Technical Program Manager - Infrastructure Program Management

Location: Columbus, OH (Hybrid)

Pay Rate: $70/hr (negotiable based on experience and engagement type)

Key Requirements: Strong Project/Program Management experience, specifically in the IT Infrastructure space. Prior experience in large scale data-center buildout projects is a bonus. Must be willing to travel across the US to visit data center sites, when required.

What You’ll Do: Manage data center build-outs and expansions from kickoff through deployment, commissioning, and operational handoff. Develop and maintain project plans, schedules, budgets, milestones, action logs, decision logs, and risk trackers. Coordinate internal technical teams and external vendors, including colocation providers, contractors, network carriers, and hardware suppliers. Oversee site readiness, including rack layouts, power, cooling, cabling, connectivity, equipment delivery, installation, and access requirements. Coordinate deployment of servers, storage, networking, GPU systems, and supporting infrastructure. Track procurement, hardware lead times, vendor commitments, delivery schedules, and project dependencies. Lead project meetings, track action items, resolve blockers, and ensure timely follow-through. Conduct site visits as needed to monitor progress and coordinate issue resolution. Ensure requirements for capacity, redundancy, security, connectivity, and operational readiness are met. Coordinate acceptance testing, commissioning, punch-list closure, documentation, and transition to operations. Provide concise leadership and customer updates on progress, risks, budget, decisions, and next steps. Develop repeatable checklists, templates, and processes to improve project delivery.

Required Experience: Experience in project management, data center infrastructure, IT operations, construction, telecom, cloud delivery, or managed services. Proven ability to coordinate vendors, contractors, customers, and technical teams. Familiarity with data center facilities, servers, racks, networking, power, cooling, cabling, storage, and security infrastructure. Strong project planning, scheduling, dependency tracking, risk management, and follow-through skills. Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including executive and customer status reporting. Highly organized, detail-oriented, proactive, and able to manage multiple workstreams. Willingness to travel locally or nationally to data center sites as required.