Data Center HVAC Project Manager

Job Posting

Location:

Abilene, TX, Remote, USA

Posting

Start Date:

10/15/26

Required Travel: 0 - 60%

Remote, Onsite or Hybrid?:
Remote

Posted Pay Range: $,000

For more than 100 years, Modine has solved the toughest thermal management challenges for mission-critical applications. Our purpose of Engineering a Cleaner, Healthier World™ means we are always evolving our portfolio of technologies to provide the latest heating, cooling, and ventilation solutions. Through the hard work of more than 11,000 employees worldwide, our Climate Solutions and Performance Technologies segments advance our purpose with systems that improve air quality, reduce energy and water consumption, lower harmful emissions, enable cleaner running vehicles, and use environmentally friendly refrigerants.

Modine is a global company headquartered in Racine, Wisconsin (U.S.), with operations in North America, South America, Europe, and Asia. For more information about Modine, visit  .

The Data Center Service Project Manager leads the planning, execution, and successful delivery of HVAC service, installation, and commissioning projects in mission-critical data center environments. This position is accountable for project safety, schedule, cost, quality, and contractual performance and serves as a primary customer contact. The Project Manager coordinates field technicians, subcontractors, vendors, procurement, and internal stakeholders from project handover through commissioning, closeout, and warranty transition.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage a portfolio of data center HVAC projects, including equipment deployments, retrofits, and repairs, from sa Drtewles handover through completion and warranty transition.
• Develop and maintain project execution plans, schedules, milestones, resource assignments, budgets, and deliverables; actively manage critical-path activities.
• Attend project kickoff and daily site meetings; communicate priorities, roles, expectations, dependencies, and action items to customers.
• Coordinate site mobilization, subcontractor activities, material availability, and work sequencing with field and office teams.
• Monitor project progress, labor utilization, job costs, forecasts, and financial performance; identify variances and implement corrective actions.
• Identify and manage schedule, cost, safety, quality, and resource risks; elevate issues promptly with practical recovery plans.
• Oversee site readiness, work coordination, and appropriate project setup to support safe and efficient execution.
• Ensure compliance with applicable safety policies, workplace requirements, project specifications, and quality standards.
• Lead project quality reviews, documentation, punch-list completion, handover, and closeout processes.
• Maintain productive working relationships with owners, general contractors, vendors, subcontractors, and internal stakeholders while representing Modine’s core values.
• Regularly travel to customer data center job sites to oversee project execution, coordinate field activities, attend site meetings, and address schedule, quality, and customer needs.
• Serve as a primary point of contact for customers, data center operators, general contractors (GCs), and commissioning agents.
• Provide timely and accurate updates on project schedules, milestones, risks, financial status, and required customer decisions.
• Build strong relationships through clear communication, proactive follow up, issue resolution ,
  and consistent accountability.

Technical Coordination & Problem Solving

• Develop and apply a working knowledge of data center HVAC systems, including chillers, central cooling plants, and controls integration.
• Coordinate commissioning activities from Level 2 (L2) through Integrated Systems Testing (IST), and Site Acceptance Testing as applicable.
• Collaborate with engineering, technical support, commissioning teams, and other stakeholders to resolve installation, design, and equipment performance issues.
• Review mechanical drawings, specifications, submittals, and project documentation for alignment with scope and requirements.

Qualifications

• Five (5) or more years of project management or site coordination experience in HVAC, mechanical construction/contracting, data center operations, or a closely related field.
• Experience supporting data center commissioning activities, including L2 through IST, strongly preferred.
• Demonstrated experience managing projects in mission-critical environments with…