Modular Data Center Deployment Lead

Rune; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equal opportunity employer

Competitive compensation

Job summary

Rune deploys hardware, software, and financial solutions to turn stranded solar/wind power into compute, building modular data centers at solar sites. As a Project Manager, you will own RELIC deployments from site prep to energization, and handoff to fleet operations, translating contract requirements into actionable deployment plans.

You will coordinate across supply chain, manufacturing, logistics, and site partners, manage third-party contractors, and ensure safety and quality on site while

Qualifications

• 5+ years of project management experience in modular/containerized data centers or similar field deployment environments.
• Working knowledge of electrical construction; comfortable with single-lines, power distribution, and energization practices.
• Familiarity with structured cabling and fiber optics (multimode fiber, MTP/MPO trunks, optical transceivers).
• Strong organizational and scheduling discipline; fluent in Gantt-based tools (e.g., Smartsheet, MS Project, Asana) and rigorous with checklists and documentation.
• Willingness to travel extensively during deployment windows and work on active construction sites.

Responsibilities

• Own the end-to-end deployment schedule for each site, phase by phase including site preparation, delivery, placement, electrical, server installation, networking, energization, and commissioning.
• Coordinate across supply chain, manufacturing, logistics, and site partners to hold milestones; track dependencies, lead times, and risks, and escalating early with solutions.
• Verify site readiness checklists are complete before every mobilization.
• Manage multiple concurrent deployment phases and sites without dropping detail.
• Codify field learnings into playbooks, checklists, and installation standards so every deployment is faster and more repeatable than the last.
• Help design scalable deployment processes that support a growing, concurrent pipeline of sites.

Skills

Project management

Modular data centers

Construction coordination

Electrical knowledge

Travel willingness

Tools

Smartsheet

MS Project

Asana

Job description

Rune deploys hardware, software, and financial solutions to turn stranded solar/wind power into compute, building modular data centers at solar sites. As a Project Manager, you will own RELIC deployments from site prep to energization, and handoff to fleet operations, translating contract requirements into actionable deployment plans.

You will coordinate across supply chain, manufacturing, logistics, and site partners, manage third-party contractors, and ensure safety and quality on site while