Project Management Lead – Capital Upgrade Program

Project Management Lead – Capital Upgrade ProgramLocation: Dallas, AshburnThe PM Lead – Capital Upgrade Program provides project management, deep technical expertise and strategic support for Critical Infrastructure Asset Replacement projects across the global data center portfolio, with a primary focus on North America. This role is instrumental in guiding capital equipment lifecycle decisions, evaluating emerging technologies and supporting development and implementation of a global program to identify and replace at risk critical infrastructure assets.Support the Global Tech Ops function in the implementation and management of the Global Critical Infrastructure Program.Partner with design consultants, construction managers, and OEM partners to ensure alignment to specificationsReview and advise on design packages for critical infrastructure replacements.Validate technical solutions against global standards and operational requirements.In collaboration with Regional Operations teams, provide risk assessments and recommendations for at-risk asset replacement.Coordinate infrastructure upgrade technical reviews and critical asset approvals.Collaborate with Supply Chain, DC&E (Design, Engineering & Construction), Solutions Engineering and Portfolio Operations to ensure proper decisions around equipment selection.Collaborate with internal and external teams to evaluate new infrastructure technologies for feasibility and deployment.Bachelor's degree in Electrical, Mechanical or Facilities Engineering (or equivalent experience).10+ years in data center infrastructure, critical systems, or facilities engineering and construction.Strong understanding of power systems, cooling technologies, and building automation.Excellent communication and cross-functional collaboration skills.PMP Certification is a plusDigital Realty brings companies and data together by delivering the full spectrum of data center, colocation and interconnection solutions. PlatformDIGITAL®, the company's global data center platform, provides customers with a secure data meeting place and a proven Pervasive Datacenter Architecture (PDx®) solution methodology for powering innovation and efficiently managing Data Gravity challenges.

Digital Realty gives its customers access to the connected data communities that matter to them with a global data center footprint of 300+ facilities in 50+ metros across 25+ countries on six continents.OperationsOur Operations team keeps our customers' infrastructure running safely and securely. We get plenty of opportunities to take on a variety of tasks and develop our technical skills. From overseeing electrical power to cooling and fire suppression systems, our team plays a vital role in making sure everything in our data centers operates as it should.Safety isn't just a priority here at Digital; it's critical to everything we do.

Safeguarding lives, protecting assets, and securing data aren't just ideals - they're essential pillars of our commitment to excellence for our people, our partners and our customers. We have a culture of care where every member of Team Digital embraces a relentless pursuit of working safely across Digital Realty. Together we are Safely Powering Progress.Digital Realty offers its employees a highly competitive compensation package, excellent benefits, and an environment that recognizes and rewards your contributions.

Central to our compensation philosophy is rewarding our employees for achieving the values and objectives aligned to the company's overall goals and values.Compensation range: $190,000 – $238,000 annually. This compensation range represents the Company's good faith belief as to what it will pay as a base salary for this position at the time of this posting.Benefits: For this role, Benefits include medical, dental, vision, life and AD&D insurance, 401k match, disability benefits, wellness and education benefits, employee stock purchase plan, paid time off, holidays, and more.