project manager - data center operations.

About the Role We are seeking an experienced and detail-oriented Project Manager to join our Data Center Operations team. In this role, you will lead new projects from initiation through completion, driving progress and enabling our teams to deliver high-impact results. This position can be based in Fort Collins, Colorado, or performed remotely. You’ll work with a national organization that partners with a global edge-to-cloud leader—helping businesses connect, protect, analyze, and act on their data and applications from edge to cloud. Together, we turn insights into outcomes at the speed required to thrive in today’s complex digital landscape.  

salary: $70,000 - $150,000 per year
shift: First
work hours: 8 AM - 4 PM
education: Bachelors

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage infrastructure and hardware-related projects across physical and virtual environments.
• Collaborate with development teams to create capacity models and forecasts based on business growth, usage trends, and emerging technologies.
• Maintain and assess hardware inventory, identifying opportunities for reuse and lifecycle extension.
• Develop strategies for hardware redeployment, upgrades, and refurbishment.
• Partner with finance teams to build budget estimates and identify cost-saving opportunities.
• Communicate technical requirements and capacity planning strategies to stakeholders.
• Plan and allocate physical space in data centers, ensuring power and cooling needs are met.
• Establish and promote standardized capacity planning methodologies and best practices.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Business, or a related field.
• 5+ years of experience in capacity planning, infrastructure management, or IT resource forecasting.
• strong knowledge of hardware, networking, and data center operations.
• Experience designing and managing physical labs and environments, including port mapping.
• Proficiency in budgeting, procurement, and financial planning in IT environments.
• Familiarity with cloud and hybrid infrastructure environments.
• Experience with data analysis tools and capacity planning software.
• Understanding of ITSM frameworks such as ITIL.
• Exposure to automation and monitoring tools for capacity planning.

Skills

Business operations

Planning

Creating Presentations

Microsoft Office

Project Management & Methodologies (5 years of experience is required)

Computer Hardware (3 years of experience is required)

Budget Planning (5 years of experience is required)

Data Center Operations (3 years of experience is required)

Computer Networking (2 years of experience is required)

Ability to manage ambiguity (3 years of experience is required)

Growth Mindset (3 years of experience is required)

Qualifications

Years of experience: 5 years

Experience level: Experienced

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Pay offered to a successful candidate will be based on several factors including the candidate's education, work experience, work location, specific job duties, certifications, etc. In addition, Randstad offers a comprehensive benefits package, including: medical, prescription, dental, vision, AD&D, and life insurance offerings, short-term disability, and a 401K plan (all benefits are based on eligibility).

This posting is open for thirty (30) days.