Senior Mechanical Design Assurance Project Manager

Vantage Data Centers; Santa Clara (CA); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits

Job summary

Vantage Data Centers seeks a Sr. Technical Project Manager, Site Deployment - Mechanical Design Assurance, to provide operationally focused mechanical review for new data center builds and expansions across North America.

You will bridge Site Operations with Design Engineering, ensuring operability, reliability, and safe, maintainable designs. Based near North America offices with a hybrid model (3 days in-office, 2 days flexible), you’ll guide design reviews, commissioning strategies, and

Qualifications

• 5+ years in data center operations or mission-critical infrastructure.
• Strong knowledge of data center mechanical systems (chilled water, airside cooling, pumps, controls).
• Experience reviewing drawings, specifications, submittals, commissioning documents.
• Ability to identify operability, maintainability, reliability, safety, and lifecycle risks within mechanical design packages.
• Excellent communication across Design Engineering, Construction, Commissioning, and Site Operations.

Responsibilities

• Serve as primary Site Deployment representative for mechanical design assurance across campuses and expansions.
• Participate in design page-turn reviews and provide operator-focused comments from concept through IFC issuance.
• Review mechanical design packages, narratives, specifications, sequences of operation, equipment schedules and drawings for operability and reliability.
• Review submittals and vendor documentation for maintenance, spare parts, and lifecycle implications.
• Support RFIs related to mechanical systems, controls interfaces, and turnover readiness.
• Collaborate to ensure mechanical design intent carries into construction, commissioning and turnover.

Skills

Data center operations

Mechanical engineering

Project management

Commissioning

Technical communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

MS Office

BMS/EPMS coordination

Job description

Vantage Data Centers seeks a Sr. Technical Project Manager, Site Deployment - Mechanical Design Assurance, to provide operationally focused mechanical review for new data center builds and expansions across North America.

You will bridge Site Operations with Design Engineering, ensuring operability, reliability, and safe, maintainable designs. Based near North America offices with a hybrid model (3 days in-office, 2 days flexible), you’ll guide design reviews, commissioning strategies, and