Job Description
Job#: 2060022
Job Description:
Role : Data Center Project Manager
Location : Fully onsite in Douglasville, AL
Duration : 12mo+ contract
Client : Large IT client
Top 3 Hard Skills Required + Years of Experience Minimum 4 years' experience with Project management experience in large-scale data center environments Minimum 4 years' experience with data center operations, including installation and maintenance of hardware and infrastructure Minimum 4 years' experience with coordinating and managing multiple teams and projects simultaneously
Responsibilities: This role provides the opportunity to oversee critical data center projects, including new construction and site spin-ups, in a dynamic and fluid work environment. They will gain hands-on experience with server rack installations, network re-cabling, and managing break-fix queues. Additionally, the role provides the chance to work in a large-scale data center environment similar to those of major tech companies, while maintaining a positive and collaborative work culture.
Typical Day in the Role - The purpose of this team is running operations at the data center, including overseeing site operations, DC tech managers, IT support, and logistics.
- They focus on ensuring smooth data center operations, managing new construction and site spin-ups, and handling various data center projects and tasks.
- This role will contribute towards overseeing new data center construction and site spin-ups, managing server rack installations, handling retrofit projects like re-cabling the wireless network, managing break-fix queues for live production traffic, and coordinating with early install teams to establish basic connectivity and infrastructure at new sites.
- These tasks emphasize the need for data center experience and the ability to manage multiple tasks in a dynamic environment.
- Typical task breakdown:
- 40% Meetings
- 50% Live Coordinating and Problem Solving: will involve ad hoc coordination with on-site work teams and partner teams, addressing any issues that arise.
- 10% Floor Time: walking the floor, observing, and coordinating tasks.
Candidate Requirements Candidates must have at least a couple of years of experience in a large-scale data center setting.
The ideal resume would contain experience working in data centers for one of the Big 5 tech companies. This experience indicates familiarity with the scale and complexity of owned and operated data centers, which is highly valuable for this role.
Performance will be assessed based on the ability to maintaining a positive working environment and ensuring smooth collaboration between teams and avoiding frustration among team members regarding work assignments and inter-team cooperation.
Role Responsibilities Manage programs associated within area of responsibility.
Create and manage end-to-end project plans and ensure on time delivery.
Engage with appropriate teams and resources to execute tasks or projects.
Plan, manage, and communicate end-to-end project plans with stakeholders and teams.
Perform day-to-day project check-in and update to manage project delivery and quality.
Identify risks, gaps, and opportunities and communicate to stakeholders and other teams to drive resolution.
Recognize potential customer impact of other events and issues (e.g., customer lockdown), communicate potential impact, and plan for impact accordingly.
Proactively review schedules and avoid conflicts when possible.
Identify, coordinate, manage expectations, and offer alternatives when defining customer solutions.
Suggest ways for reducing risk of performing maintenance; work with others to accommodate scheduling needs.
Suggest improvements in implementation based on depth of understanding.
Contribute to a positive team environment by learning and adopting best practices.
Follow and adhere to safety and security policies and procedures.
Report immediately any safety or security issues or concerns.
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