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Data Center Project Manager, Mechanical

Apple· Corporate Functions
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Hybrid (Maiden, North Carolina, United States)Full-timePosted 4mo ago

About the role

Oversee the full lifecycle of mechanical systems for Apple’s data center construction projects, from design and procurement through commissioning and closeout. Lead mechanical and BMS controls efforts, collaborate across design partners, contractors, and internal teams to deliver safe, on-time, and on-budget data center facilities.

Responsibilities

  • Participate in pre-construction planning including schedule development, contractor procurement support, and scope validation.
  • Review and provide input on the Basis of Design (BOD) and Scope of Work (SOW) for mechanical and BMS controls systems, ensuring alignment with project objectives and program standards.
  • Attend design review meetings, coordinating with A/E partners with particular attention to mechanical constructability, BMS controls integration, equipment sequencing, and systems coordination.
  • Review BMS sequence of operations, control schematics, and points lists during design to ensure completeness, accuracy, and alignment with mechanical system design intent.
  • Support value engineering efforts and verify compliance with ASHRAE standards, NFPA 90A, IMC, local mechanical codes, and applicable jurisdictional requirements.
  • Coordinate with electrical, controls, and network workstreams to support a fully integrated project design.
  • Serve as an owner's representative on assigned projects, overseeing general contractors, mechanical subcontractors, BMS controls contractors, TAB contractors, and specialty vendors within the program team structure.
  • Monitor schedule adherence, budget performance, risk identification, and contractor coordination on a day-to-day basis.
  • Review contractor submittals for major mechanical equipment including chillers, cooling towers, CRAHs, CRACs, AHUs, pumps, heat exchangers, and associated piping and hydronic systems.
  • Review BMS controls submittals including control panel shop drawings, controller hardware selections, points list, network architecture diagrams, and sequence of operations documentation, coordinating review and approval with the engineer of record.
  • Manage RFI tracking and resolution, conduct regular site visits, and witness FATs for critical mechanical and BMS controls equipment.
  • Manage change orders, track cost-to-complete, and maintain accurate project reporting for program leadership.
  • Enforce site safety programs, OSHA regulations, and applicable mechanical and controls safety standards across all contractors and site personnel.
  • Oversee bid leveling, PO issuance, and shop drawing review workflows for both mechanical equipment and BMS controls packages, ensuring timely engineer of record review and resolution of comments prior to release for manufacturing or fabrication.
  • Develop and maintain vendor milestone schedules covering submittal durations, approval periods, manufacturing lead times, FAT dates, and ROJ dates for mechanical and controls equipment, ensuring full integration with the master construction schedule from award through just-in-time delivery.
  • Proactively monitor vendor performance, identify schedule risks early, and coordinate corrective actions with vendors and program leadership to protect critical path activities.
  • Maintain procurement logs and equipment tracking registers for mechanical and BMS controls packages, providing regular status updates to the program team and Data Center Global Construction Project Manager.
  • Oversee and coordinate all TAB activities across assigned projects, ensuring TAB scope, scheduling, and execution are fully aligned with the mechanical design intent and commissioning plan.
  • Review and approve TAB contractor submittals including instrumentation calibration certifications, proposed testing procedures, and preliminary TAB reports prior to field execution.
  • Coordinate TAB contractor scheduling with mechanical installation milestones, BMS controls readiness, and the overall commissioning schedule to ensure proper sequencing and avoid rework.
  • Monitor TAB field activities through site visits and progress reviews, verifying that balancing is performed per ASHRAE 111, AABC, or NEBB standards as applicable.
  • Review final TAB reports for completeness, accuracy, and compliance with design specifications, coordinating resolution of any deficiencies or out-of-tolerance conditions.
  • Ensure TAB documentation is formally accepted and incorporated into commissioning and project closeout documentation package.
  • Coordinate re-balancing activities as required following BMS controls tuning, equipment replacements, or commissioning-identified deficiencies.
  • Participate in the development and execution of Commissioning (Cx) Plans, schedules, and checklists for all mechanical and BMS controls systems.
  • Review and verify equipment settings and BMS controls documentation against design intent and sequence of operations.
  • Coordinate with the mechanical engineer of record, BMS controls engineer, and equipment manufacturers to confirm final equipment and controls settings are approved and documented prior to startup.
  • Coordinate and oversee BMS controls functional testing activities, verifying sequences of operations, alarm responses, interlocks, and control loops perform as designed prior to IST.
  • Manage commissioning deficiency logs and ensure items are resolved prior to system acceptance.
  • Support Level 1 through Level 5 commissioning activities through IST and full facility acceptance, coordinating with the commissioning agent and vendors.
  • Ensure commissioning documentation packages are complete prior to closeout, including TAB reports, BMS tests, and O&M references.
  • Support project closeout including as-built drawings, O&M manuals, BMS as-built graphics and programming, spare parts handover, and operational training.
  • Collaborate with program team members to maintain alignment across project phases, provide regular updates, and support utility coordination, permitting, inspections, and approvals.
  • Contribute to continuous improvement of construction standards, commissioning templates, TAB workflows, procurement processes, and project delivery standards.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management, Mechanical Engineering, or related field
  • 7+ years of experience in hyperscale or large-scale colocation data center construction and commissioning
  • Experience managing mechanical equipment procurement lifecycle (bid leveling, PO issuance, shop drawing review, vendor milestone schedules)
  • Hands-on experience developing and executing Commissioning (Cx) Plans, schedules, and checklists for mechanical and BMS controls systems
  • Experience overseeing TAB activities and reporting per ASHRAE 111, AABC, NEBB
  • Working knowledge of BMS controls systems (sequence of operations, submittals, testing, VFD configurations, setpoints, PID tuning, alarms) and data center cooling infrastructure
  • Ability to read construction documents (mechanical plans, P&IDs, BMS schematics, equipment schedules, specs)
  • Familiarity with ASHRAE, NFPA 90A, IMC, and mechanical codes
  • Ability to travel domestically and internationally ~40-50%
  • PMI/PMBOK: PMP certification or equivalent
  • PE license in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent experience
  • Experience with Cx IST coordination and documentation
  • Strong communication and collaboration skills in a matrixed program
  • Familiarity with BMS platforms like Johnson Controls Metasys or equivalent
  • Familiarity with energy modeling or mechanical system simulation tools

Skills

Required:Project planningBMS controls expertiseMechanical design coordinationTAB coordination

Benefits

  • Apple is an equal opportunity employer with inclusive culture and accommodations for applicants.
Last updated Sep 4, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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