Senior Mechanical Design Assurance Project Manager

Vantage Data Centers; Ashburn (VA); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Vantage Data Centers is seeking a Sr. Technical Project Manager, Site Deployment - Mechanical Design Assurance to drive operational review of data center mechanical systems across North America.

You will ensure designs are operable, maintainable, safe, and reliable, partnering with Design Engineering, Construction, Commissioning, and Site Operations. Lead design page-turn reviews, evaluate equipment choices, review submittals and RFIs, and shape commissioning strategies.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in data center operations or mission-critical facilities.
• Strong knowledge of data center mechanical systems.
• Experience reviewing mechanical drawings and submittals.
• Ability to identify operability, maintainability, reliability risks.
• Excellent written and verbal communication.
• Willingness to travel up to 20% in North America.

Responsibilities

• Serve as primary Site Deployment rep for mechanical design assurance across assigned campuses, projects, and expansions.
• Participate in design page-turn reviews and provide operator‑focused comments from concept through IFC drawing issuance.
• Review mechanical design packages, narratives, specifications, sequences of operation, equipment schedules and drawings for operability and reliability.
• Review mechanical submittals, equipment selections, vendor documentation, and alternates for operational impact and lifecycle risk.
• Support responses to RFIs related to mechanical systems, equipment access, operating modes, redundancy, controls interfaces, maintenance clearances, and long‑term serviceability.
• Collaborate with Site Deployment TPMs and future MCO teams to ensure mechanical design intent is carried forward into construction and turnover.
• Capture lessons learned from active operating sites and feed them back into future mechanical design standards and review criteria.

Skills

Mechanical design review

Operator perspective

Project management

Cross-functional collaboration

Communications skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

MS Office

Drawing management

Issue tracking

Job description

Vantage Data Centers is seeking a Sr. Technical Project Manager, Site Deployment - Mechanical Design Assurance to drive operational review of data center mechanical systems across North America.

You will ensure designs are operable, maintainable, safe, and reliable, partnering with Design Engineering, Construction, Commissioning, and Site Operations. Lead design page-turn reviews, evaluate equipment choices, review submittals and RFIs, and shape commissioning strategies.