Project Manager - Data Centers
KCI Technologies, Inc.
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Job summary
KCI Technologies, Inc. is seeking a Project Manager – Data Centers to lead and deliver multi-site development programs from due diligence through construction support.
You will coordinate across engineering, environmental, and utility teams, ensuring safety, schedule, budget, and quality targets are met, while engaging with clients and stakeholders. The ideal candidate has extensive experience in large infrastructure projects, strong leadership, and a track record of coordinating complex
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Planning, or related field.
- 8–15 years of program or project management experience in large-scale infrastructure.
- Experience in data center development, power/utility intensive projects.
- Strong knowledge of permitting, entitlements, and utility coordination.
- Excellent written and verbal communication and stakeholder management.
Responsibilities
- Lead multiple data center development projects and workstreams.
- Develop and manage program execution plans, schedules, budgets, risks.
- Oversee consultants and ensure scope, schedule, quality compliance.
- Coordinate complex permitting across jurisdictions.
- Serve as a client-facing representative and manage stakeholders.
- Mentor project managers and foster cross-disciplinary collaboration.
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Job description
At KCI, we're building an enduring community that provides unparalleled value to our employee-owners. We make our mark designing and delivering our world-class solutions, so we invest deeply in supporting and developing our team. We reward integrity and commitment, and when we do well, you do well. Our employees have the freedom to innovate, unlimited growth, a voice that matters, a lifestyle that works, and skin in the game. Achievements are shared and celebrated. As a team, we are motivated to better ourselves, each other, and the world around us.
KCI Technologies, Inc. is a 100% employee-owned engineering, consulting and construction firm serving clients throughout the United States. KCI is recognized as an industry leader, employing cutting-edge technologies, management practices and strategic growth initiatives. Employee ownership fosters an entrepreneurial spirit, encourages technical expertise, and shapes strategic planning.
KCI is currently ranked #56 on Engineering News-Record's list of the Top 500 design firms in the nation.
We offer a competitive compensation package, family friendly benefits, a collaborative working environment, and the training, mentoring and resources you need to advance in your career.
We understand that you have choices, and we know that together we will make a great team!
KCI is committed to building a diverse and inclusive staff, and we encourage women, people of color, LGBTQ+ individuals, and individuals with disabilities to apply.
KCI Technologies, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status.
US-MD-Sparks
ID
2026-8010
Category: Project Management
Type: Full-Time Regular - 40 hours
Posted Date: 3 days ago (8/17/2026 3:10 PM)
Max: USD $69.93/Hr.
Min: USD $42.49/Hr.
At KCI, we're building an enduring community that provides unparalleled value to our employee-owners. We make our mark designing and delivering our world-class solutions, so we invest deeply in supporting and developing our team. We reward integrity and commitment, and when we do well, you do well. Our employees have the freedom to innovate, unlimited growth, a voice that matters, a lifestyle that works, and skin in the game. Achievements are shared and celebrated. As a team, we are motivated to better ourselves, each other, and the world around us.
KCI Technologies, Inc. is a 100% employee-owned engineering, consulting and construction firm serving clients throughout the United States. KCI is recognized as an industry leader, employing cutting-edge technologies, management practices and strategic growth initiatives. Employee ownership fosters an entrepreneurial spirit, encourages technical expertise, and shapes strategic planning.
KCI is currently ranked #56 on Engineering News-Record's list of the Top 500 design firms in the nation.
We offer a competitive compensation package, family friendly benefits, and the training, mentoring and resources you need to advance in your career.
We understand that you have choices, and we know that together we will make a great team!
KCI is committed to building a diverse and inclusive staff, and we encourage women, people of color, LGBTQ+ individuals, and individuals with disabilities to apply.
KCI Technologies, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status.
The Project Manager - Data Center Development is responsible for planning, coordinating, and delivering complex, multisite data center development programs from early due diligence through design, permitting, and construction support. This role serves as the primary integrator across technical disciplines, internal teams, consultants, utilities, and client stakeholders to ensure data center projects are executed safely, on schedule, within budget, and to required quality and performance standards.
The ideal candidate brings experience managing large infrastructure or missioncritical development programs and is comfortable operating in fast‑paced, high‑visibility environments with sophisticated clients.
- Lead multiple concurrent data center development projects or workstreams within a larger program, coordinating site/civil, environmental, utility, energy, and permitting efforts
- Develop and manage program execution plans, schedules, budgets, risk registers, and reporting frameworks
- Oversee consultants and subconsultants to ensure alignment with scope, schedule, quality, and contract requirements
- Coordinate complex permitting and entitlement strategies across local, state, and federal jurisdictions
- Support transition from development into design and construction phases, ensuring continuity and risk mitigation
- Serve as a key clientfacing representative, supporting strong, trustbased relationships with data center developers, owners, and end users
- Facilitate communication among internal teams, external consultants, utilities, municipalities, and regulatory agencies
- Prepare and deliver program updates, executive briefings, and issueresolution strategies
- Integrate multidisciplinary technical inputs (site selection, site/civil, environmental, utilities, power, and energy systems) into a cohesive development strategy
- Identify development risks related to schedule, permitting, utilities, environmental constraints, and constructability, and implement mitigation strategies
- Contribute to the development of standardized best practices, templates, and lessons learned for data center program delivery
- Assist with scope definition, fee development, contract negotiations, and change management
- Monitor program financial performance, including budgets, forecasts, and earned value metrics
- Support proposal development, pursuits, and strategic growth initiatives related to data center development
- Coordinate and mentor project managers and technical staff assigned to data center programs
- Foster collaboration across service lines and geographies to support integrated delivery models
- Support resource planning and workload balancing across active programs
* Essential Duties and Responsibilities are the basic job functions that an employee must be able to perform, with or without reasonable accommodation
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Planning, or a related field
- 8-15 years of experience in program or project management for largescale infrastructure, industrial, or missioncritical developments
- Demonstrated experience with data center development, power/utilityintensive projects, or complex industrial sites
- Strong understanding of permitting, entitlements, and utility coordination
- Proven ability to manage multiple stakeholders and competing priorities
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Experience with hyperscale or enterprise data center clients
- Familiarity with onsite power generation, transmission, water/reuse infrastructure, or energy systems
- Professional Engineer (PE), Project Management Professional (PMP), or similar credential
- Experience working in multistate or fasttrack development environments
- Program leadership and execution
- Risk management and problem solving
- Client relationship management
- Financial and schedule control
- Crossdisciplinary collaboration
- Strategic thinking with attention to detail
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