Remote Data Center Design Project Manager

Insight Global; Atlanta (GA); Remote; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Insight Global seeks a Senior Design Project Manager to lead the technical design delivery for large-scale data center projects. This role interfaces with developers, GCs, and internal design/engineering teams to manage design reviews and OPR compliance from engagement through handover.

The candidate will guide multidisciplinary submittal reviews, support fast-track delivery, and oversee change control governance, ensuring cross-functional alignment and timely decision-making across stage gates.

Qualifications

• 5–15 years of senior-level experience in design project management.
• Hands-on data center design experience.
• Background in civil engineering, architecture, or structural engineering.
• Knowledge of multi-disciplinary data center design and construction workflows.
• Experience in fast-track design and construction project delivery.
• CCB governance and engineering submittal/RFI management experience.
• Strong capability managing cross-functional handoffs between planning, design, and construction teams.
• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Architecture, Construction Management, or equivalent technical experience.
• Excellent stakeholder communication and risk management skills.
• Experience on hyperscale data center campuses.
• Prior experience supporting a major hyperscale or cloud provider.

Responsibilities

• Lead design delivery for data center projects, managing site-specific technical due diligence (TDD) and OPR compliance.
• Orchestrate multi-disciplinary technical submittal reviews across design stage gates: BOD, 30%, 65%, 95%, and IFC/IFP.
• Review developer deliverables against technical specifications and evaluate stage-gate entrance and exit criteria.
• Manage Change Control Board (CCB) processes to evaluate scope, schedule, and cost impacts from design modifications.
• Evolve compute and hardware requirements, or baseline specification updates.
• Facilitate regular technical syncs with external developers, third-party partners, and internal engineering teams.
• Maintain meeting minutes, partner accounts, and project environment access (e.g., ACC, shared drives).

Skills

Data center design

CCB governance

Stakeholder mgmt

Stage-gate reviews

RFI management

Cross-functional

Hyperscale DC

Technical design

Stage gate ownership

Project coordination

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering/Architecture/Construction Mgmt

Tools

Autodesk Construction Cloud (ACC)

Procore

Asana

Job description

Job Description

Role Overview

Our client, a leading hyperscale technology company, is seeking Senior Design Project Managers to lead technical design delivery for large-scale data center projects. This role sits between the developer, the general contractor, and the owner's internal design and engineering teams. It orchestrates design stage-gate reviews, technical due diligence, Owner Project Requirements (OPR) compliance, and change control governance from early engagement through design completion and handover to construction.

Key Responsibilities

Lead design delivery for assigned data center projects, managing site-specific technical due diligence (TDD) and OPR complianceOrchestrate multi-disciplinary technical submittal reviews across design stage gates: BOD, 30%, 65%, 95%, and IFC/IFPReview developer deliverables against technical specifications and evaluate stage-gate entrance and exit criteriaManage Change Control Board (CCB) processes to evaluate scope, schedule, and cost impacts from design modifications, evolving compute and hardware requirements, or baseline specification updatesFacilitate regular technical syncs with external developers, third-party partners, and internal engineering teamsMaintain meeting minutes, partner accounts, and project environment access (e.g., Autodesk Construction Cloud, shared drives)

Skills and Requirements

5–15 years of relevant experience at a senior levelHands-on data center design experienceBackground in civil engineering, architecture, or structural engineering, with a transition into technical program or project managementKnowledge of multi-disciplinary data center design and construction delivery workflows, with the ability to flag and drive resolution of cross-discipline change impactsExperience in fast-track, ambiguous design and construction project deliveryChange Control Board (CCB) governance and engineering submittal/RFI management experienceStrong capability managing cross-functional handoffs between planning, design, and construction teamsBachelor's degree in Engineering, Architecture, Construction Management, or equivalent technical experienceExcellent stakeholder communication and risk management skills, with the ability to distill and elevate critical issues to leadershipExperience on hyperscale data center campuses specifically, rather than general mission-critical or commercial constructionPrior experience supporting a major hyperscale or cloud providerProficiency with Autodesk Construction Cloud (ACC), Procore, and Asana

We are a company committed to creating diverse and inclusive environments where people can bring their full, authentic selves to work every day. We are an equal employment opportunity/affirmative action employer that believes everyone matters. Qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, marital status, national origin, ancestry, genetic factors, age, disability, protected veteran status, military or uniformed service member status, or any other status or characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations, and ordinances. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or the recruiting process, please send a request to [e-mail].