Data Center Project Manager, Electrical

In Places we dont sit back and let things happen we make things happen and we do this in service to all Apple employees and customers. Our team is a diverse and nimble group that manages Apples retail stores workplaces and workplace services. We develop and manage Apples global real estate portfolio lead all related capital construction projects provide outstanding facilities and site services develop and lead sustainability initiatives to reduce the environmental impact of all Apple facilities including commute and renewable energy programs and do everything we can to ensure the health and safety of all Apple personnel facilities and customers in our facilities around the Global Design and Construction team is a collaborative program-wide organization responsible for delivering mission-critical data center construction projects. Working alongside fellow project managers engineers and program leaders we contribute to a broad portfolio of new data center construction and major capital are seeking an experienced collaborative and highly motivated professional to join our team as a Data Center Project Manager Electrical to oversee the full lifecycle of electrical systems for our data center construction projects from design and procurement through commissioning and closeout.n

This role requires a strong construction project management background with hands-on electrical oversight experience. The Data Center Project Manager Electrical will manage the full electrical equipment lifecycle from bid leveling through just-in-time delivery ensuring alignment with project objectives and program a Data Center Project Manager Electrical you will manage mission-critical data center construction projects ensure the successful delivery of all electrical systems and drive project success from planning to closeout. You will work closely with design partners contractors and internal operations teams to deliver world-class data center facilities safely on time and on budget.n

PROJECT PLANNING u0026 PRECONSTRUCTIONnParticipate in pre-construction planning including schedule development contractor procurement support and scope and provide input on the Basis of Design (BOD) and Scope of Work (SOW) for electrical systems ensuring alignment with project objectives and program design review meetings coordinating with A/E partners with particular attention to electrical constructability and value engineering efforts and verify compliance with NEC NFPA 70 NFPA 70E IEC and local jurisdictional with mechanical controls and network workstreams to support a fully integrated project MANAGEMENT u0026 ELECTRICAL OVERSIGHT nServe as an owners representative on assigned projects overseeing general contractors electrical subcontractors and specialty vendors within the program team schedule adherence budget performance risk identification and contractor coordination on a day-to-day contractor submittals for major electrical equipment including switchgear transformers UPS systems diesel generators and MV distribution RFI tracking and resolution conduct regular site visits and witness Factory Acceptance Tests (FATs) for critical electrical change orders track cost-to-complete and maintain accurate project reporting for program site safety programs OSHA regulations and NFPA 70E electrical safety standards across all contractors and site EQUIPMENT PROCUREMENT u0026 VENDOR MANAGEMENTnEnsure procurement of all electrical equipment complies with project specifications program standards and applicable code requirements from initial bid through final bid leveling PO issuance and shop drawing review workflows ensuring timely engineer of record review and resolution of all comments prior to release for and maintain vendor milestone schedules covering submittal durations approval periods manufacturing lead times FAT dates and required-on-jobsite (ROJ) dates ensuring full integration with the master construction schedule from award through just-in-time monitor vendor performance identify schedule risks early and coordinate corrective actions with vendors and program leadership to protect critical path procurement logs and equipment tracking registers providing regular status updates to the program team and Data Center Global Construction Project COMMISSIONING u0026 PROJECT CLOSEOUTnnParticipate in the development and execution of Commissioning (Cx) Plans schedules and checklists for all electrical systems including switchgear transformers UPS systems ATS diesel generators PDUs and busway NETA acceptance testing activities reviewing and verifying NETA-compliant test reports for all applicable electrical equipment and and verify equipment settings documentation including protective relay settings circuit breaker trip unit settings UPS configuration parameters generator control settings and ATS timing and transfer settings against the approved design and coordination commissioning deficiency logs ensuring all open items are resolved and closed prior to system Level 1 through Level 5 commissioning activities through IST and full facility acceptance coordinating with the commissioning agent contractors and equipment all commissioning documentation packages are complete prior to closeout including NETA test reports equipment settings records checklists deficiency logs and system acceptance project closeout including as-built drawings Ou0026M manuals spare parts handover and operational training for Facilities and Operations COORDINATION REPORTING u0026 CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENTnnCollaborate with program team members operations teams design partners and contractors to maintain alignment across all project regular project updates to the Data Center Global Construction Project Manager escalating risks and decisions requiring program-level utility coordination permitting inspections and AHJ approvals across assigned project to the continuous improvement of construction standards commissioning templates procurement workflows and project delivery processes across the broader program.n

Bachelors degree in Construction Management Electrical Engineering or a related field.n7 years of experience focused on hyperscale or large-scale colocation data center construction and experience managing the electrical equipment procurement lifecycle including bid leveling PO issuance shop drawing review coordination and vendor milestone schedule management through just-in-time ROJ -on experience developing and executing Commissioning (Cx) Plans commissioning schedules and commissioning checklists for electrical systems and with NETA acceptance testing standards and the ability to review and interpret NETA-compliant test reports for switchgear transformers circuit breakers and protective knowledge of equipment settings including protective relay coordination circuit breaker trip settings UPS parameters generator controls and ATS transfer knowledge of MV and LV power distribution UPS systems diesel generators switchgear and associated control to read and interpret construction documents including one-line diagrams electrical schematics coordination studies and equipment with NEC NFPA 70E NETA standards and applicable construction safety communication collaboration and organizational skills within a matrixed program to travel domestically and internationally approximately 40-50% of the time.n

Project Management Professional (PMP) Engineer (PE) license in Electrical Certified Testing Technician (CTT) or equivalent electrical testing -on experience managing Cx Level 1 through Level 5 Integrated Systems Testing (IST) coordination and with power system modeling tools such as ETAP or SKM.n