Project Manager (AI Datacenter)

Location: Arlington, VA, United States; on-site.

Company

hirify.global transforms the way government uses data and technology and supports federal national security missions.

What you will do

• Serve as the lead SETA programmatic and technical advisor to a Government Program Manager and Contracting Officer Representative.
• Assess contractor technical deliverables, Engineering Change Proposals, design reviews, commissioning plans, and operational performance.
• Maintain the government-side Integrated Master Schedule in MS Project, including dependencies, milestones, critical-path analysis, and long-lead supply chain tracking.
• Oversee ICD 705 compliance, construction security documentation, surveillance logging, facility checklists, and TEMPEST assessments through coordination with accrediting authorities.
• Oversee MEP retrofits for high-density AI clusters, including medium-voltage distribution, backup generation, UPS systems, and liquid or chilled-water cooling through commissioning Levels 1–5.
• Facilitate stakeholder working groups and risk boards, maintain the Program Risk, Issues, and Opportunities register, and prepare executive decision memoranda and briefings for senior DoD and Intelligence Community leadership.

Requirements

• Active Top Secret security clearance with SCI eligibility.
• At least five years of progressive project management experience within the federal government, DoD, or Intelligence Community, including advising federal Program Managers or CORs.
• Bachelor of Science in Mechanical, Electrical, or Civil Engineering, Construction Management, Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related technical discipline, or equivalent practical military or industry experience.
• Practical knowledge of mission-critical datacenter infrastructure, including MEP systems, power distribution, emergency generation, HVAC, chilled-water or liquid cooling systems, and enterprise compute rack deployments.
• Advanced proficiency with MS Project, including critical-path schedule risk analysis, Microsoft Excel advanced modeling, Jira, and Confluence.

Nice to have

• Master’s degree in Systems Engineering, Engineering Management, or an MBA.
• PMP certification or DAWIA / FAC-P/PM Level II/III certification in Project Management.
• Technical advisory experience with Contractor-Owned, Contractor-Operated or Government-Owned, Contractor-Operated facility acquisition mechanisms.
• Familiarity with high-density AI/ML hardware platforms, including NVIDIA GPU clusters, direct-to-chip liquid cooling manifolds, and InfiniBand networking topologies.
• Experience collaborating with IC/DoD Accrediting Officials and Certified TEMPEST Technical Authorities through final physical SCIF accreditation and Authority to Operate.
• Datacenter operational credentials such as Uptime Institute ATD/AOS, CDCMP, or LEED AP.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time, on-site work supporting a federal national security mission.
• Work in a technical and programmatic advisory capacity while maintaining compliance with non-inherently governmental function guidelines.
• Collaborate with commercial technology and aerospace leaders, federal program offices, DoD, and Intelligence Community stakeholders.