About Carrier
Carrier is a global leader in intelligent climate and energy solutions, committed to creating healthier, safer, and more sustainable environments. Witha legacy of innovation and a world-class, diverse workforce, we continue tolead by keeping customers at the centre of everything we do. Ourperformance-driven culture fuels long-term value creation through strategicinvestments and bold growth initiatives.
Role Purpose
As the Project Management Leader, you will oversee the full lifecycle of large-scale cooling solution deployments-from initial contract award to final commissioning and site handover. You will provide functional leadership to a team of project managers and engineers to ensure that our Thermal systems meet the stringent technical requirements of global hyperscale and colocation data center clients. You will define the internal standards on project management discipline, building scalable playbooks and leading high-stakes execution.
Key Responsibilities
- Strategic Project Oversight: Direct the execution of multi-million-dollar thermal management (incl. chiller, airside, CDU and controls) projects, ensuring they are delivered on time, within budget, and to precise technical specifications. This involves working in a matrix structure with service and commissioning teams, logistics teams, sales teams and operations teams.
- Safety and Compliance Framework: Ensure every project aligns with global safety, environmental, and mission-critical standards
- Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs): Document and implement the Datacenter Project Management Playbook covering the entire project lifecycle-from contract award to final handover. Create repeatable processes that allow the team to handle projects consistently across customers and geographies.
- KPI Management: Establish and track rigorous Operational and Financial KPIs (e.g., Margin Variance, On-Time Delivery, Commissioning First-Pass Yield).
- Technical & Commissioning Oversight: Oversee the Level 1-5 Commissioning process (from Factory Acceptance Testing to Integrated Systems Testing). Ensure chiller integration with the client's Building Management System (BMS) and DCIM platforms.
- Continuous improvement: Lead post-project reviews to capture Lessons Learnt and systematically integrate them back into the SOPs to prevent recurring issues. Implement Lean Project Management techniques to be more efficient and reduce waste
- Data-Driven Leadership: Use project data to identify bottlenecks in the supply chain or site installation phases, driving measurable efficiency gains.
- Senior Interface: Act as the primary point of contact for senior stakeholders and Lead engineers at Global Hyperscale's, Consultants and General Contractors (GCs). Serve as the senior point of escalation for complex technical or logistical issues, maintaining a solutions-first mindset.
- Risk Mitigation: Manage Change Order processes and long-lead logistics to meet strict customer required schedules.
Required Qualifications & Skills
- Bachelor's in mechanical / electrical engineering PMP/PRINCE2 preferred
- 12+ years in HVAC/Industrial Project management, with 3+ years in Data Centers
- Effective Communication - Demonstrated ability to communicate complex information clearly and accurately to a variety of audiences both orally and through written material.
- Comfortable in presenting to internal and external stakeholders
- Process focused with good financial acumen
Additional Job Description
Experienced Strategic Business Analysis, Planning and Support professional with deep knowledge and highly developed technical expertise. Leads collection of industry data, conducts complex market research, analysis, evaluations and modelling. Compiles complex commercial, financial and technical information, and facilitates development of business intelligence tools and systems to monitor the progress of target business growth. Finalizes reports and prepares presentations.
Job Description
- Leads the collection and analysis of macroeconomic, industry, and target market information and intelligence on business competitors.
- Conducts complex market research to aid strategic planning and decision making, focused on product and service development, improvement and elimination considerations.
- Compiles complex commercial, financial and technical information as requested by business development teams.
- Completes complex modeling and analyses related to market and business intelligence data.
- Develop control and reporting systems to facilitate the monitoring of target segment business growth and strategic account development.
- Finalizes the draft reports that are used in consultation with product and service segment leaders regarding market and business intelligence data to provide recommendations and develop strategies.
Minimum Requirements
- Requires advanced to expert knowledge obtained through advanced education, combined with experience
- Substantial knowledge of Carrier organization, programs or systems to make enhancements within job area
- University Degree or equivalent
- A minimum of 7 years prior relevant experience
OR
- An advanced degree in a related field and a minimum of 5 years experience
Carrier is An Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status, age or any other federally protected class.
