Operational Mechanical Design PM for Data Centers

Vantage Data Centers; New Albany (OH); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision coverage

Life and AD&D

401k with company match

Paid time off

Job summary

Vantage Data Centers seeks a Sr. Technical Project Manager, Site Deployment - Mechanical Design Assurance, to provide operationally focused mechanical review for new data center builds across North America.

This role represents Site Operations during design development and IFC drawing issuance. You will ensure mechanical systems are operable, maintainable, safe, and aligned with mission-critical requirements, collaborating with Design Engineering, Construction, Commissioning, and Site Operations

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in data center operations, mechanical engineering, commissioning, critical facilities maintenance, construction QA/QC, or mission‑critical infrastructure delivery.
• Strong working knowledge of data center mechanical systems, including chilled water, airside cooling, pumping systems, mechanical controls, water treatment, and supporting utility systems.
• Experience reviewing mechanical drawings, specifications, submittals, commissioning documents, sequence of operations, and technical vendor documentation.
• Ability to identify operability, maintainability, reliability, safety, and lifecycle risks within mechanical design packages before construction execution.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to clearly articulate operator concerns to Design Engineering, Construction, Commissioning, and Site Operations stakeholders.
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple concurrent projects, track comments and issues to closure, and support fixed project milestones.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications and familiarity with project documentation, drawing management, and issue tracking workflows.

Responsibilities

• Review mechanical design milestones including 30%, 60%, 90%, IFC, bulletin, and construction revision packages.
• Assess chilled water plants, CRAH/CRAC systems, pumps, piping, valves, heat exchangers, cooling towers, dry coolers, economization systems, filtration, water treatment, controls, and associated support infrastructure.
• Validate maintenance access, equipment clearances, rigging paths, valve accessibility, isolation strategy, redundancy philosophy, and operational workflows within mechanical spaces.
• Track design review comments, assigned actions, and open mechanical issues through closure with Design Engineering, Construction, Commissioning, and Site Operations stakeholders.
• Participate in recurring design coordination meetings, page turns, constructability reviews, operability reviews, and commissioning planning sessions.
• Review MEP coordination impacts where mechanical systems interface with electrical, controls, fire protection, architectural, structural, and civil scopes.
• Provide operator perspective on sequence of operations, controls strategy, sensor placement, alarm strategy, setpoints, trending capability, and emergency operating scenarios.
• Review proposed equipment substitutions or manufacturer deviations for potential impacts to maintainability, spare parts, training, warranty, resilience, and operational standardization.
• Support development of operational design standards, mechanical review checklists, lessons learned repositories, and acceptance criteria used by the Site Deployment organization.
• Partner with local MCO leadership to ensure future operators understand mechanical design intent, operating limitations, maintenance requirements, and known risk items prior to turnover.

Skills

Mechanical design understanding

Operational thinking

Design review experience

Project coordination

Communication skills

Travel capability

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Engineering Technology, Facilities Management, or related field

Tools

BMS/EPMS coordination

TAB review

CMMS familiarity

Job description

Vantage Data Centers seeks a Sr. Technical Project Manager, Site Deployment - Mechanical Design Assurance, to provide operationally focused mechanical review for new data center builds across North America.

This role represents Site Operations during design development and IFC drawing issuance. You will ensure mechanical systems are operable, maintainable, safe, and aligned with mission-critical requirements, collaborating with Design Engineering, Construction, Commissioning, and Site Operations