Field Lead: Data Center Liquid Cooling

Align Communications; Sterling (VA); On-site; USD 170,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage

Dental coverage

Vision coverage

HSA / FSA

PTO

Holidays

Cellphone reimbursement

Commuter benefits

Wellness programs

Employee referral program

Job summary

Align is seeking a Field Project Manager specializing in data center liquid cooling to lead planning, estimating, and execution of advanced cooling infrastructure for hyperscale and AI spaces. The role requires coordinating engineers, manufacturers, and contractors across nationwide sites, with a focus on performance, safety, and on-time delivery.

The ideal candidate has hands-on cooling experience, strong PM skills, and willingness to travel ~50% to project locations in the United States.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of project, construction, or technical management experience in data centers or mission-critical facilities.
• Demonstrated experience managing liquid cooling projects in hyperscale, AI, or other high-density data centers.
• Strong ability to coordinate engineers, contractors, commissioning agents, and vendors.

Responsibilities

• Lead data center liquid cooling projects from design coordination through installation, commissioning, and turnover.
• Oversee direct-to-chip cooling, rear-door heat exchangers, technology cooling loops, CDUs, manifolds, piping, pumps, heat exchangers, and related infrastructure.
• Coordinate with engineers, subcontractors, and field teams to identify design conflicts and translate requirements into practical solutions.
• Manage scope, schedule, budget, procurement, subcontractors, vendors, quality, and documentation.
• Serve as technical liaison among Align, clients, engineers, contractors, manufacturers, commissioning agents, and stakeholders.

Skills

Data center project management

Liquid cooling systems

Stakeholder coordination

Travel readiness

Tools

Procore

Job description

Align is seeking a Field Project Manager specializing in data center liquid cooling to lead planning, estimating, and execution of advanced cooling infrastructure for hyperscale and AI spaces. The role requires coordinating engineers, manufacturers, and contractors across nationwide sites, with a focus on performance, safety, and on-time delivery.

The ideal candidate has hands-on cooling experience, strong PM skills, and willingness to travel ~50% to project locations in the United States.