Senior Project Manager

The Role

The Senior Project Manager oversees end-to-end project delivery across Galtra’s internal initiatives, manufacturing builds, and client-facing programs. This role bridges design coordination, supply chain execution, and client communication to ensure projects are delivered safely, on time, and within budget. 
 
You will lead cross-functional coordination with Galtra’s engineering, supply chain, and leadership teams to manage submittals, production milestones, and installation readiness. The role requires disciplined documentation, strong technical alignment, and the ability to manage multiple large, simultaneous projects, including multimillion-dollar efforts.

This role carries direct accountability for schedule, quality, risk, and partner performance across high velocity data center programs. You will drive manufacturability alignment with engineering, oversee supplier execution, and maintain a clean operating baseline to keep programs on track.

What You'll Do

• Project Planning & Execution
• Develop detailed project schedules, scopes, and resource plans.

• Track milestones from design through manufacturing, FAT, shipment, and closeout.

• Manage budgets, forecast costs to complete, and identify variance drivers.

• Direct weekly project meetings and maintain clear action, decision, and risk logs.

• Lead critical path management and escalate risks early with actionable mitigation.

Design Coordination

• Lead early design integration to ensure engineering outputs align with project requirements.

• Review submittals and specifications for accuracy and completeness.

• Manage revisions, design freezes, and cross-functional information flow.

• Validate manufacturability and vendor capability alignment with engineering.

Manufacturing & Supply Chain Integration

• Coordinate with the Supply Chain Director on procurement, vendor readiness, and lead times.

• Plan and oversee factory acceptance testing (FAT), review test data, and manage punch list closure.

• Monitor fabrication progress, logistics scheduling, and shipment tracking.

• Hold suppliers accountable to schedule and quality commitments, escalating when needed.

Client & Partner Interface

• Serve as primary project contact for OEMs, fabricators, and clients.

• Provide weekly and monthly status updates with schedule, cost, and risk summaries.

• Manage RFIs, change orders, and approval cycles.

• Lead effective handoffs between design, manufacturing, and customer installation teams.

Governance & Reporting

• Maintain project dashboards and trackers using Microsoft Lists and SharePoint.

• Track KPIs such as schedule adherence, cost variance, and supplier performance.

• Support Galtra’s standardized meeting cadence (operations, steering, executive reviews).

• Capture lessons learned and feed continuous improvement into SOPs and templates.

• Maintain configuration control for scope, schedule, cost, and documentation.

Documentation & Quality

• Manage submittal logs, document control, and drawing version history.

• Ensure O&M manuals, redlines, and turnover packages are complete and archived.

• Track compliance with NDAs, insurance, and contractual deliverables.

• Ensure quality checkpoints are met at factory and field stages before progression.

What You'll Bring

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Industrial Technology, or related field (or equivalent experience).

• 7+ years managing complex MEP, modular manufacturing, or data center projects.

• Experience managing multiple large, concurrent projects with overlapping schedules.

• Proven experience delivering multimillion-dollar capital projects.

• Working knowledge of mechanical and electrical systems, cooling processes, and controls integration.

• Proficiency with Microsoft Project (or similar), Teams, SharePoint, and Microsoft Lists.

• Strong communication and presentation skills for both technical and executive audiences.

• Demonstrated ability to manage fast moving programs with high accountability and limited margin for error.

Preferred Skills

• Data center experience across cooling, power, or modular infrastructure.

• PMP or equivalent certification.

• Familiarity with QuickBooks, HubSpot, or ERP systems for project cost and progress tracking.

• Ability to interpret engineering drawings and manage submittal documentation.

• Experience coordinating OEMs, fabricators, and subcontractors on large capital projects.

Physical Demands

The following physical demands must be met by the employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is:

• Frequently required to remain in a stationary position.
• Frequently moving through office, facility and other environments.
• On occasion the employee may move equipment weighing up to 50 pounds.

Travel/Relocation Requirements

Up to 25%, this may include travel to any or all 50 US states. Travel is defined as physically leaving home on behalf of business activities including but not limited to client sites, meetings with other employees, meetings for business development purposes, running errands on behalf of the business, attending industry conferences, etc.

What We Offer

• Choice of comprehensive medical plans (including two PPO-style plans and a HDHP w/ HSA option). 
• Flex spending accounts (FSA). 
• Dental and vision plans. 
• Comprehensive medical, dental and vision benefits extended to spouse / domestic partner and dependent children up to age 26. 
• 401k with company match and self-directed brokerage account option. 
• PTO including additional paid time off during the last week of the year. 
• Company paid life insurance coverage for employees and their eligible dependents. 
• Short and long-term disability, AD&D coverage. 
• Professional development opportunities, tuition reimbursement, and professional licensing assistance. 
• Paid parental leave after one year of employment. 

EEO

Galtra provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, genetics, sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression. We are committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce and welcome people from all backgrounds, experiences, perspectives, and abilities.

Notice To Third Party Agencies
Galtra does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters, employment agencies, or other staffing services. Unsolicited resumes include any resume or hiring document sent to Galtra in the absence of a signed Service Agreement where Galtra has expressly requested recruitment/staffing services specific to the position at hand. Any unsolicited resumes, including those submitted to hiring managers or other business leaders, will become the property of Galtra and Galtra will have the right to hire that candidate without reservation – no fee or other compensation will be owed or paid to the recruiter, employment agency, or other staffing service.