Senior Project Manager / Hyperscale

Job Title: Senior Project Manager / Hyperscale

Location: Montgomery Alabama

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About The AES Group

The AES Group is a premier technology staffing and services company that has been bringing businesses and talent together for over 20 years to deliver innovative technology solutions that create meaningful impact. AES helps enterprises, including Fortune 500 organizations, engage customers, empower employees, and transform operations through cloud, data, AI, and emerging technologies.

The Senior Project Manager (Level IV) is responsible for the full lifecycle leadership of our largest, most complex, and highest-risk projects and programs. This role operates with strategic foresight and executive presence, ensuring projects are delivered safely, on time, within scope, and at or above targeted margins.

The Senior PM independently oversees large enterprise systems, phased campus deployments, multi-year contract programs, and high technical complexity design-build portfolios. This role acts as the primary escalation point for clients and internal stakeholders, proactively identifies contractual and financial risk exposure, and drives margin expansion through disciplined financial oversight and operational leadership. Beyond assigned projects, the Senior PM contributes to organizational health by mentoring Project Managers, influencing process improvements, participating in bid reviews and preconstruction planning, and advising leadership on backlog strength and portfolio risk trends.

This is a traveling role, from 30% to 75% depending on job needs and can live anywhere in the country if not local to area

Key Responsibilities:

Lead the execution of the largest and most technically complex projects for large hyperscale customers, including:

Design-build engagements

Multi-phase campus installations

Enterprise-wide system deployments

Multi-year contract programs

Executive Client Engagement

Serve as primary interface with:

Security Directors

CIO / IT Leadership

Facilities Executives

Lead Quarterly Business Reviews (QBRs).

Facilitate enterprise roadmap discussions.

Financial & Margin Leadership

Own full financial performance of assigned projects and programs.

Drive margin expansion through:

Cost forecasting discipline

Labor efficiency oversight

Procurement strategy alignment

Change order optimization

Risk Management & Contract Oversight

Proactively review:

Prime contract terms and conditions

Liquidated damages exposure

Schedule compression liability

Scope gaps and ambiguities

Participate in bid reviews and preconstruction risk planning.

Field & Operational Leadership

Provide executive-level field support on critical milestones.

Ensure installation quality, safety compliance, and site organization standards.

Organizational Impact

Informally mentor and coach Project Managers.

Influence process improvements across project delivery functions.

Main Duties / Required:

Valid Driver's License

Familiarity with TIA/EIA or BICSI cabling standards

7+ years of progressive project management experience in high-density structured cabling deployments in hyperscale or large enterprise data centers

Management of customers, vendors, and subcontractors

Proven financial management experience with multi-million-dollar budgets

Provide regular financial reporting and forecasting to leadership

Owning financial performance for assigned cabling projects, including labor, materials, and subcontractor costs, ensuring projects stay within budget.

Monitoring and protecting project margins by optimizing labor deployment, material usage, and installation efficiency

Identifying potential scope changes, change orders, and cost risks early, implementing mitigation strategies to safeguard budget and margins

Strong executive communication and presentation skills

Advanced proficiency in: Excel, Word, MS Products

Demonstrated ability to:

Analyze contracts and financial exposure

Interpret technical specifications and drawings

Identify operational and financial risk patterns

Manage multiple high-impact initiatives simultaneously

Ability to travel to project sites and support field operations as required

This is a traveling role, from 30% to 75% depending on job needs

Nice to have Skills:

Experience in design-build and design-assist engagements

Experience at META Data Centers or other Hyperscale

Experience managing phased campus or enterprise-wide deployments

Experience in security systems integration or large enterprise IT infrastructure

Experience leading multi-year contract programs

Exposure to strategic account management

PMP certification or equivalent project management credential

Experience mentoring junior Project Managers

Bachelor's Degree Requirement: Yes