Tenant Fit Out Project Manager - Data Centers

HILGARTWILSON, LLC; Abilene (TX); On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage

Dental coverage

Vision coverage

401(k) plan

Paid time off

Education reimbursement

Wellness program

Job summary

Colliers Project Leaders is seeking a Tenant Fit-Out Project Manager to join the Owner's Rep team in Abilene, TX. The role oversees planning, coordination, and execution of tenant buildouts within active data center environments, ensuring alignment with data hall standards and safety requirements.

The ideal candidate brings 5+ years of project management and 3+ years in data center construction, with strong scheduling, budgeting, and MEP knowledge.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Architecture, Construction Management, Engineering or related field.
• 5+ years project management experience.
• 3+ years data center construction experience.
• General Contracting, Construction Management, or Architecture Experience preferred.
• Extensive familiarity and working knowledge of construction scheduling, project budgeting and cost controls.
• Working technical knowledge of MEP systems and how data centers operate.

Responsibilities

• Oversee tenant fit-out planning, scheduling, and execution.
• Coordinate with end users, contractors, and internal teams to ensure fit-out aligns with data hall standards and safety protocols.
• Lead design coordination across architectural, electrical, mechanical, and security design.
• Develop project milestone schedules and manage weekly updates.
• Manage RFIs, submittals, and approvals on Procore.
• Coordinate with contractors through design including overhead structural supports, basket tray, fiber duct, racks layout, and electrical/mechanical infra.

Skills

Project management

Data center construction

Scheduling

RFI management

Coordination

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Architecture, Construction Management, Engineering or related field

Tools

Procore

MS Project

AutoCAD

Job description

Overview

Colliers Project Leaders is currently looking for a Tenant Fit-Out Project Manager to join our Owner's Rep team in either Port Washington, WI; San Antonio, TX; Abilene, TX; & Reno, NV.

The Tenant Fit-Out Project Manager is responsible for overseeing the planning, coordination, and execution of tenant-specific buildouts within active data center environments. This role manages scope, schedule, and coordination with end users, contractors, and internal teams to ensure fit-out work aligns with data hall standards, operational requirements, and safety protocols. The Project Manager serves as the primary point of contact for tenant delivery, ensuring projects are completed efficiently, safely, and with minimal impact to ongoing data center operations.

Colliers Project Leaders seek dynamic and driven individuals to join our Project Management team. Colliers Project Leaders has a continually growing portfolio of large-scale capital projects serving both private and public clients in multiple sectors throughout the US. We seek highly qualified individuals with an architecture, engineering, or construction background to join our existing team of talented project managers. Our ideal candidates have the desire to lead successful programs or projects and help our amazing clients improve their built environment.

If you're looking to join a great team and take on the challenges and rewards that come with this role, then we want to hear from you! Come grow with us in your new career.

Responsibilities

Design coordination Process

• Reviews of the documents and specs provided by the customer.
• Customer RFIs (Request for Information) review
• Spec issuance and design compliance for the following scopes: Architectural Design
• Electrical Design
• Mechanical Design
• Low Voltage Infrastructure Design
• Security Infrastructure Design

Schedule Management

• Develop project milestone schedule
• Review baseline schedule with the contractors and issue final version
• Delivery from the GC of a detailed logic-linked schedule: Project schedule will include WBS breakdown including Preconstruction, Design, Permitting, Submittals, Procurement. Each WBS will have subsections of activities for each WBS
• Weekly report to summarize the schedule update

Management and Coordination

• Manage and ensure proper coordination between selected contractors through the design.
• Coordinate selected contractor through design including
  • Overhead Structural Supports
  • Basket Tray
  • Fiber Duct
  • Racks layout
  • Electrical distribution infrastructure
  • Mechanical plumbing infrastructure

• Manage Overhead Design Coordination For:
  • Overhead structural supports
  • Basket Tray
  • Fiber Duct
  • Hot Aisle Containment
  • Electrical Busway
  • Piping

• Submittal management
  • Submittals issuance and approval processes on the Procore platform
  • Review specifications/extract pre-planned submittals on Procore platform
  • Submittals shall non-exclusively imply the following items:

• Cabinets – Coordinate Cabinets with LV (Low Voltage) Contractor
  • Basket Tray
  • Fiber Duct
  • Mechanical Drawings
  • Electrical Drawings
  • Hot Aisle Containment Contractor RFI Management

• RFI Management
  • Process contractor RFI’s and provide responses to project team
  • Document control with contractor on design change RFI’s
  • Establish and oversee the RFIs on the Procore platform
  • Weekly Submittals/RFI review meetings

• Ensure coordination between stakeholders to ensure the procurement of Owner Furnished Contractor Installed (OFCI) equipment:
  • Cabinets/MOR’s
  • Fiber Duct
  • Fiber and Copper Cabling
  • Prefab steel HACs

• Meeting Management
  • Weekly OAC Meeting
  • Contractor Design Coordination Meetings
  • Submittal Review Meetings

• Security Access request management
• Ensure Health and Safety processes throughout the projects Ensure weekly 3 Weeks lookahead issuance
  • Proceed on bi-weekly visits and ensure safety observation reports issuance on the Procore platform

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Architecture, Construction Management, Engineering or related field
• 5+ years project management experience
• 3+ years data center construction experience
• General Contracting, Construction Management, or Architecture Experience preferred.
• Extensive familiarity and working knowledge of construction scheduling, project budgeting and cost controls.
• Working technical knowledge of MEP systems and how data centers operate.
• Ability to read, write and understand English for purposes of comprehending written job-related communications and verbal instructions and interactions.

What We Offer

At Colliers Engineering & Design, our people are our most important resource. That's why we are committed to providing all our employees with a safe, comfortable work environment, potential for career advancement, and the ability to impact society through their projects as well as Company sponsored activities.

This dedication begins with supporting a work life balance through a generous compensation package that includes: company paid medical, dental, and vision coverage; paid pregnancy disability leave; short- and long-term disability insurance; life insurance; a company-matched 401(k)/Roth; paid time off that includes parental and military leave; employee referral and professional license bonuses.

We have also created an internal culture that provides the resources and technology needed to encourage personal and professional growth opportunities through reimbursement for education; a free in-house resource for hundreds of educational and self-enrichment courses; mentorship program; wellness program; Women's Organization and ongoing philanthropic opportunities.

Apply today to learn how you can join our team of professionals, so we can help you Accelerate Your Success!