Data Center Site Project Lead

PTR Global; Buffalo (NY); On-site; USD 200,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

401K contributions

PTO and sick leave

Job summary

PTR Global is seeking a Site Project Manager to own the delivery of onsite data-center projects in Buffalo, NY and Abernathy, TX. This full-time role requires being onsite, coordinating expansions, retrofits, upgrades, and decommissions while maintaining live operations.

The successful candidate will manage scope, schedules, budgets, vendors, and contractors, ensuring safe, on-time completion within budget, and reporting progress to leadership.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience managing critical‑facility, construction, infrastructure, or data‑center projects end to end.
• Experience managing projects within existing, operational buildings or live environments.
• Ability to manage expansions, retrofits, upgrades, downgrades, and other capital or infrastructure projects.
• Strong understanding of critical‑facility environments and how to execute projects without disrupting live operations.
• Proficiency with project tracking and scheduling tools such as Smartsheet, Jira, MS Project, or similar.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end delivery of onsite projects, including deployments, expansions, retrofits, upgrades, equipment refreshes, and decommissions.
• Manage project scope, schedules, budgets, vendors, contractors, risks, and issue resolution.
• Coordinate work around uptime requirements, maintenance windows, and change-control processes.
• Partner with operations, facilities, engineering, SMEs, and construction teams to validate scope and execution.
• Hold contractors, vendors, and service providers accountable throughout the project lifecycle.
• Maintain project schedules, budgets, risk and issue logs, change records, and as-built/closeout documentation.
• Provide clear status, risk, and milestone reporting to site leadership and program stakeholders.
• Develop site-level process improvements, runbooks, and standards that make recurring projects faster and safer.

Skills

Project management

Vendor management

Stakeholder management

Communication

Live environment

Tools

Smartsheet

Jira

MS Project

Job description

PTR Global is seeking a Site Project Manager to own the delivery of onsite data-center projects in Buffalo, NY and Abernathy, TX. This full-time role requires being onsite, coordinating expansions, retrofits, upgrades, and decommissions while maintaining live operations.

The successful candidate will manage scope, schedules, budgets, vendors, and contractors, ensuring safe, on-time completion within budget, and reporting progress to leadership.