Project Manager - Hosting

Hamilton Barnes Associates Limited; Kentucky; On-site; USD 180,000 - 220,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus

Medical/Dental & Vision insurance

401(k) with company match

Paid Time Off

Job summary

Hamilton Barnes Associates Limited is seeking an experienced project leader to own delivery of a new-build hyperscale data center in the US. You will coordinate GC, subcontractors, consultants, and vendors, ensuring the project meets scope, schedule, and cost while advancing readiness toward commissioning.

Candidates should have 8+ years in data center construction, strong MEP expertise, and a proven track record delivering ground‑up builds.

Qualifications

• 8+ years in data center construction, mission‑critical facilities, or comparable large‑scale projects.
• Proven track record delivering ground‑up builds from early site work to commissioning.
• Strong grounding in MEP systems, electrical distribution, cooling, and critical-path scheduling.

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, ensuring delivery aligns with scope, schedule, and cost.

Skills

Data center construction

Ground-up builds

MEP systems

Critical-path scheduling

Stakeholder leadership

Contractor management

Job description

Are you looking for an exciting new opportunity?

Join a global digital infrastructure company delivering next-generation data centre solutions for hyperscalers, cloud providers, enterprises, and AI-driven workloads across strategic markets. Operating across 12+ countries with 25+ data centres and more than 4GW of planned capacity, the organisation is developing scalable, secure, and sustainable infrastructure to support growing digital and AI demand.

The company is now expanding into the US with a multi-billion-dollar capital commitment and an ambitious multi-year capacity target across several states. This is an early-stage opportunity to help build the US division of a well-capitalised global data centre developer, with significant ownership as the business develops its hyperscale, build-to-suit, colocation, and AI-optimised infrastructure portfolio.

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

Skills/Must Have

• 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