Project Manager – Data Center Construction

Akamai; Cambridge (MA); Hybrid; USD 105,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

FlexBase program

Healthcare benefits

401K savings plan

Parental leave

Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)

Job summary

Akamai is seeking a Project Manager Data Center Construction to lead multi-site data center builds, manage budgets, and coordinate with vendors and internal teams. You will oversee schedules, contracts, and compliance while traveling to project sites as needed.

Join Akamai to shape our growing edge infrastructure and cloud platform solutions, delivering reliable facilities and coordinating with cross-functional teams across regions.

Qualifications

• 8 years of relevant project management experience.
• 4+ years of direct contract administration experience.
• Proficiency with electrical, mechanical, fire protection and related systems.
• Willingness to travel to project sites.

Responsibilities

• Manage day-to-day data center construction activities across multiple projects.
• Develop project schedules and track critical paths from equipment purchase through installation and completion.
• Manage project budgets, tracking actual spending and changes in service orders.
• Ensure compliance with contractual terms, local building codes, and OSHA regulations.
• Provide regular progress reports including timelines, budgets, and construction status.
• Collaborate with vendors, contractors, and internal stakeholders to drive project execution.

Skills

Project management

Communication

Contract administration

Travel readiness

MS Project

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Microsoft Project

Job description

Are you excited to undertake large-scale data center construction projects from kickoff through commissioning and Go-Live?

Do you possess solid technical expertise in electrical, mechanical, and fire protection/life safety systems?

Join our team

At Akamai, we build standard-setting edge infrastructure and secure cloud platform solutions. Our Data Center Strategy team leads critical project implementations that power global operations. We collaborate across regions to build reliable, high-performing facilities. Join us to lead key data center builds and shape our growing network infrastructure.

Partner with the best

In this role, you will manage day-to-day data center construction activities across multiple project locations. You will oversee budgets, track critical path schedules, and ensure compliance with building standards. Working remotely and on-site, you will collaborate with vendors and internal teams to deliver successful data center projects.

As a Project Manager Data Center Construction, you will be responsible for:

• Managing day-to-day construction activities across multiple multi-megawatt data center projects
• Working with contractors and engineering teams, develop project schedules and track critical paths from equipment purchase through installation and completion
• Managing project budgets, tracking actual spending, and managing service order scope changes
• Ensuring project compliance with contractual terms, local building codes, and OSHA regulations
• Providing regular progress reports covering timelines, budget updates, and construction status
• Collaborating with equipment vendors, contractors, and internal stakeholders to drive project execution

Do what you love

To be successful in this role you will:

• Have 8 years of relevant experience and a Bachelor's degree
• Have 4+ years of direct contract administration experience
• Be well versed with electrical, mechanical, fire protection, plumbing, BMS/EMS, and security systems
• Have 4+ years of experience tracking pre-construction, mobilization, construction documents, permitting, commissioning, and project closeout
• Demonstrate solid technical skills, effective communication, and willingness to travel to project sites
• Be knowledgeable in construction law, business practices, and Microsoft Project applications
• Be willing to travel periodically within the U.S. and hold a valid U.S. driver's license

About us

At Akamai, we make life better for billions of people, trillions of times a day.
Whether you're streaming live events, scrolling social media, watching your favorite series, or managing your savings, we're the engine behind the scenes. We provide the world's most distributed platform from Cloud to Edge to help the giants of the digital world work faster and stay more secure, making the internet a better experience for everyone.
Our focus is simple:
Cloud and Edge: Running apps closer to users for instant performance.
Security: Neutralizing threats before they ever reach your data.
Content Delivery: Scaling the world's biggest moments without a glitch.
AI: Enabling our customers to build, secure, and scale AI apps on the world's most distributed cloud platform.
At Akamai, we don't just support the internet; we power and protect it, because behind every great digital experience is a massive hidden challenge. And we're the ones who solve it. When millions of people hit play or pay, Akamai ensures it just works.

Benefits at Akamai

We support your health, well-being, finances, and life beyond work. See our benefits.

FlexBase adapts to your job's needs

Akamai's FlexBase program is yet another way we show our commitment to providing employees with an exceptional workplace experience. It's not about telling employees where to work; it's about supporting employees to do their best work.
We trust our incredible employees to work in ways that suit them best: at home, in an office, or a combination of both.

Compensation

Akamai is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. For US based candidates only - the base salary for this position ranges from $105,400 - $189,600/year; a candidate’s salary is determined by various factors including, but not limited to, relevant work experience, skills, certifications and location. Compensation for candidates outside the US will vary. The compensation package may also include incentive compensation opportunities in the form of annual bonus or incentives, equity awards and an Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP). Akamai provides industry-leading benefits including healthcare, 401K savings plan, company holidays, vacation (in the form of PTO), sick time, family friendly benefits including parental leave and an employee assistance program including a focus on mental and financial wellness; Eligibility requirements apply.