[Hiring] Lead Project Manager – Data Center @Altorfer CAT

Role Description

The Lead Project Manager – Data Center is a player-coach leader within Altorfer’s Data Center Program, which delivers Caterpillar electric power generation projects and related solutions to key data center accounts. The role leads and mentors the New Equipment Project Management team and owns front-end execution from customer order through technical submittals, approved equipment and material release, procurement, production coordination, final enclosure packaging, and formal handoff. The leader stays actively involved in the entire program and helps support the success at all levels.

• Lead as a player-coach: remove barriers, make decisions, and step into the work when the team or customer needs experienced support.
• Create clarity, not bureaucracy. Define who owns each decision, what “done” means, and when an issue must be escalated.
• Develop people through candid, respectful feedback and practical coaching; recognize strong performance and address missed commitments promptly.
• Build high-trust relationships with Sales and customers while representing Altorfer with technical credibility, commercial judgment, and disciplined control of scope, schedule, margin, and risk.
• Model urgency without chaos: anticipate constraints, prioritize the critical path, and align stakeholders around facts and next actions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or Mechanical Engineering strongly preferred. A related technical degree with substantial electric power generation experience may be considered.
• PMP certification is preferred. Equivalent demonstrated leadership of complex, multi-stakeholder technical projects is acceptable.
• Formal leadership, Lean, or continuous-improvement training is helpful but not required.
• Must possess a valid driver’s license with a clean driving record.

Requirements

• 7+ years of progressive project management, project engineering, application engineering, sales engineering, or technical program experience in electric power generation, critical power, or mission-critical infrastructure.
• Demonstrated leadership or mentoring of program managers or technical professionals, with a record of improving accountability and team performance.
• Direct Caterpillar Electric Power Generation experience preferred, including packaged diesel generator sets and proficiency with Caterpillar EPG systems and technical tools.
• Experience with hyperscale, colocation, or enterprise data center projects and owner-furnished / contractor-installed equipment delivery models strongly preferred.
• Experience coordinating long-lead equipment, engineering submittals, production slots, factory milestones, packaging integration, and required-on-site schedule dependencies.
• Working knowledge of Caterpillar generator-set application and installation requirements.
• Familiarity with applicable codes and standards for standby and emergency power systems.
• Proven ability to manage multiple complex projects while protecting customer commitments, schedule, quality, margin, and stakeholder relationships.

Benefits

• Health, Dental, Vision, Disability, and Life Insurance
• 401(k)
• Paid Holidays
• Paid Parental Leave and Funeral Leave
• Paid Time Off: Prorated 80 hours of PTO + 1 Floating Holiday
• Education Assistance
• Personal Tool Insurance, and Safety Equipment Reimbursement
• Voluntary Benefits: Supplemental Insurance, Accident, Critical and Hospital Indemnity Insurance, Legal Assistance and Identity & Fraud Protection
• Payrate: $80,000 - $200,000 annually.