Data Center Project Manager

**Who are we?**

Equinix is the world’s digital infrastructure company®, operating over 260 data centers across the globe. Digital leaders harness Equinix's trusted platform to bring together and interconnect foundational infrastructure at software speed. Equinix enables organizations to access all the right places, partners and possibilities to scale with agility, speed the launch of digital services, deliver world-class experiences and multiply their value, while supporting their sustainability goals.

A career at Equinix means you will collaborate on work that impacts the world and be surrounded by endless opportunities to learn new skills and grow in varied directions. We embrace diversity in thought and contribution and are committed to providing an equitable work environment that is foundational to our core values as a company and is vital to our success.

**Job Summary**

Equinix is seeking a Data Center Project Manager to support our region critical facility environment on our Operations Project Management (OPM) team. The OPM is a part of our cross functional team and includes regional operations projects and interaction with internal partners/ customers and external suppliers/ manufactures. This role will require a project manager familiar with data center operation and associated facility designs.

The OPM supports the data center operations management teams in executing the capital projects related to End of Life (EOL), Single Point of Failure (SPOF) infrastructure equipment and systems. OPM is often involved with on demand/ unplanned customer facing project design and construction. This individual contributor roll will demand a self-starter and disciplined individual.

Are you a skilled project manager and meet the following responsibilities and qualifications? If so, you should consider joining our team.

**Responsibilities**
- Manage multiple projects at a time throughout Canada (may require travel)
- Developing project scopes and objectives, involving all relevant stakeholders, and ensuring feasibility of success
- Develops overall project schedules in conjunction with customer requirements
- Coordinate internal resources and third parties/vendors for the flawless execution of projects
- Responsible for program delivery of multiple projects required for overall business strategy and facility sustainability
- Ensure that all projects are delivered on-time, within scope and within budget and collaborate with expense analysts with variances on budget costs and timing.
- Perform procurement for equipment, materials and suppliers needed for projects
- Ensure resource availability and allocation are properly aligned
- Develop detailed project plans to track progress and analyze risk
- Use appropriate verification techniques to manage changes in project scope, schedule, and costs
- Measure project performance using appropriate systems, tools, and techniques
- Report and escalate to management as needed
- Manage relationships with all stakeholders and lead internal/ external meetings and teams
- Establish and maintain relationships with third party suppliers and manufactures
- Work with numerous stakeholders in operations and other internal departments such as finance, construction, and center of excellence/ Subject Matter Expert (SME) teams
- Create and maintain comprehensive project documentation and lessons learned
- Actively build diverse teams that are required to accomplish projects and establish reliable resources where needed or required in support of self and peers

**Qualifications**
- Advanced knowledge in electrical, UPS, mechanical and control systems including HVAC systems, generators and safety systems
- Demonstrated project management experience, with construction project management experience preferred
- Experience working in critical facilities where failure is not an option. Data center experience is strongly preferred
- Understanding of design and coordination requirements of large and complex power distribution and control systems, redundancy, resiliency, and protection
- Working knowledge of data center power and cooling solutions
- Competent in the equipment, design and operations of complex data center facilities to develop strategic project plans
- Bachelor's Degree in mechanical or electrical engineering, or a related discipline preferred
- Skillful with use of Microsoft Office Products such as Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, and Word
- Familiar with project management methodology (Agile/ Waterfall/ Scrum)
- Ability to navigate complex and ambiguous situations to make high-quality decisions in a timely manner
- Ability to manage change and influence cross-functionally
- A natural curiosity and strong organizational skills
- Excellent interpersonal and leadership skills will be critical for success: success depends on building rapport and credibility with multiple stakeholders across the organization
- Passion for quality and customer satisfaction
- Experience managing vendor/ su