Technical Project Manager: AI-Ready Data Center Infra

Align; Conover (NC); On-site; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage

HSA/FSA

401k match

ClassPass

Paid time off

Holidays

Cellphone reimbursement

Floating holiday

Pre-tax commuter benefits

Wellness programs

Referral program

Job summary

Align is seeking a Technical Project Manager to lead large-scale data center cabling deployments across the U.S. focusing on planning, coordination, documentation, reporting, and overall project delivery.

You will work closely with clients, project teams, leadership, vendors, and subcontractors to ensure deployments are safe, on schedule, and within budget. The ideal candidate has AI infrastructure or hyperscale experience and strong PM skills.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of project management experience supporting data centers, structured cabling, low-voltage, network infrastructure, server or compute deployments, or similar technology infrastructure projects.
• Experience managing multiple teams, vendors, locations, or concurrent projects
• Experience managing schedules, budgets, risks, documentation, and client expectations
• Strong organizational, communication, and customer-facing skills
• Proficiency with Excel and project management, scheduling, or reporting platforms

Responsibilities

• Manage data center cabling and infrastructure projects from planning through closeout
• Create and maintain project schedules, budgets, milestones, risk logs, and resource plans
• Coordinate with clients, field teams, subcontractors, vendors, and internal stakeholders
• Track project progress, identify risks, and resolve schedule or deployment issues
• Manage RFIs, change orders, submittals, status reports, and closeout documentation
• Track materials, equipment readiness, labor, project costs, and change orders
• Lead client and internal project meetings and provide clear status updates
• Partner with Superintendents and Foremen to ensure field work meets project requirements
• Support QA/QC, testing, commissioning, turnover, and project closeout

Skills

Project management

Data center infrastructure

Team leadership

Client-facing skills

Communication

Tools

Excel

PM software

Job description

Align is seeking a Technical Project Manager to lead large-scale data center cabling deployments across the U.S. focusing on planning, coordination, documentation, reporting, and overall project delivery.

You will work closely with clients, project teams, leadership, vendors, and subcontractors to ensure deployments are safe, on schedule, and within budget. The ideal candidate has AI infrastructure or hyperscale experience and strong PM skills.