Electrical Project Manager – Data Center Fit

Join the Team! Is technology your passion? Do you want to work with smart, forward‑thinking individuals? Do you want to grow in a career you love? At Align, our professionals are the key to our success. We don’t just hire talent, we invest in exceptional people who are forward‑thinking, results‑driven, and passionate about what they do. We’re a group of tech‑savvy professionals who are motivated by making an impact.

Our culture is one of unbounded opportunity that celebrates the passions, skills and ideas of our team—work hard, play hard, be smart! We believe great communities lead to great companies. That’s why we offer a dynamic workplace where you feel inspired, engaged and innovative. We offer professionals opportunities to train in the leading technologies, make an impact within the industry and acquire valuable new skills whether on client sites or in one of our regional offices.

Align is a leading white space fit‑out general contractor specializing in hyperscale and enterprise data centers nationwide. Our services span the full lifecycle of white space delivery, including space planning, overhead support systems, electrical power distribution, redundancy and power striping strategies, conduit and cable pathway infrastructure, and low‑voltage structured cabling. We are seeking an Electrical Engineering Field Project Manager with deep expertise in the design, build‑out and commissioning of hyperscale data center white space electrical systems.

This role is responsible for translating design intent and client requirements into safe, reliable, and high‑quality field execution. You will be onsite daily, leading subcontractors, managing schedules, ensuring quality control, and owning the successful delivery of electrical power distribution systems from upstream critical equipment to IT loads. This is a hands‑on project manager role for a technically strong professional who can both design electrical distribution solutions and manage their construction in the field.

• Position Type:
  Full‑time, salaried
• Location:
  
  This home base for this position should be near one of our offices, including any of the following areas:
  Dallas Fort Worth, Northern Virginia, Chicago Metro, or Atlanta Metro. Travel will be required as needed, approximately 50% travel should be expected.
• Compensation:
  Competitive salary, comprehensive benefits, paid time off, paid training, and performance‑based bonuses

• Own project scope, quality, schedule, and budget for data center white space electrical construction projects.
• Serve as the primary on‑site representative, coordinating daily activities with electrical, mechanical, and specialty subcontractors.
• Interface directly with general contractors and subcontractors during bidding, award, execution, close‑out, and punch‑list phases.
• Monitor and update construction schedules, communicate progress and risks, and manage client expectations.
• Identify, negotiate, and document scope changes, change orders, and justified schedule extensions.
• Lead overall construction quality control and enforce Align and client standards.
• Track, record, and report key construction metrics to internal stakeholders and management.
• Drive troubleshooting and root‑cause analysis for construction and equipment‑related issues.

• Lead the design and installation of electrical power distribution systems for hyperscale data center white space projects.
• Gather and translate client electrical requirements into design criteria and technical solutions.
• Develop conceptual designs, requirements, specifications, estimates, and bills of materials (BOMs) for white space power distribution systems.
• Design and plan systems including (but not limited to):
• Whip, RPP, busway systems, PDU’s, STS, Catcher Systems
• Power redundancy and distribution strategies from PDUs to cabinet receptacles
• Overhead and underfloor electrical pathways
• Collaborate with electrical engineering firms and electrical contractors to finalize designs and ensure alignment with client requirements, codes, and standards.
• Review and manage electrical submittals, RFIs, shop drawings, and…