Senior Data Center Construction Project Manager

Responsibilities

• Lead the execution of LINX’s largest and most technically complex projects for large hyperscale customers, including:
  Design-build engagements, Multi-phase campus installations, Enterprise-wide system deployments, Multi-year contract programs
• Establish executive-level project governance and communication cadence.
• Act as escalation point for client and internal issues.
• Lead cross-functional coordination between operations, engineering, procurement, and field teams.
• Resolve resource conflicts across portfolios to protect schedule and margin.
• Drive proactive schedule compression planning and risk mitigation strategies.
• Serve as primary interface with:
  Security Directors, CIO / IT Leadership, Facilities Executives
• Lead Quarterly Business Reviews (QBRs).
• Facilitate enterprise roadmap discussions.
• Confidently handle executive-level conflict and negotiation.
• Align project execution with broader strategic account objectives.
• Own full financial performance of assigned projects and programs.
• Drive margin expansion through:
  Cost forecasting discipline, Labor efficiency oversight, Procurement strategy alignment, Change order optimization.
• Identify financial patterns across multiple projects.
• Monitor backlog health and advise leadership on portfolio exposure.
• Provide leadership with forward-looking financial risk assessments.
• Proactively review:
  Prime contract terms and conditions, Liquidated damages exposure, Schedule compression liability, Scope gaps and ambiguities.
• Identify early indicators of financial or operational risk.
• Implement mitigation strategies before escalation is required.
• Provide executive-level field support on critical milestones.
• Ensure installation quality, safety compliance, and site organization standards.
• Drive collaboration across multiple trades and subcontractors.
• Oversee large-scale material and logistics coordination for complex deployments.
• Informally mentor and coach Project Managers.
• Influence process improvements across project delivery functions.
• Participate in leadership planning sessions.
• Contribute to continuous improvement of project management standards.
• Strengthen cross-functional alignment across departments.

• Valid Driver’s License
• Familiarity with TIA/EIA or BICSI cabling standards
• 7+ years of progressive project management experience in high-density structured cabling deployments in hyperscale or large enterprise data centers
• Management of customers, vendors, and subcontractors
• Proven financial management experience with multi-million-dollar budgets
• Provide regular financial reporting and forecasting to leadership
• Owning financial performance for assigned cabling projects, including labor, materials, and subcontractor costs, ensuring projects stay within budget.
• Monitoring and protecting project margins by optimizing labor deployment, material usage, and installation efficiency
• Identifying potential scope changes, change orders, and cost risks early, implementing mitigation strategies to safeguard budget and margins
• Strong executive communication and presentation skills
• Advanced proficiency in:
  Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Word
• Demonstrated ability to:
  Analyze contracts and financial exposure, Interpret technical specifications and drawings, Identify operational and financial risk patterns, Manage multiple high-impact initiatives simultaneously
• Ability to travel to project sites and support field operations as required

• Project Management
• Financial Reporting
• Cost Forecasting
• Change Order Optimization
• Labor Efficiency Oversight
• Contract Analysis
• Technical Specification Interpretation
• Operational Risk Identification
• High-Impact Initiative Management
• Cabling Deployment

• Conflict Resolution
• Negotiation
• Mentoring
• Collaboration
• Leadership

• Valid Driver’s License