Mission Critical Project Manager

ATOMS Careers page; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 214,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k)

Health Savings Account (HSA)

Discretionary vacation days

8 paid holidays per year

Job summary

Atoms is seeking an experienced project leader to own data center development from design through energization and turnover in San Francisco. You’ll manage cost, schedule, scope, and risk while coordinating electrical, mechanical, structural, and controls work with consultants, GCs, and vendors.

You have 7+ years delivering complex infrastructure projects, including data centers, with strong MEP knowledge. Procore and Bluebeam experience are preferred, and the role offers a competitive base

Qualifications

• 7+ years delivering complex construction or infrastructure projects.
• Experience with data center or mission-critical projects preferred.
• Strong understanding of MEP systems and constructability.
• Experience with utility energization, commissioning, turnover.
• Proficient in critical-path scheduling, cost management, procurement, and change management.
• Able to read and challenge drawings, specifications, schedules, estimates, submittals, RFIs, and proposals.
• Self-driven, independent decision maker under aggressive timelines.
• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related field preferred.
• Procore, Bluebeam Revu, and scheduling software experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Own data center projects from design through energization and turnover, controlling cost, schedule, scope, quality, and risk.
• Help build data center development program from the ground up, establishing standards and playbooks.
• Apply first-principles approach to design and build; challenge industry conventions.
• Drive project execution and identify risks, solving problems before milestones.
• Lead coordination across electrical, mechanical, structural, controls, fire/life safety, and architectural scopes.
• Drive utility coordination, permitting, inspections, energization, and commissioning.
• Manage consultants, general contractors, specialty trades, equipment vendors, and commissioning providers; ensure performance.
• Own procurement and delivery of critical equipment (transformers, switchgear, generators, UPS, cooling).
• Review designs, schedules, estimates, change orders; drive decisions rather than admin tasks.
• When problems arise, determine root cause, develop options, and drive resolution.

Skills

Critical-path scheduling

Cost management

Procurement

Change management

Subcontractor coordination

MEP systems understanding

Communication

Independent decision making

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related field

Tools

Procore

Bluebeam Revu

Scheduling software

Job description

Atoms is building the machines that power the next era of progress.

Over the last decade, software has transformed the digital world. But the physical world, where food is made, minerals are mined, goods are moved, and industries are run, remains far less intelligent, far less efficient, and far more constrained. We’re changing that.

Atoms builds Physical AI— real-world robots for the industries that move civilization forward, starting with food, mining, and transport. Our systems are designed to understand, predict, and control the real world with precision, turning complex physical operations into something more reliable, more scalable, and more productive.

This work requires more than robotics. It requires deep integration across hardware, software, AI, operations, manufacturing, and real estate. We don’t just build machines in a lab. We deploy them into real environments, operate them, learn from them, and improve they until they work at scale.

We are roboticists, engineers, operators, and builders. We believe the next great technology companies will not only transform information, but the physical systems that shape everyday life.

If you want to work on hard problems with real-world impact, join us.

What you’ll do

• Own data center projects from design through construction, energization, commissioning, and turnover, with accountability for cost, schedule, scope, quality, and risk.
• Help build Atoms’ data center development and construction program from the ground up, establishing the standards, processes, and playbook we’ll use as the program scales.
• Apply a first-principles approach to how we design and build. Challenge industry conventions, understand why things are done the way they are, and find better ways to deliver.
• Drive project execution and understand the critical path. Identify risks early and solve problems before they impact key milestones.
• Lead coordination across electrical, mechanical, structural, controls, fire/life safety, and architectural scopes.
• Drive utility coordination, permitting, inspections, energization, and commissioning.
• Manage consultants, general contractors, specialty trades, equipment vendors, and commissioning providers, holding teams accountable for performance.
• Own procurement and delivery of critical and long-lead equipment, including transformers, switchgear, generators, UPS, and cooling systems.
• Review and challenge designs, schedules, estimates, change orders, and technical proposals. Identify gaps and drive decisions rather than simply administering the process.
• When problems arise, determine the root cause, develop options, recommend a path forward, and drive it to resolution.

What we’re looking for

• 7+ years delivering complex construction or infrastructure projects, with meaningful data center or mission-critical experience. Experience working for a general contractor strongly preferred.
• Strong technical and field understanding of MEP systems, constructability, sequencing, subcontractor coordination, and means and methods.
• Experience delivering projects through utility energization, equipment startup, commissioning, and turnover.
• Strong command of critical-path scheduling, cost management, procurement, and change management.
• Ability to read and challenge drawings, specifications, schedules, estimates, submittals, RFIs, and technical proposals.
• Demonstrated ability to operate independently, make sound decisions with incomplete information, and solve difficult problems under aggressive timelines.
• Comfortable operating without an established playbook and turning lessons learned into repeatable standards and processes.
• Clear, concise communicator who surfaces risks early and comes prepared with solutions.
• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related field preferred.
• Procore, Bluebeam Revu, and scheduling software experience preferred.

At Atoms, you’ll work on one of the defining challenges of our time—bringing automation into the physical world to drive real, lasting impact. We exist to uncover valuable unknown truths and turn them into progress, which means constantly pushing beyond what’s known and building what doesn’t yet exist. The work is ambitious and often challenging, but it’s grounded in a shared sense of purpose and a team committed to seeing it through together. Our work only matters if it serves others, and we know that meaningful progress depends on the trust of the people we serve and the strength of our team—so we invest in both, creating an environment where you can do your best work and grow.

What else you need to know

This role is based in our San Franciscooffice. Atoms is a company driven by invention and continuous change - we are constantly reimagining our industries, building new products, and refining how we operate. We do our best work together. That’s why all of our office-based teams work onsite, five days a week.

The base salary range for this role is $ 150,000 - $214,000 per year.

Actual compensation will be determined on an individual basis and may vary depending on experience, skills, and qualifications.

Base salary is just one part of your total rewards package. You may also be eligible for equity awards and an annual performance-based bonus.

Benefits Summary (USA Full-Time Exempt Employees):

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance (multiple plans, incl. HSA options).
• Company-paid life and disability insurance (short- and long-term).
• Voluntary insurance: accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity.
• Optional supplemental life insurance for self, spouse, and children.
• 401(k).
• Health Savings Account (HSA)
• Flexible Spending Accounts (Healthcare, Dependent Care, Commuter)
• Discretionary vacation days
• 8 paid holidays per year

Benefits are subject to change at the company's discretion.
Atoms accepts applications on an ongoing basis.

Ready to join us as we serve those who serve others?

As set forth in ATOMS Careers page’s Equal Employment Opportunity policy,we do not discriminate on the basis of any protected group status under any applicable law.