Job Description

Summary

Design Group is a leading engineering and technology firm operating at the intersection of digital infrastructure and industrial solutions. As the data center market experiences unprecedented growth, we are expanding our team to support the long-term deployment of large-scale, mission-critical infrastructure across key regional clusters.

As a Control Systems Project Manager, you will play a critical leadership role onsite, helping drive the consistent rollout of standardized systems across complex, fast-paced environments. You’ll serve as a linchpin between design, integration, and field execution teams, ensuring that deployments stay aligned with program objectives, timelines, and quality standards.

You will be joining an established operational effort supporting some of the largest and most advanced data center clusters in the world. Your ability to lead through complexity, maintain operational discipline, and contribute to a high-functioning deployment process will be essential to the success of the overall program.

Responsibilities

The Control Systems Project Manager role is expected to include the following responsibilities:

• Manage the successful deployment of multiple greenfield data centers; scopes typically include both BMS and EPMS

• Receive the applications from the design team and deploy them to each site

• Manage large capital projects in Procore including:

• L1-L5 startup and commissioning support

• Material Receiving/Transfer

• Observation tracking and closeout

• Schedule tracking and communication

• RFI management

• Communicate staffing needs to the rest of the firm

• Oversee deployment team responsible for:

• Point to Point check out of thousands of devices

• Configuration of communication protocols for multiple types of equipment including switchgear, breakers, power meters, etc.

• Configuration and calibration of instruments (meters, VFD’s, flow meters, etc.)

• Deployment and commissioning of Ignition applications, Rockwell controls, and/or other similar control systems involving PLCs and SCADA.

• Provide guidance/leadership to Design Group subcontractors (electricians) onsite

• Budget/Forecasting skills

• Site Safety and enforcing Design Group safety procedures.

• Client interfacing and vendor relationships

Career Growth Opportunities

The Control Systems Project Manager is a key role for the Firm and successful execution of the role will afford the following growth opportunities:

• Become a key contributor on one of the fastest growing verticals at Design Group

• Develop deep expertise in a major emerging market

• Strengthen project management skills on a fast-paced management focused project, with direct client interaction.

• Clear opportunities for promotion based on personal and account performance

• Grow your skills in leading a large client and team in a growing market.

Required Qualifications/Expectations:

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or equivalent experience

• 5+ years’ experience starting up control systems with significant onsite time.

• Strong communicator and ability/desire to work within large teams made up of Design Group professionals, the trades, a GC and the client.

• Passionate about the success of their teams and their projects

• The Deployment Project Manager must reside in the vicinity of the data center campus and should expect to have a high level of site presence to be successful in this role.

• Relocation timing: Negotiable, dependent on location and opportunity.