Project Manager – Data Center Construction | Travel in Lafayette, Louisiana at OfficeScapes
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Job Description
Project Manager – Data Center Construction | Travel
Salary: $90,000 to $130,000 per year + bonus + car allowance + cell phone allowance
Travel Requirement: 100% full-time travel to Miami, TX; St. Francisville, LA; Atlanta, GA; OR Tulsa, OK covering project sites nationwide. All travel expenses covered by the company and per diem is paid.
LINX is hiring a Data Center Construction Project Manager to lead hyperscale builds at project sites across the country. This is a full-time travel role, with travel making up roughly 75% to 100% of your schedule. Projects are long-term assignments, not short trips, and you'll typically be home about once a month while a project is active. Per diem, vehicle allowance, and cell phone allowance cover the cost of that travel.
If you've spent the last three years managing schedules, budgets, and crews on large-scale hyperscale data center projects, and you want a role built around long-term hyperscale assignments instead of general commercial construction, this is that role.
Where This Role Fits at LINX
Technician I → Technician II → Technician III → Lead Technician → Foreman → Superintendent → Project Manager → Senior Project Manager → Program Manager → Operations Manager
Project Manager is where LINX hands you full budget and workforce ownership on a project. It's also the direct path to Senior Project Manager and Program Manager as LINX's hyperscale footprint expands into new markets.
What You'll Be Doing
Project Planning and Site Coordination
- Lead project kickoff meetings, define project schedules, and conduct site walkthroughs with clients and stakeholders at each new hyperscale location
- Adapt project plans to the specific site conditions, local labor market, and client requirements of each new long-term assignment
Budget Ownership
- Own the full multi-million dollar project budget, including labor hours, shift costs, materials, and equipment
- Track spend against budget in real time and flag variances before they become overruns
Materials and Procurement Management
- Coordinate with the LINX procurement team to ensure all equipment and materials are ordered, received, and staged before each project's start date
- Manage vendor and supplier relationships specific to each project site
Workforce and Team Management
- Oversee scheduling, hiring, and performance management of installation technicians on each project
- Build and lead project teams from the ground up at new sites, since crews and site conditions change with every assignment
Change Management and Documentation
- Track project milestones and manage change orders throughout the project lifecycle
- Maintain complete, accurate project documentation from kickoff through closeout
Closeout and Training
- Deliver final project closeout and conduct client training at project completion
- Facilitate post-project reviews to carry lessons learned into the next site
Minimum Requirements
Required
- 3+ years of experience managing large-scale hyperscale data center construction projects or 3+ years of general commercial construction project management experience with direct ownership of at least one project budget in the $1 million to $3 million range
- 5+ years of experience in a construction leadership role, or equivalent labor management experience organizing, prioritizing, and scheduling work assignments across multiple crews
- Available for 100% travel to project sites nationwide (all travel expenses covered)
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint)
- Valid driver's license and auto insurance
Preferred
- Low voltage construction experience
- Four-year college degree
- RCDD (Registered Communications Distribution Designer), BICSI
- DCDC (Data Center Design Consultant), BICSI
- PMP (Project Management Professional)
This Role Is Probably Not Right For You If
- Your project management background is residential construction, or your commercial project budgets have consistently been under $1-$3 million
- You’ve only managed subcontractors and vendors and never directly managed 50+ blue collar workers as direct reports
- Your experience is limited to tracking budgets rather than owning them, or coordinating labor rather than managing it directly
- You're not comfortable being on the road constantly — You need to be home nightly or weekly, since this role involves long-term assignments with roughly one trip home per month while a project is active
Compensation and Benefits
Pay Rate: $90,000 to $130,000 per year, plus bonus pooling
Bonus: Performance-based bonus opportunities available
Benefits:
- 401(k) with 50% employer match on the first 5% contributed
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance with FSA and HSA options
- Short and long-term disability coverage
- 3 weeks PTO (vacation and sick combined)
- 8 paid holidays
- Cell phone allowance
- Vehicle allowance
- Per diem for all travel expenses
- All travel expenses covered
- Manufacturer and industry training and certification support
- Direct advancement path to Senior Project Manager and Operations Manager
About LINX
Founded in 2003 by working industry practitioners, LINX has grown into a national commercial low voltage contractor with active markets across the country, including hyperscale data center construction from Salt Lake City UT, Cedar Rapids IA, Columbus OH, and beyond. As hyperscale demand accelerates nationwide, LINX's Mission Critical division is expanding its project management bench to keep pace, and this role is built for someone who wants to be a leader within that growth.
Equal Opportunity Statement
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and value diversity in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic under applicable law.
Posting Deadline
This position will remain open until December 31, 2026 or until filled.