Project Manager - Hosting

Hamilton Barnes Associates Limited; Kansas; On-site; USD 120,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus

Healthcare (Medical, Dental & Vision)

401(k) with company match

Paid Time Off and holidays

Industry-leading hyperscale projects

Job summary

Hamilton Barnes Associates Limited is seeking a project delivery lead to own end-to-end delivery of a new-build hyperscale data center in the US, from early site work to commissioning. You will coordinate GC, subcontractors, consultants, and vendors to ensure delivery aligns with scope, schedule, and budget.

You will collaborate with design, procurement, development, and operations teams to maintain momentum, enforce safety and regulatory compliance, and drive on-time handover to operations.

Qualifications

• 8+ years' experience in data center construction or mission-critical facilities.
• Track record delivering ground-up builds from site work to commissioning.
• Strong knowledge of MEP, electrical distribution, cooling, and critical-path scheduling.
• Experience with hyperscale operators or top-tier contractors preferred.
• Willing to be on-site for the duration or relocate.

Responsibilities

• Take full ownership of project delivery for a new-build hyperscale data center, from site work to completion.
• Manage general contractor, subcontractors, consultants, and vendors to align scope, schedule, and cost.
• Oversee on-site work streams: civil, structural, MEP, utilities, and critical infrastructure.
• Coordinate with design, procurement, development, and operations teams to keep project moving.
• Implement project controls: tracking, reporting, risk management, and change control.
• Ensure compliance with safety, environmental, and local/state regulations.
• Support commissioning readiness and handover to the operations team.
• Act as senior on-site representative owning delivery outcomes locally.

Skills

8+ years data center construction

Ground-up delivery

MEP systems expertise

Hyperscale experience

Stakeholder leadership

Communication & negotiation

On-site / relocation ready

Job description

Ready to take the next step in your career?

Join a privately held, well-capitalized global data center developer expanding rapidly into the US market. Backed by a major international real estate and infrastructure investor, the organization operates a multi-gigawatt landbank across multiple continents, delivering hyperscale, build-to-suit, colocation, and AI-optimized infrastructure for major technology customers.

The company is building out its US construction platform, with six sites already acquired and a multi-billion-dollar capital commitment supporting its expansion across several states. Joining at an early stage, this role offers meaningful ownership and the opportunity to help shape and grow the US division as the business delivers its ambitious multi-year capacity program.

Responsibilities:

• Take full ownership of project delivery for a new-build hyperscale data center, from early site work through to completion
• Manage and coordinate the general contractor, subcontractors, consultants, and vendors, keeping delivery aligned to scope, schedule, and cost
• Provide hands-on oversight of on-site work streams, civil, structural, MEP, utility tie-ins, and critical infrastructure installation
• Work in lockstep with internal design, procurement, development, and operations teams to keep the project moving and get ahead of issues before they become blockers
• Put strong project controls in place, tracking, reporting, risk management, and a clear change-management process
• Keep the project compliant with safety, environmental, and applicable local/state regulatory requirements
• Push the project toward commissioning readiness and support a clean handover to the operations team
• Act as the company's senior on-site representative, owning delivery outcomes locally

Required Skills/Qualifications:

• 8+ years' experience in data center construction, mission-critical facilities, or comparable large-scale industrial projects
• A demonstrated track record delivering ground-up builds, from early site work through to commissioning
• Solid technical grounding in MEP systems, electrical distribution, cooling infrastructure, and critical-path scheduling
• Experience with hyperscale operators, colocation developers, or top-tier mission-critical contractors strongly preferred
• Comfortable leading multi-stakeholder projects in a fast-moving, high-growth environment
• Strong communication, negotiation, and contractor-management skills
• Based on-site (or willing to relocate) for the duration of the build

Benefits:

• Annual bonus paid bi-annually
• Medical, Dental & Vision insurance
• 401(k) with company match
• Paid Time Off and company holidays
• Opportunity to work on industry-leading hyperscale data center projects

Salary:

• Up to $200k