Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. NGEN Mission Critical is a U.S.-based provider of critical power and cooling infrastructure serving data centers, AI factories, and utility-scale power generation. The Design Project Manager will manage data center design projects from site assessment and due diligence through design development and issue for construction, while coordinating schedules, drawings, consultants, procurement, suppliers, and construction handoffs.
Responsibilities
- Manage design projects across the full lifecycle, from early site assessment and due diligence through design development to issue for construction
- Run design project schedules, scope and deliverable tracking, and keep consultants and internal stakeholders aligned to them
- Review design drawings alongside our in-house electrical and mechanical experts, coordinating across disciplines and catching errors
- Coordinate the design-to-procurement transition so that equipment specifications, approved submittals and release packages are complete and issued on schedule
- Support procurement on equipment release dates and long-lead equipment schedules, keeping procurement aligned to project sequencing
- Facilitate supplier meetings, escalate delivery risks early, and coordinate delivery logistics with the construction team
- Keep projects moving across the design, procurement and construction handoffs, including when one of the leads is heads-down or out of office
- Maintain project documentation, standards and templates, and improve them as the design function matures
- Communicate status, risks and decisions clearly to customers, consultants and the internal team
Skills
- You bring 5+ years of relevant experience across design, engineering, architecture or construction management
- You've taken projects through the full design cycle, from site due diligence to issue for construction, more than once. This one is a hard requirement
- At least one of those cycles was mission-critical work. Other large, complex capital projects count toward the rest
- You come from a civil, structural or architectural background. We have mechanical and electrical covered in-house
- You're comfortable working within Revit and ACC/Forma
- You read a full set of documents critically and coordinate across disciplines
- You know how to put AI tools like Claude to work for you, and just as importantly, when not to
- You understand data centers and the development process, or you'll do the homework to get there quickly
- This is a permanent, full-time position and a fully remote role with some travel required
- We are not in a position to sponsor visa applications of any kind. As a result, only candidates who are currently legally entitled to work in the USA and/or Canada will be considered for this role
- This position will typically work Monday to Friday within the normal business hours of the region in which the successful candidate lives. As a member of a globally remote team, some meetings outside of normal business hours will be required for this role
- Exposure to procurement or equipment planning on large capital projects is a strong asset
- Construction management, commissioning or international project experience are all a plus
- A relevant degree helps but is not required
Benefits
- Annual bonus of up to 25% of your base salary, based on performance
- 401k or RRSP match of up to 5% of your base salary
- Access to health, dental, and vision benefits for you and your dependents
- Three weeks of paid vacation
- Five paid personal days
- Home office set-up support
- Remote working environment with flexibility and autonomy
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