Technical Program Manager (Data Center Infrastructure)

Position: Technical Program Manager (Data Center Infrastructure)

Location: Columbus, OH (Onsite)

Duration: Longterm

Job Description:

• Manage data center build-out and expansion projects from kickoff through completion and operational handoff. Build and maintain project plans, milestones, schedules, budgets, action and decision logs, and risk trackers. Coordinate internal technical teams and external partners including colocation providers, general contractors, electrical and mechanical contractors, network carriers, hardware vendors, and installers.
• Drive site readiness across space and rack planning, power, cooling, cabling, equipment delivery, installation, connectivity, and access. Coordinate deployment of servers, storage, network equipment, GPU systems, and supporting infrastructure; track procurement, lead times, vendor commitments, dependencies, and installation schedules.
• Lead recurring meetings, site visits, acceptance testing, commissioning, punch-list closure, documentation, and transition to operations or managed services.
• Ensure capacity, redundancy, connectivity, security, and operational-readiness requirements are met, provide concise leadership and customer updates, and establish repeatable delivery checklists and templates.

Skills: Technical program/project management, data center build-outs, infrastructure operations, facilities and construction coordination, vendor and contractor management, project plans and schedules, budgets, risk/action/decision logs, procurement and hardware lead times, site readiness, rack layouts, power and cooling, cabling, networking and telecom, servers and storage, GPU infrastructure, cloud delivery, security infrastructure, acceptance testing, commissioning, operational handoff, executive and customer communication, multi-workstream management