Project Manager; Crusoe Spark Deployments Job Denver area,Colorado USA,IT/Tech

We are seeking an experienced and highly motivated Project Manager to lead Crusoe Spark deployments and capacity expansion projects within our Cloud Deployment Operations team
This role is responsible for driving the end-to-end planning and execution of new Spark infrastructure deployments as well as capacity expansions within existing Crusoe data center environments. Projects will span early planning and site readiness through infrastructure delivery, hardware deployment, validation, and operational handoff
As the Project Manager, you will serve as the central point of coordination across engineering, construction, site operations, procurement, logistics, vendors, and cloud infrastructure teams. You will own integrated project plans, manage dependencies and critical milestones, identify and mitigate risks, and ensure teams remain aligned to deliver new and expanded capacity safely, efficiently, and on schedule
This role requires a strong project leader who can manage multiple deployments and capacity expansions in parallel, translate technical dependencies into actionable project plans, and drive cross-functional teams toward clear milestones and customer readiness dates
End-to-End Deployment Ownership:
Lead Crusoe deployment projects from kickoff and planning through site readiness, infrastructure deployment, validation, and operational handoff
Capacity Expansion Ownership:
Lead infrastructure capacity expansion projects within existing Crusoe data centers to support increasing customer and platform demand. Coordinate the addition of compute, GPU, storage, networking, and supporting infrastructure while minimizing impact to existing production environments
Integrated Project Planning:
Build and maintain comprehensive project schedules covering design, construction, procurement, logistics, network readiness, hardware deployment, commissioning, validation, and customer readiness
Site & Infrastructure Readiness:
Coordinate with construction, facilities, engineering, Site Operations, and deployment teams to ensure sites and data halls are ready for new Spark deployments and capacity expansions
Cross-Functional Coordination:
Drive alignment across Cloud Deployment Operations, Digital Infrastructure Group (DIG), Network Engineering, Site Operations, Fleet/SRE, Compute, Storage, Procurement, Logistics, Product, and other supporting organizations
Dependency & Critical Path Management:
Identify cross-functional dependencies and critical-path activities and ensure owners, required dates, and handoffs are clearly established
Hardware & Infrastructure Readiness:
Coordinate procurement, delivery, and readiness of GPUs, servers, networking equipment, storage, cabling, power infrastructure, optics, licenses, and ancillary equipment required for deployments and expansions
Deployment Sequencing:
Coordinate installation and deployment sequencing across data halls and existing production environments to maximize available capacity while minimizing operational risk
Vendor Management:
Coordinate external vendors and partners, ensuring scope, schedules, deliverables, site access, and completion criteria align with overall deployment plans
Risk & Issue Management:
Proactively identify schedule risks, blockers, resource constraints, hardware lead times, infrastructure limitations, and technical dependencies. Drive mitigation plans and escalation paths to protect key milestones
Milestone & Handoff Management:
Provide clear phase milestones and handoff criteria, ensuring effective transitions
Stakeholder Communication & Project Reporting:
Provide clear and consistent project updates covering progress, upcoming milestones, risks, decisions, dependencies, and required actions
Process Improvement:
Contribute to and continuously improve repeatable project management processes, schedules, documentation, reporting, and deployment playbooks that enable Crusoe to deploy and expand infrastructure more efficiently at scale
Operates as the project owner, driving accountability across teams without requiring direct reporting relationships
Comfortable managing multiple Spark deployments and capacity expansion projects simultaneously
Creates structure and clarity in complex, fast-moving environments
Proactively and consistently communicates risks, decisions, dependencies, and upcoming milestones, fostering strong cross-functional collaboration, alignment, and timely resolution of issues
Drives meetings toward decisions, owners, and measurable next steps
Understands when to…