Assistant Project Manager

T5 Data Centers · Chicago, Illinois · Posted 2026-08-31

The Assistant Project Manager is responsible for assisting in coordinating the activities of a project to ensure cost, schedule, document control and quality standards are met.

Responsibilities

Help coordinate project meetings with design, construction and commissioning firms
Prepare and assist with pre-installation meetings.
Assist in managing T5 budgets and schedules
Conduct feasibility studies and cash flow management
On site management of data center projects
Interaction with power and fiber companies
Assist Project Manager and project team with reporting
Interface with customers to ensure critical infrastructure integrity
Interface with T5 operations team
Business development
Complete other such duties consistent with your role as you may be assigned by T5 management.

Education or Equivalent Experience

Bachelor’s degree, or equivalent experience, required
3+ years Construction experience, required
1+ years Data Center experience, preferred
Proficient in Microsoft Office (specifically Excel and Project)
Yardi, Procor and Prolog experience, preferred

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities and Competencies

Experience with Division 2-10 (concrete through finish trade)
Demonstrate effective relationship building within the project team and throughout the Company.
Keep field team members (i.e. Superintendent) informed and active in decision-making.
Identifies client needs and addresses them.
Identifies and acts on ways to add value.
Is flexible and changes quickly based on the company’s changing needs.
Attention to detail
Self-starter

Physical Requirements

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Ability to stand, walk, sit, climb, and balance
Ability to stoop, kneel, crouch and crawl using both arms and legs
Ability to reach, grasp, push, pull, handle, feel, and type with both hands and arms
Ability to smell, talk and hear
Ability to see at close and distance ranges and the ability to see and correctly distinguish color
Ability to lift equipment in small spaces without mechanical assistance, weighing up to 100 pounds
Ability to work inside and outside

About T5 Data Centers

T5 Data Centers owns and operates enterprise and wholesale data centers across North America.