Program Manager – Data Center & Technical Infrastructure

Zohorecruit; Haslet (TX); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Zohorecruit in Haslet, Texas is seeking a Program Manager for Data Center & Technical Infrastructure to lead technically complex programs from award through final delivery. The role centers on coordinating engineering, procurement, manufacturing, and customer delivery with a strong emphasis on schedule and budget adherence.

You will own budgets, milestones, and risks while maintaining open communication with customers and internal teams.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of relevant project, program, technical, or management experience.
• Ability to independently own complex projects from start to finish.
• Strong technical aptitude and ability to learn engineered products quickly.
• Experience managing drawings, milestones, procurement, manufacturing, schedules and budgets.
• Preference for experience in data centers, energy, industrial manufacturing or HVAC/engineered-to-order equipment.
• Engineering degree not required if you can engage with engineers and extract technical requirements.
• Strong customer-facing communication and cross-functional accountability.

Responsibilities

• Own complex technical projects from award to final delivery as the primary driver.
• Establish and monitor budgets, schedules, milestones, risks, dependencies and deliverables.
• Coordinate engineering activities to keep milestones aligned with commitments.
• Lead procurement requirements with buyers and supply chain to keep materials on track.
• Coordinate with manufacturing teams to identify bottlenecks and corrective actions.
• Interpret technical drawings and participate in engineering discussions.
• Maintain accountability across cross-functional teams and drive open items to closure.
• Serve as a primary customer-facing project contact with clear status updates.
• Translate customer requests into actionable information for internal teams.
• Step in to resolve obstacles while protecting schedule, budget, quality, and commitments.

Skills

Project management

Cross-functional leadership

Budget management

Engineering aptitude

Job description

Program Manager – Data Center & Technical Infrastructure

Haslet, United States

Job Description

Be Part Of A High-Performing Team

Join a technically driven organization delivering complex engineered solutions for large-scale infrastructure and data center customers. This team operates at the intersection of engineering, procurement, manufacturing, production, and customer delivery, requiring strong collaboration and disciplined project execution. The environment is fast-moving and highly customer-facing, with Project Managers serving as the central point of coordination to keep complicated technical programs moving from award through final delivery.

What’s In Store For You

• Fully onsite in Haslet,Texas , with the team operating essentially five days per week in the office.
  
• Occasional remote flexibility may be accommodated based on business and project needs.
  
• Approximately 20% travel , primarily to customer and data center sites.
  
• Opportunity to take ownership of technically complex, high-visibility projects supporting major customers.
  
• Potential long-term advancement into Program Management after demonstrating strong project execution and leadership, potentially within 1–2 years.
  

How You Will Make An Impact

• Own complex technical projects from award through final customer delivery, serving as the primary driver of execution.
  
• Establish, manage, and monitor project budgets, schedules, milestones, risks, dependencies, and deliverables.
  
• Coordinate engineering activities and ensure technical milestones remain aligned with overall project commitments.
  
• Initiate procurement requirements and partner closely with buyers and supply chain teams to keep materials and equipment on schedule.
  
• Coordinate with manufacturing and production teams, identifying missing components, bottlenecks, schedule risks, and required corrective actions.
  
• Interpret technical drawings and participate effectively in engineering discussions without needing to be the engineer designing the product.
  
• Maintain accountability across cross-functional teams and ensure open action items are driven through completion.
  
• Serve as a primary customer-facing project contact, providing clear status updates and managing expectations throughout execution.
  
• Translate customer requests and project changes into actionable information for engineering, procurement, manufacturing, and production teams.
  
• Step directly into project issues when needed, helping teams resolve obstacles while protecting schedule, budget, quality, and customer commitments.
  

Requirements

Do You Bring Proven Success in Complex Technical Program Management?

• Ideally 7+ years of relevant project, program, technical, or management experience , including several years directly functioning as a Project Manager.
  
• Demonstrated ability to independently own complex projects rather than primarily supporting another Project Manager.
  
• Strong technical aptitude with the ability to quickly learn engineered products, systems, and manufacturing processes.
  
• Experience managing projects involving technical drawings, engineering milestones, procurement, manufacturing, schedules, and budgets.
  
• Strong preference for experience within data centers, energy, industrial manufacturing, HVAC/thermal systems, engineered-to-order equipment, modular infrastructure, engineering, or similarly technical environments .
  
• Engineering degree is not required, provided the candidate can confidently engage with engineers and understand technical project requirements.
  
• Strong customer-facing communication skills with experience serving as the conduit between external customers and internal technical teams.
  
• Proven ability to drive accountability across multiple functions, identify risks early, and keep complicated projects moving.
  
• Highly technical military leadership backgrounds, including Navy Nuclear or comparable environments, are viewed positively but are not required.