Sr. Project Engineer

Fleet Data Centers; Sparks (NV); On-site; USD 112,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Fleet Data Centers seeks a Sr. Project Engineer to own coordination, readiness, and closure for assigned scopes on data center projects. You will work with Construction Managers and Sr. Construction Managers to drive issues to resolution and keep leadership informed with clear status and risks.

You will mentor Project Engineers, anticipate readiness and coordination risks, and bridge project controls with construction management to improve outcomes on mission-critical facilities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management, Engineering, Architecture, or related field (or equivalent experience).
• 4+ years in construction, project engineering, or project controls, owner/operator experience preferred.
• Proven ability to drive coordination across multiple stakeholders on large projects.
• Proficiency with Procore and Microsoft Office; familiarity with scheduling.

Responsibilities

• Own Assigned Coordination: independently own coordination, readiness, and action closure for meaningful scopes, driving items to resolution across internal and external parties.
• Decision & Commitment Tracking: maintain owner decision, clarification, and commitment tracking; identify stalled items and impact of unresolved issues.
• Review Workflow & Visibility: manage review workflows and status visibility so owner decisions are timely and informed; identify bottlenecks.
• Reporting Leadership: own recurring reporting for assigned responsibilities, presenting clear status, trends, and open risks to leadership.

Skills

Coordination

Leadership

Communication

Problem-solving

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management, Engineering, Architecture, or related field

Equivalent practical owner-side experience

Tools

Procore

Microsoft Office

Construction scheduling software

Job description

Role Summary

Reports to: Construction Manager / Sr. Construction Manager (by assigned scope)

Experience: 4+ years

Position Overview

The Sr. Project Engineer is an owner/operator team member who owns the coordination, readiness, and follow-through for assigned scopes across Fleet’s data center projects. Reporting to the Construction Manager or Sr. Construction Manager who leads their assignedscope, andworking closely with the Sr Construction Managers (CSA, MEP, and BTM/Substation/BESS), this role goes beyond tracking information — it actively drives closure across multiple parties, frames issues with recommended next steps, and keeps the owner team’s visibility decision-ready.

The Sr. Project Engineer is a force multiplier for the Construction Managers: reducing leadership blind spots,anticipatingreadiness and coordination risks before theyimpactthe project, and mentoring Project Engineers. This role bridges project controls and construction management.

Key Responsibilities

Coordination & Readiness Ownership

• Own Assigned Coordination: Independentlyowncoordination, readiness, and action closure for meaningful scopes or workstreams, driving items to resolution across internal and external parties.

• Decision &Commitment Tracking:Maintainowner decision, clarification, andcommitment tracking;identifystalled items and highlight business impact of unresolved issues.

• Review Workflow & Visibility: Manage review workflows and status visibility so owner decisions aretimelyand informed;identifyand clear bottlenecks.

• Reporting Leadership: Own recurring reporting for assigned responsibilities, presenting clear status, trends, and open risks to leadership.

Risk, Procurement & Turnover

• Risk Anticipation:Anticipatecoordination, turnover, and readiness risks before theyimpactthe project, and bring them forward with context and recommended actions.

• Procurement & OFCI:Maintainvisibility into long-lead equipment status, delivery risk, and OFCI readiness for assigned scopes.

• Commissioning & Turnover Readiness: Independently manage readiness tracking for assigned scopes and surface gaps affectingcommissioning, turnover, and operations.

Stakeholder & Team Leadership

• Stakeholder Coordination: Manage coordination across multiple stakeholders, adaptingcommunication to decision needs, and act as a trustedownerpoint of contact for assigned scopes.

• Mentorship: Mentor Project Engineers and improve controls and coordination discipline across the team.

• Process Improvement: Improve reporting structure, tracker design, andcoordinationworkflows for the broader project team.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management, Engineering, Architecture, ora relatedfield, OR equivalent practical owner-side field/project experience.

• 4+ years of construction, project engineering, or projectcontrolsexperience, including timerepresentingan owner/operator or developer preferred.

• Proven ability to independently drive coordination and follow-through across multiple stakeholders on large-scale, fast-tracked projects.

• Strong judgment on escalation, prioritization, andissueframing.

• Advancedproficiencywith Procore (or equivalent) and Microsoft Office Suite; familiarity with construction scheduling.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experienceondatacenteror mission-critical facilities.

• Experience mentoring junior team members or improving projectcontrolsprocesses.

• Strongcommunicationskills and a collaborative, problem-solving mindset.

• Detail-oriented self-startercomfortable in a fast-paced, on-site environment.

Growth & Progression

Adds ownership of coordination outcomes, mentorship, and process improvement to the PE foundation, and prepares strong performers to move into direct field accountability as a Construction Manager.

About Fleet

Fleet Data Centers designs, builds, andoperatesmega-scale data center campuses. Fleet provides itscustomersflexibility and predictability to meet their upside demand forecasts, addressing a key need in the market as traditional leased models struggle to keep pace with demand for new Cloud and AI infrastructure.

Fleet is led by a team of industry veterans who have already made a lasting imprint on the evolution of global digital infrastructure and are uniquely capable ofuplevelingdata center developmentscaleand operations in the face of rising demand. Fleet brings in-house design, engineering, and operational capabilities to collaborate with customers on tailored solutions for campuses of 500MW+, enabling the world’s largest and most sophisticated customers a seamless extension of their own data center fleets with constant access to design innovation.

Fleet is headquartered in Denver, Colorado, withsatellite offices in Seattle, WA and Arlington, VA. These positionsare located inthe Tahoe-Reno Industrial Center north of Sparks, NV and require the candidate to be on-site (senior field roles on-site five days per week),locatedwithin acommutable distance to the project site.

Expected Salary Range: $112,000 - $140,000 plus discretionary bonus

Fleet Data Centers Employment

Fleet Data Centers employees enjoy competitive compensation and comprehensivebenefits, including 100% employer-covered medical, dental, and vision insurance, a401K program, standard paid holidays, and unlimited PTO.

NOTE: This job description is not intended to be all-inclusive. Employees may perform other related duties to meet the organization's ongoing needs.

Fleet Data Centers is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants are considered for employment regardless of age, race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or veteran status. If you need assistance applying for any of our open positions, please contact us at [e-mail].