Project Manager (IT Infrastructure/Electrical)

About the Role

You will coordinate IT, construction, facilities, security, business leaders, consultants, and technology partners to deliver a secure, resilient, and operationally ready workplace. Scope covers network infrastructure, IT rooms, AV, structured cabling, CCTV, access control, and related technologies. We need a project leader with broad technical understanding, strong judgment, and disciplined execution in scope, schedule, budget, quality, vendors, and handover.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the full IT infrastructure lifecycle: requirements, design, procurement, construction, commissioning, acceptance, and handover.
• Coordinate across IT, business functions, Real Estate, Facilities, EHS, Security, architects, consultants, contractors, carriers, integrators, and vendors.
• Manage project charter, WBS, integrated schedule, budget, governance, communication, and readiness plan.
• Lead design and construction-document reviews; resolve clashes, capacity gaps, interfaces, and dependencies early.
• Track milestones, critical paths, resources, costs, risks, issues, changes, and recovery actions; escalate with clear options.
• Oversee sourcing and suppliers: RFP/RFQ, technical evaluations, bid comparisons, purchase planning, change orders, warranties, and performance.
• Drive on-site execution: surveys, installation sequencing, access planning, material delivery, quality inspections, safety compliance, and field issue resolution.
• Define acceptance criteria; coordinate factory, site, integration, performance, security, and user testing; ensure defect closure.
• Provide governance and senior leaders with concise, transparent views of schedule, budget, risk, decisions, changes, and readiness.
• Ensure complete operational transition: documentation, configurations, asset records, training, warranties, spares, support models, and escalation procedures.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in IT, Engineering, Construction Management, Project Management, or related field; equivalent large-scale program experience considered.

• 10+ years of project management experience on complex headquarters, campus, data center, workplace, laboratory, manufacturing, construction, renovation, or relocation programs.

• Proven track record integrating IT, AV, network, cybersecurity, physical security, and low-voltage workstreams in construction or major build environments.

• Strong governance and control across scope, schedule, budget, resources, quality, risk, issues, dependencies, change, decisions, stakeholders, vendors, documentation, and escalation.

• Broad practical knowledge of enterprise networks, IT rooms, structured cabling, AV, CCTV, access control, power, cooling, and building interfaces.

• Foundational knowledge of Microsoft Teams Rooms (MTR): room architecture, core devices, room accounts, networking, AV peripherals, installation, integration testing, user scenarios, and acceptance.

• Confidence managing consultants, general contractors, low-voltage contractors, integrators, carriers, and equipment vendors.

• Practical experience with RFP/RFQ, technical evaluations, procurement, budget tracking, change orders, commissioning, acceptance, and contract deliverables.

• Ability to interpret architectural and MEP drawings, ceiling plans, equipment layouts, rack elevations, network topologies, door schedules, specifications, BOMs, test reports, and as-built documentation.

• Strong English listening, speaking, and written communication; strong written Chinese required.

• Proactive, accountable work style with sound prioritization, follow-through, and timely escalation.

• Preferred: PMP, PRINCE2, or equivalent certification; BICSI, RCDD, CTS, ITIL, CCNA/CCNP, or another relevant certification; multinational headquarters, regional office, laboratory, manufacturing, or mission-critical facility experience; knowledge of tendering, contract administration, construction sequencing, site safety, cybersecurity, privacy, physical security, and local building requirements; experience with project scheduling, collaboration, drawing-review, issue-tracking, and document-control platforms.

• Bachelor's degree in IT, Engineering, Construction Management, Project Management, or related field; equivalent large-scale program experience considered.
• 10+ years of project management experience on complex headquarters, campus, data center, workplace, laboratory, manufacturing, construction, renovation, or relocation programs.
• Proven track record integrating IT, AV, network, cybersecurity, physical security, and low-voltage workstreams in construction or major build environments.
• Strong governance and control across scope, schedule, budget, resources, quality, risk, issues, dependencies, change, decisions, stakeholders, vendors, documentation, and escalation.
• Broad practical knowledge of enterprise networks, IT rooms, structured cabling, AV, CCTV, access control, power, cooling, and building interfaces.
• Foundational knowledge of Microsoft Teams Rooms (MTR): room architecture, core devices, room accounts, networking, AV peripherals, installation, integration testing, user scenarios, and acceptance.
• Confidence managing consultants, general contractors, low-voltage contractors, integrators, carriers, and equipment vendors.
• Practical experience with RFP/RFQ, technical evaluations, procurement, budget tracking, change orders, commissioning, acceptance, and contract deliverables.
• Ability to interpret architectural and MEP drawings, ceiling plans, equipment layouts, rack elevations, network topologies, door schedules, specifications, BOMs, test reports, and as-built documentation.
• Strong Chinese and English listening, speaking, and written communication.
• Proactive, accountable work style with sound prioritization, follow-through, and timely escalation.

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