Project Manager/Data Center Site Lead

Zohorecruit; Kansas; On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Simple Solutions in Reno, NV is seeking a Project Manager/Data Center Site Lead to oversee daily onsite data center operations and provide direction to Data Center Technicians.

You will manage installation, cabling, deployment, troubleshooting, and decommissioning of high-density infrastructure while supporting liquid-cooled environments and CDUs. Strong leadership and coordination across teams are essential.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in data center operations, infrastructure, or mission-critical environments with leadership experience.
• Hands-on knowledge of servers, GPU/compute systems, networking equipment, structured cabling, rack infrastructure, and power distribution.
• Experience with high-density compute and liquid-cooled data center environments is highly preferred.
• Strong knowledge of CDUs, DLC systems, cooling loops, leak detection and flow/pressure monitoring.
• Excellent troubleshooting across hardware, network, power, cooling, and environmental systems.
• Experience with ticketing, DCIM, asset management, change management, and operational documentation.
• Ability to coordinate multiple technical teams and act as the primary onsite escalation point.
• Strong communication, leadership, and organizational skills for 24x7 operations.

Responsibilities

• Lead daily onsite data center operations and provide technical direction to Data Center Technicians.
• Oversee installation, rack-and-stack, cabling, deployment, troubleshooting, and decommissioning of high-density infrastructure.
• Support liquid-cooled environments, including CDUs, DLC systems, cooling loops, manifolds, and monitoring systems.
• Troubleshoot liquid-cooling alarms, leaks, flow/pressure issues, and CDU incidents, escalating as needed.
• Monitor power, cooling, temperature, humidity, and hardware health.
• Lead incident response, root-cause analysis, and escalation for critical issues.
• Coordinate onsite work across engineering, facilities, vendors, logistics, and remote teams.
• Manage technician priorities, ticket queues, maintenance, and shift handoffs.
• Ensure documentation, asset management, change-control procedures, SOPs, and reporting.
• Enforce safety procedures around electrical, mechanical and liquid-cooled infrastructure.

Skills

Data center operations leadership

Servers & GPU/compute systems

Networking equipment

Structured cabling

Power distribution

Liquid cooling knowledge

CDUs/DLC systems

Troubleshooting hardware

Ticketing/DCIM/Asset management

Team coordination/leadership

Documentation & SOPs

Tools

DCIM software

Asset management tools

Ticketing systems

Job description

Full time | Simple Solutions | United States

Posted On 10/05/2026

Job Information

Communications

Job Opening ID ZR_3069_JOB

Work Experience 5-7 Years

City Reno

State/Province Nevada

89501

Job Description

Job Title: Project Manager/Data Center Site Lead

Location:Reno, NV
What You'll Be Doing

• Lead daily onsite data center operations and provide technical direction to Data Center Technicians.
  
• Oversee installation, rack-and-stack, cabling, deployment, troubleshooting, break/fix, and decommissioning of high-density compute and networking infrastructure.
  
• Support direct-to-chip liquid cooling (DLC) environments, including Coolant Distribution Units (CDUs), cooling loops, manifolds, hoses, quick disconnects, and associated monitoring systems.
  
• Troubleshoot and coordinate response to liquid-cooling alarms, leaks, flow/pressure issues, temperature abnormalities, and CDU-related incidents, escalating to facilities or engineering teams as required.
  
• Monitor environmental and infrastructure conditions including power, cooling, temperature, humidity, and hardware health.
  
• Lead incident response, troubleshooting, root-cause investigation, and escalation for critical infrastructure issues.
  
• Coordinate onsite work across engineering, networking, facilities, vendors, logistics, and remote operations teams.
  
• Manage technician priorities, work assignments, ticket queues, maintenance activities, and shift handoffs.
  
• Ensure accurate documentation, asset management, change-control procedures, SOPs/MOPs, and operational reporting.
  
• Enforce safety procedures and operational standards when working around electrical, mechanical, and liquid-cooled infrastructure.
  

What We Need to See

• 5+ years of experience in data center operations, infrastructure, or mission-critical environments, including experience leading technicians or onsite operations.
  
• Strong hands-on knowledge of servers, GPU/compute systems, networking equipment, structured cabling, rack infrastructure, and power distribution.
  
• Experience supporting high-density compute and liquid-cooled data center environments strongly preferred.
  
• Working knowledge of CDUs, DLC systems, cooling loops, leak detection, flow/pressure monitoring, and liquid-cooling operational procedures.
  
• Strong troubleshooting skills across hardware, network connectivity, power, cooling, and environmental infrastructure.
  
• Experience with ticketing, DCIM, asset management, change management, and operational documentation.
  
• Ability to coordinate multiple technical teams and serve as the primary onsite escalation point.
  
• Strong communication, leadership, and organizational skills with the ability to operate effectively in a fast-paced, 24x7 data center environment.