Site Project Manager

Join CoolIT, an Ecolab Company, a global leader in Direct Liquid Cooling technology for data centers, supercomputers, and high-performance computing environments.

The Site Project Manager owns end-to-end delivery of CoolIT liquid-cooling deployments at assigned customer sites, from project handoff and site readiness through commissioning, customer acceptance, closeout, and service transition. This role is the primary project-management contact during execution and is accountable for the integrated site schedule, scope, cost, risk, customer commitments, change control, and coordination across CoolIT functions, customer teams, contractors, and Authorized Service Providers. 
 
The Site Project Manager directs the Site Lead and Crew Leads as applicable to lead execution. The Project Engineer retains technical authority for commissioning methods, technical decisions and escalations. 

What’s in it For You

• Health Benefits: Employer-provided benefits coverage begins on the first day of the month following your date of hire. Employees can choose from a selection of medicals plans, along with dental and vision coverage, with premiums shared between the employer and employee.
• Voluntary Life & AD&D Insurance: Employee-paid Life and Accidental & Dismemberment (AD&D) coverage
• Disability Coverage: Employer-paid premiums for Short-Term Disability (STD) and Long-Term Disability (LTD) coverage.
• 401(k) Retirement Plan: 2% employer-sponsored contribution.
• Paid Time Off: Three weeks of paid time off, six flex days, plus a one-week company-wide holiday shutdown.
• Professional Development: $1,000 annually to support professional development and continued learning.
• Work Environment: “Dress for Your Day” in a casual, professional workplace environment.
• Remote Work: Enjoy the flexibility of a remote work environment

 

What You Will Do

• Own field deployment project from formal handoff through commissioning, customer acceptance, financial closeout and service transition 

• Develop and maintain site execution plan covering prerequisites, materials, access, mobilization, installation, commissioning, testing, documentation, and handover. 

• Serve as the primary project-management contact for the customer, general-contractor and client sub-contractors, and internal stakeholders; maintain clear, no-surprises communication. 

• Manage site scope, schedule, budget, forecasts, risks, issues, decisions, and changes; escalate early with clear impacts, options, and recovery actions 

• Monitor site progress, productivity, constraints, non-conformances, and corrective actions without assuming day-to-day crew supervision. 

• Ensure site execution complies with EHS and customer safety, security, and access requirements; escalate safety concerns and drive corrective action 

• Own commercial awareness at site level, including out-of-scope work, customer-caused delay, change-order inputs, milestone acceptance, and cost-to-complete visibility. 

• Drive punch-list closure, turnover documentation, customer training and acceptance, final reporting, lessons learned, and transition to lifecycle support. 

Minimum Qualifications

• Seven or more years of project-management experience delivering complex construction, mission-critical infrastructure, mechanical/electrical systems, industrial equipment, or commissioning projects. 

• Demonstrated ownership of project schedules, budgets, forecasts, risks, contracts, change control, and customer commitments. 

• Experience coordinating multidisciplinary teams, customers, contractors, suppliers, and field-service partners through execution and closeout. 

• Strong customer-facing communication and the ability to lead difficult discussions constructively under schedule pressure. 

• Ability to understand technical project information while relying on Engineering and Deployment Engineering for technical authority. 

• Valid passport and ability to meet customer safety, security, and site-access requirements 

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, Construction Management, Business, Project Management, or a related discipline. 

• Project Management Professional (PMP) designation or equivalent recognized credential. 

• Experience in data centres, mission-critical facilities, EPC delivery, industrial construction, HVAC, process piping, utilities, or direct liquid cooling. 

• Experience with hyperscale customers, multi-site deployments, project controls, schedule recovery, commissioning, and operational handover. 

We thank every candidate in advance; however, we will contact only those selected for an interview. Please note: immigration sponsorship is not available for this role. 

Successful candidates for this position will be required to undergo background checks, including criminal record checks and education verification. 

 

ABOUT COOLIT, AN ECOLAB COMPANY

Founded in Calgary, Alberta in 2001, CoolIT Systems is the leading Direct Liquid Cooling technology provider for data centers, supercomputers, and desktop computers. We design and manufacture solutions used by the largest tech companies globally. 

Recognized as one of “The Americas’ Fastest Growing Companies 2023” by Financial Times and honored with the Deloitte Fast 50 Clean Technology award in 2022, as well as the Deloitte Fast 500 distinction in both 2021 and 2022, CoolIT's rapid growth is capturing global attention. 

As demand for generative AI, high-performance computing and cloud solutions rapidly expands, there has never been a more exciting time to join our team. #LI-Hybrid

$67,800 - $101,800 Many factors are taken into consideration when determining compensation, such as experience, education, training, geography, etc. We comply with all minimum wage and overtime laws.

Benefits 

Ecolab provides the following benefits: medical, dental, vision, life insurance, accident insurance, critical illness insurance, hospital indemnity insurance, auto insurance, home insurance, pet insurance, identity theft protection, short-term and long-term disability, 401k, pension plans, retirement health care benefits, short-term incentives, vacation (12 days), holidays, parental leave, employee stock purchase plans (Full-Time Associates), discount on day care services and caregiver services, adoption assistance, group legal services, employee assistance program, employee discount program, and education assistance program, on-Site childcare and fitness facilities may be available at select Ecolab locations. Click here for additional benefits information. If you are viewing this posting on a site other than our Ecolab Career website, view our benefits at jobs.ecolab.com/working-here.

Potential Customer Requirements Notice

To meet customer requirements and comply with local or state regulations, applicants for certain customer-facing roles may need to:

- Undergo additional background screens and/or drug/alcohol testing for customer credentialing.

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