and novel ideas to work every day. As we work to weave diversity, equity, and inclusion into our work and foster a sense of belonging throughout the company and within our communities, we constantly ask ourselves: What is our impact on the world?
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Each and every role throughout our organization makes a difference in our ability to change the world for the better. Read further to learn how you could help make great things possible not only in your community, but around the world.

HDR is looking for a Data Center Project Manager to join our Building Engineering Services team in Ohio/Pennsylvania. Our team is looking for a candidate to meet the demands of our client base including Science and Technology, Mission Critical and Commercial projects. We are actively seeking candidates with experience within the mission critical environment. This individual should also have a desire to mentor and train younger project managers. The Data Center Project Manager will be responsible for leading design teams and projects from start to finish. This will include coordinating and working closely with clients, architects, engineers, contractors, marketing members, and all other team members. They will be responsible for maintaining client relationships and managing team members through all phases of the project from proposal/fee development, site feasibility reports, construction documents, and overall construction administration. Passion, work ethic, self-motivation, and strong leadership skills are a must to deliver technically excellent design solutions for our clients. Additional responsibilities include:

Primary Duties:

This position is an opportunity to join one of the largest, fastest growing, and comprehensive TMT (Tech, Media and Telecom) practices in the industry. In additional to managing and delivery projects (which is the primary focus of this role), the successful candidate must possess the drive, experience and charisma needed to develop and secure work from a robust global client base and expand upon HDR’s reputation within these markets. This individual will manage multi-disciplinary design teams from project conception to completion. Keen focus on organizational skills and follow-through are required to be successful in this role.

• Help grow a team that works together to create a collaborative environment that promotes career growth, the production of high-quality construction documents, client satisfaction, and acts as a safety net for each other.
• Coordinate the work of multidiscipline design teams.
• Mentor, organize, and facilitate the growth of staff.
• Coordinate workload through the entire project development to complete documents on schedule.
• Mission Critical staff recruiting and retention.
• Marketing:
  • Establish client relations, and participate in marketing, design, and production meetings.
  • Assist Marketing and Business Development groups in developing fee proposals and scope of work documents.
  • Promote HDR through regular client interface.
  • Collaborate on development strategies, new business prospects, technical services, quality, and production methods and standards, to achieve the established goals and objectives of the business group, region and company.
• Technical:
  • Ensure product deliverables meet quality standards.
  • Manage and lead project teams to ensure successful project delivery and client satisfaction.
  • Control project quality, schedule, scope, and budget.
  • Forecasting, invoicing, and contract management.
  • Create vital proposal content including scope, schedule, and budget.
  • Assist HDR in interview and interview preparation/presentations.
  • Work cooperatively with local office leads, other business groups, technical directors and marketing managers.
• Perform other duties as needed.
• Travel: Some travel to job sites or other HDR offices could be required. This would be communicated in advance to give adequate coordination time with project work and personal life.

Preferred Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years leadership experience in the areas of site programming, project planning, design, construction and/or commissioning
• Previous Data Center/Mission Critical experience an architectural/engineering, or engineering consulting firm is desired.
• Strong desire to stay current with the trends of the fast-paced industry of mission critical.
• Must have the ability to interact with various design teams, have excellent organizational, project management and communication (both written and verbal) skills
• Working knowledge of the following standards: Uptime Topology standards, ASHRAE TC 9.9, and the ISO standards regarding PUE, CUE, and WUE.
• Working knowledge of Newforma Project Center and/or ProjectWise Document Management Software
• Excellent organizational and communication skills
• Strongly motivated and showing professional initiative.
• Focused on client outcomes.
• Working knowledge of current industry standards
• Strong organizational and time management skills to effectively work on multiple projects simultaneously.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in related field
• 7 years related experience
• A minimum of 2 years project management experience
• Must have the ability to interact with various design teams, have excellent organizational, project management and communication (both written and verbal) skills
• An attitude and commitment to being an active participant of our employee-owned culture is a must

What We Believe

HDR is our company. Together, we build on each other's life experiences and perspectives to make great things possible every day. This shapes our collaborative culture, encourages organizational trust and connects us closer to the clients and communities we serve.

Our Commitment

As employee owners, we all have a role in creating an inclusive environment where each of us is welcomed, valued, respected and empowered to bring our authentic selves to work every day.

Our eight Employee Network Groups (Asian Pacific, Black, Hispanic/Latino(a), LGBTQ+, People with Disabilities, Veterans, Women, Young Professionals) help create a sense of belonging and foster a supportive environment where everyone is empowered to engage and contribute. Each group has an executive sponsor and is open to all employees.

At HDR, we are committed to the principles of employment equity.

We consider all qualified applicants, regardless of criminal histories, arrest and conviction records.

Primary Location

United States-Ohio-Columbus

Other Locations

Schedule

Full-time

Employee Status

Regular

BusinessClass : Program Management

Job Posting

Aug 3, 2026

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