Senior Field PM - Data Center Liquid Cooling

Align Communications

Plano (TX)

On-site

USD 170,000 - 210,000

Full time

3 days ago

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Benefits offered by this job

Medical/Dental/Vision

HSA/FSA

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Generous PTO

Paid holidays

Cellphone reimbursement

Floating holiday

Commuter benefits

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Referral program

Job summary

Align Communications seeks a Field Project Manager to lead planning, estimation, and execution of advanced liquid cooling infrastructure for hyperscale data centers. You will coordinate design, procurement, installation, testing, commissioning and turnover with engineers, manufacturers, contractors and operators.

The ideal candidate has 7+ years in data-center projects, practical liquid cooling expertise, and strong project management.

Qualifications

7+ years of project, construction, or technical management experience in data centers, mission-critical facilities, mechanical construction, or MEP construction.
Demonstrated experience managing liquid cooling projects in hyperscale, AI, or other high-density data centers.
Practical knowledge of direct-to-chip cooling, rear-door heat exchangers, CDUs, manifolds, piping, pumps, heat exchangers, filtration, controls, and related systems.
Experience overseeing installation, filling, flushing, filtration, pressure and leak testing, commissioning, and turnover.
Ability to interpret mechanical drawings, specifications, submittals, schematics, and construction documents and identify constructability issues.
Experience coordinating subcontractors, manufacturers, commissioning agents, and other trades.
Strong understanding of data center white-space construction and the relationship between cooling systems and IT infrastructure.
Strong project management skills across scope, schedule, budget, risk, quality, documentation, and subcontractor performance.
Willingness and ability to travel approximately 50% throughout the United States.

Responsibilities

Lead data center liquid cooling projects from design coordination through installation, commissioning, and turnover.
Oversee direct-to-chip cooling, rear-door heat exchangers, technology cooling loops, CDUs, manifolds, piping, pumps, heat exchangers, filtration, and related infrastructure.
Integrate cooling systems with server racks, IT equipment, power distribution, containment, overhead infrastructure, and other white-space systems.
Manage scope, schedule, budget, procurement, subcontractors, vendors, quality, and documentation.
Serve as the technical liaison among Align, clients, engineers, contractors, manufacturers, commissioning agents, and other stakeholders.
Review designs, drawings, submittals, specifications, equipment selections, and vendor proposals for functionality and constructability.
Evaluate system capacity, flow, pressure, redundancy, controls, connections, and integration with IT equipment.
Coordinate with engineers, subcontractors, and field teams to identify design conflicts and translate requirements into practical solutions.
Direct mechanical subcontractors, specialty installers, construction managers, and field personnel during liquid cooling installation.
Verify compliance with approved documents, manufacturer requirements, and project quality standards.
Coordinate piping, equipment connections, rack interfaces, controls, leak detection, power, and supporting infrastructure.