Infra / Data Center Project Manager (PM)

Cloud Hybrid Technologies, LLC; Illinois; On-site; USD 82,656 - 151,536; Full time

Job summary

Cloud Hybrid is seeking an experienced Infrastructure / Data Center Project Manager to lead mission-critical initiatives, including new builds, upgrades, migrations, and consolidations. A PMI-certified PMP is preferred with a proven track record delivering complex data center projects.

The role requires developing, executing, and maintaining project plans, coordinating across security, network, storage, and application workstreams, and managing vendor relationships, risks, and budgets to ensure

Qualifications

• 10+ years of PMI-certified project management experience.
• 12+ years managing large-scale infrastructure / data center projects.
• Strong technical understanding of servers, storage, networking, cabling, power, and cooling.
• Exceptional stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Experience managing cross-functional teams and vendors.
• Strong risk, budget, and dependency management.
• Proficiency with PM tools such as MS Project, Smartsheet.

Responsibilities

• Develop, execute, and maintain comprehensive project plans (WBS, schedules, risk tracking, etc.).
• Oversee infrastructure and data center initiatives — new builds, expansions, upgrades, and migrations.
• Coordinate across security, network, storage, and application workstreams.
• Manage vendor relationships, ensuring timely delivery of hardware, cabling, and configuration.
• Track and report milestones, risks, and dependencies through regular executive updates.
• Ensure adherence to data center standards, operational policies, and security guidelines.
• Oversee budgets, resources, and vendor deliverables to maintain cost and schedule control.
• Conduct post-implementation reviews and ensure seamless transition to operations.

Skills

PMI-certified

Stakeholder management

Communication

Cross-functional teams

Vendor management

MS Project

Smartsheet

Risk management

Budget management

Tools

MS Project

Smartsheet

Job description

Location:

Hybrid, IL

Duration:

12 Months + Extension

Hourly Rate:

Depending on Experience (DOE)

Work Authorization:

We’re seeking an experiencedInfrastructure / Data Center Project Managerto lead and deliver mission-critical infrastructure initiatives for our client. The ideal candidate is aPMI-certified professional (PMP)with a proven track record in managing complex, end-to-end data center projects — from new builds and hardware upgrades to migrations and consolidations.

Key Responsibilities:

Develop, execute, and maintain comprehensiveproject plans (WBS, schedules, risk tracking, etc.).

Overseeinfrastructure and data center initiatives — new builds, expansions, upgrades, and migrations.

Coordinate acrosssecurity, network, storage, and application workstreams.

Managevendor relationships, ensuring timely delivery of hardware, cabling, and configuration.

Track and report milestones, risks, and dependencies through regular executive updates.

Ensure adherence todata center standards, operational policies, and security guidelines.

Overseebudgets, resources, and vendor deliverables to maintain cost and schedule control.

Conductpost-implementation reviews and ensure seamless transition to operations.

Required Skills & Experience:

10+ years of PMI-certified project management experience.

12+ years managing large-scaleinfrastructure / data center projects.

Strong technical understanding ofservers, storage, networking, cabling, power, and cooling.

Exceptionalstakeholder management and communication skills.

Experience managingcross-functional teams and vendors.

Strongrisk, budget, and dependency management skills.

Proficiency withMS Project, Smartsheet, or similar PM tools.

Certifications Required: PMP (Project Management Professional) and PgMP

Cloud Hybrid is an equal opportunity employer inclusive of female, minority, disability and veterans, (M/F/D/V). Hiring, promotion, transfer, compensation, benefits, discipline, termination and all other employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, national origin, citizenship/immigration status, veteran status or any other protected status. Cloud Hybrid will not make any posting or employment decision that does not comply with applicable laws relating to labor and employment, equal opportunity, employment eligibility requirements or related matters. Nor will Cloud Hybrid require in a posting or otherwise U.S. citizenship or lawful permanent residency in the U.S. as a condition of employment except as necessary to comply with law, regulation, executive order, or federal, state, or local government contract.