{"id":728290,"url":"https://alion.io/job/align-field-project-manager-data-center-liquid-cooling","title":"Field Project Manager - Data Center Liquid Cooling","company":{"id":668961,"name":"Align","domain":"align.com","url":"https://alion.io/company/align-4","size_band":null,"is_staffing_agency":false,"employer_type":"direct","is_intermediary":false,"listed_via":null,"ats_vendor":"Greenhouse","truth_index":{"grade":"A","score":100,"open_postings":15,"ghost_share":0,"stale_share":0.2,"repost_share":0,"time_to_fill_p50_days":13,"computed_at":"2026-09-29T05:45:00Z"}},"role":"Management","role_family":"Management","seniority":null,"employment_type":"full_time","work_mode":"on_site","remote_scope":null,"remote_scope_basis":null,"remote_working_hours":null,"hiring_geo_confidence":"structured","locations":["Plano, United States"],"countries":["US"],"hiring_countries":[],"hiring_countries_total":0,"salary":{"min":170000,"max":210000,"currency":"USD","period":"year","gross":null,"usd_annual":210000},"salary_estimate":null,"experience_years_min":null,"visa_sponsorship":false,"relocation_package":false,"has_equity":false,"technologies":[],"status":"live","first_seen_at":"2026-09-09T15:05:47Z","employer_posted_date":"2026-09-24","last_verified_at":"2026-09-29T22:20:24Z","board_verified":true,"closed_at":null,"days_open":20,"trust":{"level":"ok","repost_count":null,"flags":[],"days_open":20},"description":"Join the Team!\nIs technology your passion? Do you want to work with smart, forward-thinking individuals? Do you want to grow in a career you love?\nAt Align, our professionals are the key to our success. We don’t just hire talent, we invest in exceptional people who are forward-thinking, results-driven, and passionate about what they do. We’re a group of tech-savvy professionals who are motivated by making an impact. Our culture is one of unbounded opportunity that celebrates the passions, skills and ideas of our team-work hard, play hard, be smart!\nWe believe great communities lead to great companies. That’s why we offer a dynamic workplace where you feel inspired, engaged and innovative. We offer professionals opportunities to train in the leading technologies, make an impact within the industry and acquire valuable new skills whether on client sites or in one of our regional offices.\nPosition Overview \nAlign offers a wide variety of services centered around the data center white space.We are a fit-out specialist who manages the entire white space from conceptual design through execution across the country. Our services include designing layouts, overhead support systems (to support conveyance and electrical systems), power striping/redundancy planning for distribution from PDUs to cabinet receptacles, mechanical distribution from CDU to the rack or server, conduit pathways, and low voltage structured cable infrastructure. \nWe are seeking an experienced data center liquid cooling specialist to lead planning, estimating, and execution of advanced cooling infrastructure for hyperscale and AI data center white-space fit-outs.The successful candidate will combine hands-on technical expertise with strong project management skills, overseeing liquid cooling systems from design coordination and procurement through installation, testing, commissioning, and turnover. Ideal candidates have managed liquid cooling projects in hyperscale, AI, colocation, or other mission-critical environments and can effectively coordinate engineers, manufacturers, contractors, commissioning agents, operators, and construction teams.\nFamiliarity with broader data center MEP systems-including electrical distribution, structured cabling, and telecommunications-is a strong plus. \nThis is a full-time salaried role offering $170,000-$210,000 (commensurate with experience) full benefits, project bonuses, paid travel, and advanced training.\nThis position requires 50% travel to project sites nationwide, including AI build locations. \nKey Responsibilities \nLiquid Cooling Project Management\nLead data center liquid cooling projects from design coordination through installation, commissioning, and turnover. \nOversee direct-to-chip cooling, rear-door heat exchangers, technology cooling loops, CDUs, manifolds, piping, pumps, heat exchangers, filtration, and related infrastructure. \nIntegrate cooling systems with server racks, IT equipment, power distribution, containment, overhead infrastructure, and other white-space systems. \nManage scope, schedule, budget, procurement, subcontractors, vendors, quality, and documentation. \nServe as the technical liaison among Align, clients, engineers, contractors, manufacturers, commissioning agents, and other stakeholders. \nDesign & Technical Coordination\nReview designs, drawings, submittals, specifications, equipment selections, and vendor proposals for functionality, constructability, maintainability, and compliance with project requirements. \nEvaluate system capacity, flow, pressure, redundancy, controls, connections, and integration with IT equipment. \nCoordinate with engineers, subcontractors, and field teams to identify design conflicts, installation constraints, and technical risks, then translate requirements into practical solutions. \nParticipate in design reviews, BIM coordination, and technical evaluations. \nConstruction Installation & Oversite\nDirect mechanical subcontractors, specialty installers, construction managers, and field personnel during liquid cooling installation. \nVerify compliance with approved documents, manufacturer requirements, and project quality standards. \nCoordinate piping, equipment connections, rack interfaces, controls, leak detection, power, and supporting infrastructure. \nMonitor quality, conduct field inspections and punch-list activities, and resolve deficiencies before commissioning or turnover. \nTesting, Flushing & Commissioning\nCoordinate filling, flushing, filtration, cleaning, pressure and leak testing, startup, functional testing, and integrated systems testing. \nReview commissioning plans, procedures, performance tests, and documentation with contractors, manufacturers, commissioning agents, and operators. \nTroubleshoot issues, coordinate corrective actions, and verify system readiness for high-density IT equipment before turnover. \nVendor & Subcontractor Coordination\nEvaluate manufacturers, distributors, contractors, installers, and commissioning firms based on technical capability, experience, methodology, capacity, schedule, and commercial considerations. \nReview proposals and technical information, support equipment and material procurement, and maintain strong industry relationships. \nMEP Coordination\nCoordinate liquid cooling with electrical distribution, busway, PDUs, rack power, structured cabling, telecommunications, controls, containment, overhead supports, and other white-space infrastructure. \nAssess interdependencies among cooling capacity, electrical capacity, rack density, IT equipment, and supporting systems, and resolve cross-discipline conflicts. \nRequired Qualifications \nThe successful candidate is a practical, field-oriented subject matter expert who understands how liquid cooling systems work and how to coordinate, build, test, commission, and turn them over in mission-critical environments. The candidate must communicate effectively in design meetings, submittal reviews, field inspections, commissioning activities, and client discussions while driving technical issues toward practical resolution. \n7+ years of project, construction, or technical management experience in data centers, mission-critical facilities, mechanical construction, or MEP construction. \nDemonstrated experience managing liquid cooling projects in hyperscale, AI, or other high-density data centers. \nPractical knowledge of direct-to-chip cooling, rear-door heat exchangers, CDUs, manifolds, piping, pumps, heat exchangers, filtration, controls, and related systems. \nExperience overseeing installation, filling, flushing, filtration, pressure and leak testing, commissioning, and turnover. \nAbility to interpret mechanical drawings, specifications, submittals, schematics, and construction documents and identify constructability issues. \nExperience coordinating subcontractors, manufacturers, commissioning agents, and other trades. \nStrong understanding of data center white-space construction and the relationship between cooling systems and IT infrastructure. \nStrong project management skills across scope, schedule, budget, risk, quality, documentation, and subcontractor performance. \nWillingness and ability to travel approximately 50% throughout the United States. \nPreferred Qualifications \nExperience with hyperscale, AI, NVIDIA GPU, or other high-density compute environments. \nExperience with CDUs, liquid-to-liquid heat exchangers, facility water systems, secondary cooling loops, rack manifolds, quick disconnects, direct-to-chip distribution, rear-door heat exchangers, and technology cooling loops. \nExperience with liquid cooling commissioning and integrated systems testing. \nExperience with a data center general contractor, mechanical or MEP contractor, equipment manufacturer, or specialty liquid cooling contractor. \nKnowledge of data center electrical distribution, structured cabling, and telecommunications infrastructure. \nExperience with Procore or a similar construction management platform. \nPMP or equivalent project management credential preferred. \nEngineering degree or PE license is a plus but not required. \nTo support a fair, consistent, and high-quality hiring experience, some interviews may be recorded. These recordings help our team focus fully on the conversation at hand, rather than note-taking, and allow us to better evaluate and improve our recruitment process. Recordings are used solely for internal purposes such as training, quality assurance, and process improvement. Candidates will be informed in advance and asked to provide consent before any recording takes place.\nPM26\nBenefits and Perks:\nAt Align, we believe that supporting our employees both personally and professionally is key to our success. We offer a competitive benefits package designed to promote health, wellness, financial security, and work-life balance, including:\nComprehensive Medical, Dental, and Vision coverage\nHealth Savings Account (HSA) and Flexible Spending Account (FSA) options401(k) plan with a dollar-for-dollar company match at 3% up to an annual maximum of $5k.\n\nComplimentary ClassPass membership to support your health and wellness goals\nGenerous Paid Time Off (PTO)\nCompany-paid holidays\nCellphone Reimbursement Program\nFloating Holiday to celebrate a day that is meaningful to you\nPre-tax commuter benefits, where applicable\nEmployee wellness programs, events, and team-building activities\nEmployee referral program\nAlign is a premier global provider of technology infrastructure solutions.\nAlign specializes in designing and deploying technology infrastructure solutions from the data center to the desktop as well as providing managed IT services for clients.\nOur professional services team, which includes Data Center Solutions, provide strategic consulting, design, project management, engineering, implementation and support. Our best-in-class Managed Services team provides IT services and cybersecurity advisory for clients within the Alternative Investment industry. Align is a Microsoft Tier 1 Cloud Solutions Provider (CSP) and Gold Partner.\nOur client centric approach and passion for driving IT innovation has enabled us to provide tailored solutions and business transformations for over three decades. Leading firms have relied on Align to provide forward-thinking technology strategies that support their current and future business needs.\nOur teams have flawless track records of delivering technical solutions and have established long-standing relationships with an impressive client list of both Global 1000 and SMB clients. 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