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Location: Ukraine, Remote
Industry: Mission-Critical Facilities, Data Centers.
Engagement Type: Independent Contractor Agreement for Provision of Services (long-term).
Ehvert Mission Critical, a business unit of Salas O’Brien, is seeking a Design Project Manager to join our growing team, with immediate focus on delivering complex data center projects, which are at the core of our business.
This is an ongoing contractual engagement with a US-based company and is not limited to a single project . The role involves continuous collaboration across multiple mission-critical projects, based on business needs.
You will provide services as an independent, self-employed professional under a formal independent contractor agreement .
How to Apply: Interested candidates should submit their resume in English detailing their relevant experience.
Role Summary :
Ehvert Mission Critical, a business unit within Salas O'Brien, is seeking an experienced Design Project Manager to lead the delivery of complex mission critical projects with a primary focus on hyperscale and enterprise data centers.
The Design Project Manager serves as the central point of leadership throughout the project lifecycle and is responsible for managing project scope, schedules, budgets, resources, and multidisciplinary design teams. This individual partners closely with clients, engineers, architects, BIM/VDC professionals, and other stakeholders to ensure projects are delivered on time, within budget, and to the highest quality standards.
This role is ideal for an experienced project leader with strong technical understanding of mission critical facilities and a proven ability to manage large, fast-paced, multidisciplinary design projects.
What We Offer:
Experience in a high-tech industry completing work for an international company.
Unique, cutting-edge data center projects.
Dynamic work partnering with a team of professionals focused on engineering.
Competitive hourly rate.
Ability to collaborate remotely or in the office based in Tallinn.
Supportive dynamic environment.
What You Will Do:
Lead multidisciplinary design teams consisting of Electrical, Mechanical, ICT, Structural, BIM/VDC, and Architectural professionals on complex data center projects.
Manage all phases of project delivery from proposal development and project kickoff through design completion and construction support.
Serve as the primary point of contact for clients and maintain strong long-term relationships throughout the project lifecycle.
Develop and manage project scope, schedules, budgets, staffing plans, and resource allocations.
Monitor project financial performance including fee utilization, forecasts, invoicing, and change management.
Facilitate project meetings, design reviews, and coordination activities across multiple disciplines and stakeholders.
Coordinate with clients, architects, consultants, contractors, and internal teams to ensure successful project execution.
Identify project risks and implement mitigation strategies to maintain project objectives.
Ensure deliverables comply with internal QA/QC standards, client requirements, and industry best practices.
Support business development activities including proposals, fee estimates, project planning, and client presentations.
Mentor project teams and promote collaboration, accountability, and technical excellence across disciplines.
What We Expect:
Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Architecture, Construction Management, or another related technical discipline.
Minimum 7-10 years of project management experience in engineering, architecture, or design consulting environments.
Experience managing multidisciplinary design teams on mission critical, data center, or other highly technical infrastructure projects.
Demonstrated success managing project scope, schedules, budgets, and client relationships.
Experience delivering projects through all phases of design and construction support.
Strong understanding of data center infrastructure and mission critical environments , electrical distribution and critical power systems , mechanical cooling systems and HVAC infrastructure, ICT and low-voltage systems , BIM and multidisciplinary design coordination processes
Experience with Revit, ACC / BIM 360, Revizto, Bluebeam, Microsoft Project, other project management and collaboration platforms
Preferred Qualifications
Experience delivering hyperscale or enterprise data center projects.
PMP certification.
Experience working in BIM and VDC environments.
Experience managing multiple large projects simultaneously.
Why Us?
Perform on high-profile, hyperscale, and AI data center projects in a rapidly expanding industry.
Collaborate with leading professionals and global clients such as Microsoft, Oracle, Uber, and Amazon.
Competitive terms of the contract.
Dynamic environment fostering creativity through exposure to advanced technologies such as BIM, VDC, digital twins, and augmented reality.
Collaborate with Ehvert Mission Critical, a business unit within Salas O’Brien , and help us achieve our international engineering goals!
Ehvert Mission Critical specializes in the design and construction management of data centers. We are a business unit within Salas O’Brien - a 4,000-person engineering and professional services firm, widely recognized for its extensive expertise and impressive project portfolio. With more than 10,000 projects annually and 100 offices across North America, Salas O'Brien is ranked #39 on Engineering News-Record ’s 2024 Top 500 Design Firms list.
Ehvert Mission Critical, a business unit within Salas O’Brien is an industry leader in data center facility engineering, specializing in hyperscale and AI data centers, designing massive data centers for global tech giants like Microsoft, Uber, Oracle, and Amazon. Our projects involve complex electrical, mechanical, automation, and security systems necessary to power, cool, and secure these high-demand facilities, often exceeding loads of 100 MW per facility and up to 500 MW per site.
We are recognized for our advanced engineering and construction techniques, including Building Information Modeling (BIM), Virtual Design and Construction (VDC), and augmented reality.
Join our team at Ehvert Mission Critical, a business unit within Salas O’Brien, and help us achieve our international engineering goals!
