[Remote] Sr. Mission Critical Program Manager
Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Qcells North America is seeking a Senior Mission Critical Program Manager to oversee the delivery of data center fit-out and retrofit projects. The role involves managing the installation of MEP and mission-critical infrastructure while ensuring projects are delivered on time and within budget.
Responsibilities
- Serve as Qcells’ owner representative on data center fit-out and retrofit projects, maintaining on-site presence at active sites
- Oversee engineering partners, EPCs, and contractors to ensure work is performed to specification, on schedule, and within budget
- Attend coordination meetings, OAC sessions, and site walks to monitor progress and surface issues early
- Mitigate change orders and protect project interests through proactive risk identification and resolution
- Lead end-to-end project execution across multiple concurrent data center sites, from design coordination through installation, integration, commissioning, and closeout
- Own project schedules, budgets, and milestones; track progress against plan and drive corrective action when needed
- Manage scope, contract administration, submittals, RFIs, change orders, and project documentation
- Coordinate constructability reviews, value engineering, and design coordination with engineering teams and contractors
- Oversee installation of MEP and mission-critical infrastructure, including generators, ATS, switchgear, mechanical systems, and DC electrical distribution
- Validate that technical aspects of installation, including MEP, power systems, and critical environment requirements, are executed to specification
- Partner with internal engineering and power systems teams to resolve technical issues in the field
- Oversee commissioning, turnover, and closeout activities to ensure sites are delivered ready for operation
- Maintain quality control across site execution, identifying and escalating deviations from design intent
- Track project costs, schedule, and change order impact across assigned sites
- Maintain project schedules and drive corrective action when needed
- Identify and manage project risks across safety, cost, schedule, and quality
- Report project status, key metrics, and risks to internal leadership on a regular cadence
- Partner with internal engineering, power systems, program management, and deployment teams to maintain delivery alignment
- Coordinate with Qcells’ program management function to ensure individual project execution rolls up to portfolio-level delivery visibility
- Collaborate with internal stakeholders to ensure sites meet operational, reliability, and performance goals
Skills
- Bachelor's degree in Construction Management, Engineering, or a related field
- 7+ years of project management experience in construction, infrastructure, or mission-critical facilities, with demonstrated exposure to data center, retrofit, or fit-out work
- Strong working knowledge of mission-critical MEP and electrical systems, including generators, ATS, switchgear, and DC electrical distribution, along with commissioning processes and critical environment protocols
- Proven ability to manage project budgets, schedules, contract administration, and risk on complex infrastructure projects
- Experience coordinating with general contractors, engineering consultants, and vendor execution partners
- Ability to manage multiple concurrent projects and work effectively across internal and external stakeholders
- Travel may be required up to 50%, depending on business needs
- Experience serving as an owner's representative or in an owner-side project management role
- Experience delivering data center fit-out, brownfield conversion, or colocation retrofit projects
- Experience with supporting power infrastructure including BESS, solar, generators, or utility interconnection
- Experience delivering hyperscale, colocation, or mission-critical data center projects
- PMP, CCM, or equivalent project management certification
- Familiarity with construction project scheduling and document collaboration tools (e.g., Primavera P6, Bluebeam)
- Experience with fast-track delivery and owner-side risk management on capital projects
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