Data Center Project Manager - Retrofit, End of Life, Operations

CBRE, Inc.; Atlanta, Austin, Phoenix (GA, TX, AZ); On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

CBRE, Inc. is seeking a Data Center Project Manager to lead capital improvement, end-of-life asset replacement, and data hall expansion projects within live mission-critical data centers.

This role will manage projects from scope development through design, procurement, construction, commissioning, turnover, and closeout, ensuring uptime, redundancy, safety, and operational continuity in a dynamic facility environment.

Responsibilities

• Manage end-of-life replacement and upgrade projects involving UPS systems, generators, switchgear, STS/ATS, PDUs, RPPs, chillers, CRAH/CRAC units, pumps, VFDs, controls, and related critical infrastructure.
• Lead data hall expansion, whitespace fit-out, capacity upgrades, and MEP infrastructure projects.
• Develop project scopes, budgets, schedules, procurement strategies, risk registers, and execution plans.
• Coordinate engineering firms, contractors, OEMs, commissioning providers, vendors, and data center operations teams.
• Manage projects within operational facilities while maintaining required redundancy, reliability, and uptime.
• Coordinate MOPs, shutdowns, equipment cutovers, temporary power/cooling, change control, and contingency plans.
• Manage long-lead equipment procurement, submittals, manufacturing schedules, delivery, installation, startup, and commissioning.
• Review designs, proposals, bids, RFIs, change orders, schedules, and contractor performance.
• Identify project risks and develop mitigation strategies for cost, schedule, safety, and operational impacts.
• Manage commissioning, operational turnover, as-built documentation, O&M manuals, warranties, training, and final project closeout.
• Support capital planning and lifecycle replacement strategies for aging and obsolete infrastructure.

Job description

About the Role:

As a CBRE Data Center Project Manager, you’ll lead capital improvement, end-of-life asset replacement, and data hall expansion projects within existing operational data centers.

This role will manage projects from initial scope development through design, procurement, construction, commissioning, turnover, and closeout. The ideal candidate will have experience delivering mechanical and electrical infrastructure projects in live mission-critical environments, where uptime, redundancy, safety, and operational continuity are essential.

This job is part of the Project Management function. They are responsible for the management of projects from initiation through completion

What You’ll Do:

• Manage end-of-life replacement and upgrade projects involving UPS systems, generators, switchgear, STS/ATS, PDUs, RPPs, chillers, CRAH/CRAC units, pumps, VFDs, controls, and related critical infrastructure.
• Lead data hall expansion, whitespace fit-out, capacity upgrades, and MEP infrastructure projects.
• Develop project scopes, budgets, schedules, procurement strategies, risk registers, and execution plans.
• Coordinate engineering firms, contractors, OEMs, commissioning providers, vendors, and data center operations teams.
• Manage projects within operational facilities while maintaining required redundancy, reliability, and uptime.
• Coordinate MOPs, shutdowns, equipment cutovers, temporary power/cooling, change control, and contingency plans.
• Manage long-lead equipment procurement, submittals, manufacturing schedules, delivery, installation, startup, and commissioning.
• Review designs, proposals, bids, RFIs, change orders, schedules, and contractor performance.
• Identify project risks and develop mitigation strategies for cost, schedule, safety, and operational impacts.
• Manage commissioning, operational turnover, as-built documentation, O&M manuals, warranties, training, and final project closeout.
• Support capital planning and lifecycle replacement strategies for aging and obsolete infrastructure.