Warehouse Project Manager

Datacenterstorageandlogistics; Ashland (VA); Hybrid; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

DCSL is seeking a Warehouse Project Manager to lead physical warehouse operations at a designated facility, ensuring safe, accurate, and efficient handling of customer products from inbound receipt to load-out.

You will direct day-to-day floor activities, manage third-party rigs and teams, keep the WMS synced with the floor, and drive continuous improvements in workflows across multi-site locations. Travel to nearby sites may be required.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in warehouse operations, material handling, logistics, or related field.
• Experience directing third-party rigging/handling crews and holding vendors to safety/performance standards.
• Forklift certification and ability to operate warehouse equipment safely.
• Experience with rigging principles and safety handling for heavy equipment.
• Strong organizational skills to manage multiple inbound/outbound activities.
• Solid understanding of OSHA requirements and safety culture on the floor.
• Ability to document inspections and movements in a WMS.
• Valid driver's license; willingness to travel to DCSL warehouse locations.

Responsibilities

• Own inbound process for customer product, coordinating offload, receiving, and inbounding for accurate documentation.
• Manage third-party rigging, handling, logistics, and moving teams; ensure safety and quality.
• Coordinate with approved providers, maintain bench with current insurance/qualifications; escalate if needed.
• Report building issues to Facility Ops Manager and assist resolution.
• Direct warehouse layout, staging plans, storage, and equipment placement.
• Oversee load-out operations to meet schedules and customer requirements.
• Inspect incoming/outgoing product; document damage or discrepancies per protocols.
• Enforce safety standards across all warehouse activities.
• Coordinate with Program PM to align execution with customer needs and timelines.
• Keep WMS and equipment digital twin updated in real time.
• Perform inventory audits; support new site launches and onboarding.
• Identify bottlenecks and drive continuous improvement.
• Perform other duties to support operations; travel to other sites if needed.

Skills

Warehouse ops

Vendor management

Forklift cert

Equipment operation

Rigging principles

Organizational skills

OSHA knowledge

WMS documentation

Driver's license

Job description

Ashland & Stafford, VA — regular travel between both sites required

Position Summary

The Warehouse PM owns the physical execution of DCSL's warehouse operations at an assigned facility. This roleis responsible forthe safe,accurate, and efficient movement of customer product through the facility, from inbound receiving and offload through storage, inspection,audits,andfinal load-out. Working in close partnership with the Program PM and the field crews, the Warehouse PMdirectsday-to-day floor operations, manages third-party rigging,andhandling teams. They will also work with or coordinatelogisticssupport, andensures that every piece of customer equipment is handled to DCSL's standards.

Where This Role Sits

Warehouse PMs report to the Director of Warehousing Operations, who owns Phase 3: operationalizing each facility and running on-the-ground physical operations across the network. Each project request arrives from the customer's assigned Program PM on the Senior Director of ProgramOperations'team. The Warehouse PM executes the physical work and keeps the WMS and the equipment digital twin true to what is on the floor.

What You'll Do

• Own the inbound process for customer product, coordinatinganddirectingandparticipatingwithoffload, receiving, and inbounding so that equipment is accounted for, documented, and staged accurately on arrival.

• Manage third-party rigging, handling,logistics,and specialty moving teams on site, scheduling, directing, and holding vendors accountable to safety standards, timelines, and quality of work.

• Dispatch only from DCSL's approved provider bench, and confirm the provider is currently active on that bench before the work begins. Integrated Servicesmaintainsthe bench and guarantees every active provider carries current insurance. Escalateimmediately, and stop the work, if a provider's coverage or qualification is ever in question.

• Report building issues at your site, including utilities, connectivity, HVAC, dock equipment and levelers, the overhead crane, fire systems, and security, to the Manager of Facility Operations, who owns resolution.

• Direct the physical organization of the warehouse, including staging plans, storage layout, spaceutilization, and the placement and tracking of customer equipment within the facility.

• Oversee load-out operations, ensuring product is pulled, staged, and released accurately and on schedule against customer and project requirements.

• Perform and document inspections of incoming and outgoing product,identifyingand reporting damage, discrepancies, or condition issues in line with DCSL's inspection protocols.

• Enforce safety standards and operational procedures across all physical warehouse activity,maintaininga safe and orderly environment for crews, vendors, and equipment.

• Coordinate closely with the Program PM to align physical execution with customer needs, project timelines, and information flow, ensuring the floor and the account stayin sync.

• Keep the WMS and the equipment digital twin updated in real time, so the record of product location, condition, and movement always matches the floor and customer reporting staysaccurate.

• Effectively, accurately, and consistently conduct inventory audits.

• Support new site launches and customer onboarding by helping scope, plan, andstand upphysical operations at the site level.

• Identifybottlenecks and inefficiencies in physical workflows and drive continuous improvement in handling, storage, and load-out processes.

• Perform other duties as assigned to support the broader operations team.

• Be willing to travel if needed to support other DCSL locations.

Required Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in warehouse operations, material handling,logistics, or a closely related field, with direct responsibility for physical product movement.

• Demonstrated experience directing third-party rigging, handling, or moving crews and holding vendors accountable to safety and performance standards.

• Forklift and other lifting equipment certification.

• Experience withsafelyandefficientlyoperating equipmentas well asexperienceoverseeing licensed operators.

• Working knowledge of material handling equipment, rigging principles, and safe handling practices for heavy or high-value equipment.Can effectively and safelyoperatewarehouse equipment when needed to support offload, relocation, and loadout of equipment.

• Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple inbound and outbound activities simultaneously without sacrificing accuracy or safety.

• Solid understanding of warehouse safety standards and OSHA requirements, with the ability to enforce a safety-first culture on the floor.

• Comfortable documenting inspections, discrepancies, and product movement accurately and consistently in a warehouse management system.

• Valid driver's license. Employment is subject to a background check conductedin accordance withapplicable law. Ability and willingness to travel to DCSL warehouse locations as needed.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in data centerlogistics, industrial warehousing, or heavy-equipment environments.

• Familiarity with inventory or warehouse management systems andinspectiondocumentation workflows.

• Background in field supervision or physical operations across multi-site environments.

What We're Looking For

• An activefloor leader. You are most effective in the warehouse, directing work, solving problems in real time,activelyparticipatingin movement activities,and setting the standard for safe,accurateexecution.

• Detail-driven. You treat customer product as if it were your own, and you catch condition and count issues before they become problems.

• A vendor manager. You know how to direct rigging and handling crews and get quality work out of third-party teams.

• A collaborator. You keep the Program PM and the customer informed, and you step across roles when the operation needs it.

• Accountable. You own outcomes on the floor and hold your teams and vendors tohigh standardsof safety and quality.

Physical Requirements

This is a physically demanding, field-based role. The Warehouse PM must be able to perform and supervise activities requiring considerable use of arms, legs, and full body movement, including climbing, lifting, balancing, walking, stooping, and handling materials up to 50 lbs. Must be comfortable working at varying heights, in proximity to heavy equipment and rigging operations, in non-temperature-controlled warehouse environments, and outdoors in all weather conditions and over uneven terrain.

Values & Culture

DCSL is looking for people who take pride in the work, show up for the team, and bring a no-job-too-small attitude to every project. We move fast, support each other, and build something worth being proud of. If that sounds like you, we would love to talk.