IT Infrastructure Project Manager, Site Buildouts

Frontdoor Defense; California; On-site; USD 124,000 - 174,000; Full time

Job summary

Hadrian is seeking an IT Infrastructure Project Manager to own the technology scope of site buildouts from survey through go-live. You’ll lead greenfield and brownfield projects at multiple sites, coordinating with security, workplace, and factory development teams.

Work with architects, GCs, and trades to design, procure, and install IT cabling, power, HVAC, AV, and security. You’ll manage budgets, schedules, and deliverables while applying AI tools to speed documentation and decision making.

Qualifications

• 7+ years in IT, with 3+ years managing technology scope on construction projects.
• Experience delivering greenfield and brownfield offices, manufacturing facilities, warehouses, labs, or data centers.
• Experience with architects, designers, MEP engineers, GCs, and trades from schematic design through closeout.
• Experience writing and reviewing SOWs for low‑voltage and AV vendors, and managing vendors against them.
• Able to read and mark up construction drawings (low‑voltage, electrical, mechanical)

Responsibilities

• Lead site surveys of new and prospective sites: cabling, electrical, HVAC, telecom rooms, carrier availability, and wireless coverage.
• Walk active construction milestones to confirm cabling, power, cooling, and low‑voltage work meet spec.
• Track progress, milestones, risks, and dependencies in Smartsheet and Jira; keep stakeholders updated.
• Use AI tools to draft SOWs, summarize RFIs, submittals, and meeting notes, and build status updates quickly.
• Build repeatable templates (survey checklists, MDF/IDF specs, AV room standards, SOW templates) for faster project delivery.

Skills

Project management

Vendor management

Construction coordination

Requirements analysis

Technical reading of drawings

Documentation

AI-assisted workflows

Tools

Procore

Bluebeam

AutoCAD

Lucid

Miro

Visio

Smartsheet

Job description

IT Infrastructure Project Manager, Site Buildouts

Deliver IT infrastructure for Hadrian factory and office buildouts from site survey through go-live

Location: Torrance, California, Mesa, Arizona

Compensation: $124,000 - 174,000 USD / year

About The Role

Hadrian - Manufacturing the Future

Hadrian is building autonomous factories to reindustrialize America. By combining AI, advanced software, robotics, and full-stack manufacturing, we help aerospace and defense companies build rockets, satellites, aircraft, ships, and other mission‑critical systems up to 10x faster and at significantly lower cost.

Following our $1.37B Series D at a $7.87B valuation, Hadrian is rapidly expanding our manufacturing footprint, launching new capabilities across welding, casting, forging, electronics, additive manufacturing, and more, while scaling our Factory-as-a-Service platform to transform how critical products are built.

Backed by leading investors including JPMorgan Chase, Valor Equity Partners, Andreessen Horowitz, Founders Fund, 137 Ventures, Lux Capital, T. Rowe Price, and Morgan Stanley, we're building the future of American manufacturing—and looking for exceptional people to help make it happen.

If you're ready to take on the most challenging and rewarding work of your career while helping create American manufacturing jobs for generations to come, you're exactly who we're looking for.

The Role

Hadrian is building and expanding factories and offices across the country, both greenfield (new construction) and brownfield (retrofits of existing buildings). As our IT Infrastructure Project Manager, Site Buildouts, you'll own the technology scope of these projects from the first site survey to the day the building goes live.

You'll partner with Security, Workplace, and Factory Development to define what each site needs, then work with architects, designers, the General Contractor, and trades like cabling vendors and electricians to design, procure, and build it. You won't pull every cable yourself, but you need to understand IT cabling, electrical, HVAC, networking, AV, and low‑voltage security well enough to catch a bad design before it gets built.

Hadrian moves fast, and requirements are often still taking shape when a project kicks off. You'll run several projects at once and be expected to fill in the gaps: ask the right questions, recommend a path, and keep things moving. You'll use AI tools every day to help you keep up.

This is a full-time, on-site role based at our Torrance, CA HQ with 25-50% travel to project sites. It reports to David Chen, Director of IT.

What You'll Do

Requirements & Design

• Partner with Security, Workplace, and Factory Development to define each site's technology requirements (security systems and CMMC controls, offices and AV, production lines and shop‑floor connectivity) and turn them into one agreed‑upon IT scope
• When requirements are unclear, propose a recommended approach, document assumptions, and drive decisions
• Work with engineering teams to define MDF and IDF requirements: location, rack layout, power (circuits, receptacle types, UPS, and PDUs), cooling, and fiber and copper backbone
• Represent IT through each design phase (schematic design, design development, and construction documents), translating Hadrian standards into design requirements for architects and engineers
• Review drawings, panel schedules, RFIs, and submittals for cabling, power, HVAC, AV, and security
• Assess existing infrastructure on brownfield sites and plan phased cutovers that keep the business running

Site Surveys & Inspections

• Lead site surveys of new and prospective sites: existing cabling, electrical, HVAC, telecom rooms, carrier availability, and wireless coverage
• Walk active construction at key milestones to confirm cabling, power, cooling, and low‑voltage work is built to spec while the walls are still open
• Document findings, track deficiencies, and follow up with the GC and vendors until they are fixed

Procurement & Vendor Management

• Own the IT budget for each project and manage change orders
• Write statements of work (SOWs) for low‑voltage cabling and AV vendors that clearly define scope, deliverables, standards, schedule, and acceptance criteria
• Review vendor proposals and SOWs for gaps, exclusions, and assumptions before they are signed
• Run bids, select vendors, and hold them accountable to the SOW on quality, schedule, and scope
• Order long‑lead equipment and ISP circuits early so they land when the schedule needs them
• Represent IT in OAC and site coordination meetings

Project & Timeline Management

• Run several projects at once, each at a different phase, and own an IT schedule for each that ties into construction and equipment install timelines
• Re‑plan quickly when scope or timelines change, make tradeoff calls across projects, and communicate the impact clearly
• Track progress, milestones, risks, and dependencies in Smartsheet and Jira, and keep stakeholders updated
• Use AI tools in your daily work to draft SOWs, summarize RFIs, submittals, and meeting notes, compare vendor proposals, and build status updates faster
• Build repeatable templates (survey checklists, MDF/IDF specs, AV room standards, SOW templates) so each project goes faster than the last

Turnover & Closeout

• Own the IT punch list and collect test results, as‑builts, and documentation from vendors
• Capture as‑built information in Confluence (MDF/IDF layouts, rack elevations, cable and port maps, circuit and panel details, and test results) so every site has an accurate, up‑to‑date record
• Coordinate with Technical Field Engineers on deployment and go‑live, confirm readiness with partner teams, and hand off to local and central IT

What We're Looking For

• 7+ years in IT, with 3+ years managing technology scope on construction projects
• Delivered both greenfield and brownfield projects for offices, manufacturing facilities, warehouses, labs, or data centers
• Experience working with architects, designers, MEP engineers, GCs, and trades from schematic design through closeout, and comfort with RFIs, submittals, and change orders
• Experience writing and reviewing SOWs for low‑voltage and AV vendors, and managing vendors against them
• Able to read and mark up construction drawings (low‑voltage, electrical, mechanical)
• Proficient with construction, diagramming, and project tracking tools: Procore, Bluebeam, AutoCAD, Lucid, Miro, Visio, and Smartsheet
• Use AI tools (such as Claude, ChatGPT, or Copilot) as part of your daily workflow, with good judgment about checking outputs and following data‑handling rules
• Strong documentation habits. You can turn a finished build into clear as‑built records in Confluence or a similar wiki
• Strong knowledge of IT cabling: Ethernet (Cat6/Cat6A), single‑mode and multimode fiber, pathways, testing, and TIA standards
• Working knowledge of electrical as it relates to IT: circuits, receptacle types, PDUs, UPS, generators, grounding, and reading panel schedules
• Working knowledge of HVAC as it relates to IT: heat load and cooling for network and server rooms
• Solid networking fundamentals (LAN/WAN, VLANs, Wi‑Fi, PoE, ISP circuits), plus conference room AV and low‑voltage security systems (access control, cameras, intrusion)
• Experience leading site surveys and inspecting active construction
• Track record managing multiple projects and timelines at once
• Thrive in a fast‑paced, ambiguous environment. You can take a loosely defined ask, fill in the gaps, and drive it to a decision
• Clear communicator with a high degree of ownership

What Will Set You Apart

• BICSI RCDD, PMP, or AVIXA CTS certification
• IT experience in manufacturing or industrial facilities, including OT and shop‑floor connectivity
• Startup or fast‑track construction experience
• Experience with tools like Ekahau, Verkada, or Genetec
• Experience building AI‑assisted workflows or automations for project tracking and reporting
• CMMC, ITAR, or SCIF experience in aerospace, defense, or another regulated environment
• Hands‑on background as a network engineer, low‑voltage