Project Manager (Austin, TX)

Li Thermal Works; Austin (TX); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Endeavour seeks a Project Manager for Austin, TX, to lead mission-critical infrastructure projects. You will partner with engineering, commissioning, and manufacturing teams, manage budgets, and ensure schedule discipline while maintaining safety and quality standards.

You will communicate with senior management and clients, enforce processes, and oversee commissioning readiness. This role requires travel to support regional deployment and effective reporting to leadership.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s in engineering or technical field or equivalent experience.
• 10+ years of project leadership experience.
• 7+ years in mission-critical infrastructure or data center delivery.
• Solid knowledge of HVAC, hydronic systems, electrical distribution, and controls integration.
• Experience with commissioning oversight and Level 3–5 testing.
• Proven ability to earn respect from technical teams and clients.
• Willingness to travel as needed for regional deployment.

Responsibilities

• Oversee full lifecycle of project delivery from pre-construction to turnover with focus on schedule, budget, safety, and quality.
• Build strong relationships with engineering, commissioning, service, and manufacturing teams for cross-functional alignment.
• Communicate with senior management, clients, and regulatory agencies.
• Enforce adherence to company processes, startup requirements, and commissioning readiness.
• Conduct inspections and audits to ensure safety and quality, complying with codes and regulations.
• Prepare and submit project plans and budgets; maintain cost control and accountability for financial performance.
• Ensure alignment between field conditions and design intent across mechanical, electrical, and controls systems.
• Travel up to 25% across specified US region.

Skills

Project leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication

Reporting

Education

Bachelor’s in engineering/technical field

Tools

Commissioning oversight

HVAC/electrical/controls knowledge

Job description

ThermalWorks has an exciting opportunity for someone passionate about sustainability and eager to be part of an innovative company that’s on a journey to transform the world’s infrastructure.

We are seeking a Project Manager to join the ThermalWorks team, working directly with theProject Management team.

Key Responsibilities

Include but are not limited to:

• Oversee the full lifecycle of project delivery, from pre-construction planning to turnover, with a strong focus on schedule discipline, budget adherence, safety, and quality standards.
• Build strong working relationships with engineering, commissioning, service, and manufacturing teams to maintain cross-functional alignment and solve technical problems.
• Communicate with senior management, clients, and regulatory agencies.
• Enforce adherence to company processes, startup requirements, and commissioning readiness.
• Conduct inspections and audits to ensure optimal performance, safety, and quality standards, ensuring compliance with local codes, standards, and regulations.
• Prepare and submit project plans and budgets. Maintain cost control and be fully accountable for project financial performance.
• Ensure alignment between field conditions and design intent, leveraging your understanding of mechanical, electrical, and controls systems.
• 25% travel across specified US region.

Education and Experience

• Bachelor's in engineering, construction, other technical degree, or equivalent experience.
• 10+ years of project leadership experience, with 7+ years in mission-critical infrastructure or data center delivery environments.
• Demonstrated success managing complex projects in a mission-critical environment.
• Solid working knowledge of HVAC, hydronic systems, electrical distribution, and controls integration.
• Experience with commissioning oversight, Level 3–5 testing, and integrated system delivery.
• Proven ability to earn the respect of both technical teams and clients through competence, consistency, and leadership.
• Strong organizational, communication, and effective reporting skills.
• Willingness to travel as needed to support regional deployment efforts.

Specific Skills / Abilities

• Demonstrated success managing complex projects in a mission critical environment.
• Solid working knowledge of HVAC, hydronic systems, electrical distribution, and controls integration.
• Experience with commissioning oversight, Level 3–5 testing, and integrated system delivery.
• Proven ability to earn the respect of both technical teams and clients through competence, consistency, and leadership.
• Strong organizational, communication, and effective reporting skills.

Working at Endeavour

Innovate at Speed: Thrive in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment where your ideas actually matter.
Own Your Work: Enjoy the flexibility and autonomy to execute and do your best work.
Learn from the Best: Collaborate daily with top-tier, experienced industry experts.
Elevate Your Craft: Be part of a respectful, continuous-learning culture driven by excellence.
Make a Real Impact: Join a team of dedicated changemakers building solutions that benefit people and the planet.

About ThermalWorks

ThermalWorks transforms data center cooling with ultra-efficient, modular systems that support dynamic AI workloads in any climate, with zero water consumption. Its multi-function chillers unify dry, trim, and full mechanical cooling into a single adaptive platform engineered to maximize tokens per watt.

About Endeavour

Endeavour builds technology infrastructure for the benefit of all. As the AI revolution drives unprecedented demand for resources, Endeavour provides the integrated infrastructure required to support global innovation while restoring the local environments we serve.

Inspired by nature, we design infrastructure as a cohesive system where every element feeds another to create a cycle of regeneration. This vision is realized through the Endeavour Stack, a collection of next-generation technologies that solve critical challenges in data, energy, materials, and water. Together, our systems allow AI cloud providers to scale with speed and agility, bypassing the constraints of traditional infrastructure.

At Endeavour, we do things differently. As a purpose trust, we reinvest profits to solve global problems. We are a collection of changemakers driven by our connection to each other, our communities, and our planet. By bringing proven experts together to move fast and cut through complexity, we are building a new model for infrastructure that delivers lasting benefits to our customers and local communities.

Position Overview

Position: Project Manager, Austin, TX

Full-Time or Part-Time: Full-Time

Reports to: Director of Project Management

Location: Austin, TX (remote with on-site work)

Contact: [e-mail]

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