Job Title: ICT Project Manager (Senior Project Manager Mission-Critical & Data Center Projects)Job DescriptionThis role leads complex, mission-critical and data center projects from initial planning through final delivery. The ICT Project Manager oversees all aspects of project execution, including client relationships, contracts, schedules, budgets, scope and multidisciplinary engineering teams. The position focuses on technically complex engineering or building systems projects within advanced industry and mission-critical environments, with a strong preference for data center and hyperscale experience. This is a Senior-level role suited for a highly skilled project manager with a technical background in electrical, mechanical, ICT/telecommunications or broader MEP/building systems, who can manage multiple concurrent projects while maintaining schedule, financial and quality expectations in a fully remote environment.
Responsibilities
- Lead complex, mission-critical and data center projects from planning through delivery, ensuring alignment with client goals and technical requirements.
- Simultaneously manage multiple projects, balancing competing priorities while maintaining schedule, budget, scope and quality expectations.
- Own and manage project contracts, including scope definition, terms, change management and compliance with agreed deliverables.
- Develop, maintain and track detailed project schedules, milestones and critical paths to ensure on-time delivery.
- Create, manage and monitor project budgets, including forecasting, cost control and financial reporting throughout the project lifecycle.
- Oversee and manage project scope, ensuring that all work aligns with contractual obligations and that scope changes are documented and controlled.
- Lead and coordinate multidisciplinary engineering and design teams across electrical, mechanical, ICT/telecommunications, MEP and related disciplines.
- Assign, manage and optimize project resources, including internal teams and external partners, to meet project objectives.
- Manage project deliverables and deadlines, ensuring all documentation, drawings, specifications and reports are completed accurately and on time.
- Identify project risks early, develop mitigation strategies and proactively resolve issues to keep projects on track.
- Serve as the primary client-facing project leader, building and maintaining strong client relationships and acting as a trusted advisor.
- Communicate project status, risks, decisions and key milestones clearly and regularly to clients and internal leadership.
- Drive project teams to meet schedule, financial and quality targets, holding team members accountable for their responsibilities.
- Coordinate closely with multidisciplinary engineering teams to ensure technical quality, constructability and alignment with project requirements.
- Apply strong financial and commercial understanding to project delivery, including profitability, cost management and contract implications.
- Support and participate in change management processes, including evaluation, pricing, approval and implementation of changes.
- Promote a culture of collaboration, accountability and continuous improvement within project teams.
- Leverage experience in advanced industry, mission-critical facilities and data centers to guide design and execution decisions.
- Contribute to the firms reputation by delivering high-quality work on high-profile data center and mission-critical projects.
Essential Skills
- Senior-level project management experience leading complex engineering or design projects.
- Proven experience managing complex engineering, design or building systems projects in advanced industry or mission-critical environments.
- Demonstrated experience managing project contracts, including scope, terms and change management.
- Strong experience managing project scope, schedules, budgets and change management processes.
- Experience managing project teams and resources, including multidisciplinary engineering teams.
- Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously while maintaining schedule, financial and quality expectations.
- Experience coordinating multidisciplinary engineering teams across electrical, mechanical, ICT/telecommunications, MEP or building systems.
- Strong financial and commercial understanding of project delivery, including cost control and profitability.
- Proven ability to identify project risks and proactively resolve issues before they impact schedule or budget.
- Experience working within advanced industry, mission-critical facilities or data centers.
- Strong leadership skills with the ability to guide and motivate project teams.
- Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage complex, concurrent tasks and deliverables.
- Excellent communication skills, including client-facing communication and coordination with internal leadership.
- Technical background in one or more of the following areas: electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, ICT/telecommunications or MEP/building systems.
- Comfort working with ICT, data center and telecommunications systems in a project management capacity.
- Ability to work effectively in a fully remote environment while maintaining high levels of accountability and responsiveness.
Additional Skills & Qualifications
- PMP Project Management Professional certification (preferred).
- Experience supporting large, technically complex or hyperscale data center facilities.
- Experience with Revit in the context of engineering or building systems projects.
- Experience managing or supporting ICT and telecommunications systems projects.
- background in mechanical, electrical, life safety, fire protection, energy or technology consulting environments.
- Experience delivering projects for commercial, institutional, industrial or governmental clients.
- Interest in continuing education and professional licensure development.
- Desire to grow into project management leadership, department leadership or Senior technical expert roles.
Work EnvironmentThe role operates in a 100% remote work environment, providing flexibility in working hours and a strong emphasis on work-life balance and employee satisfaction. Team members typically collaborate with colleagues and multidisciplinary engineering teams located across multiple offices, using digital collaboration tools and modern engineering technologies such as Revit and ICT/telecommunications platforms. The organization offers approximately 250 hours of combined paid time off and holiday time annually, with additional time accruing with tenure, and observes a company-wide shutdown between Christmas and New Years. Benefits include a health savings account contribution, disability coverage, a 401(k) match, and support for continuing education and professional licensure. The culture focuses on delivering reliable, sustainable engineering solutions for commercial, institutional, industrial and governmental clients, with defined growth opportunities into project management leadership or Senior technical roles and exposure to high-profile data center and mission-critical projects. Dress code expectations are typical of a professional, client-facing engineering and consulting environment, adapted to a remote setting. Job Type & LocationThis is a Contract to Hire position based out of ARVADA, CO. Pay and BenefitsThe pay range for this position is $55.00 - $72.00/hr. Individual compensation offered for this position within this range will depend on many factors, including qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, geographic location, internal equity, and other pertinent job-related factors.Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits
available for this temporary role may include the following:
Medical, dental & vision Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital 401(k) Retirement Plan Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents) Short and long-term disability Health Spending Account (HSA) Transportation benefits Employee Assistance Program Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave) Job Type & LocationThis is a Contract to Hire position based out of ARVADA, CO. Application DeadlineThis position is anticipated to close on Nov 18, 2026. Workplace TypeThis is a fully remote position.About Actalent
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