Staffing and Operations Manager - Datacenters

The Staffing and Operations Manager – Datacenters will lead workforce planning and operational readiness for complex, large-scale datacenter infrastructure projects valued at over $1 billion. This strategic role ensures that project teams are recruited, mobilized, and equipped with the right skills to meet demanding construction and commissioning schedules. You will coordinate recruitment efforts, oversee international workforce mobility, and ensure compliance with immigration, labor, prevailing wage, and apprenticeship requirements. Working closely with Talent Acquisition, HR, project leadership, external legal advisors, and site teams, you will anticipate staffing challenges and mitigate risks before they affect delivery. Your ability to align workforce strategy with project milestones will be essential to maintaining operational efficiency, regulatory compliance, and cost control. This remote opportunity offers the chance to influence high-impact infrastructure initiatives within a dynamic, multidisciplinary, and globally connected environment.

• Education: Bachelor's degree in business administration, human resources, commerce, or a related field.

• Professional Experience: At least 7 years of experience in resource management, project operations, or global mobility, preferably within large-scale industrial, energy, or datacenter infrastructure environments.

• Large-Scale Project Expertise: Experience supporting major infrastructure or industrial projects valued at $500 million or more, involving multiple disciplines, complex staffing requirements, and global logistics.

• Immigration and Workforce Compliance: Basic understanding of international immigration regulations, cross-border workforce management, and labor compliance requirements.

• Recruitment and Resource Planning: Ability to coordinate workforce ramp-up activities, manage recruitment priorities, monitor staffing performance, and align resource availability with demanding project schedules.

• Labor Standards Knowledge: Familiarity with prevailing wage requirements, apprenticeship utilization, labor classifications, payroll reporting, and workforce documentation is beneficial to the role.

• Stakeholder Management: Demonstrated ability to influence executive-level stakeholders, collaborate across multidisciplinary teams, and navigate complex, matrixed organizational structures.

• Communication and Coordination: Strong communication, organizational, and problem-solving skills, with the ability to coordinate internal teams and external advisors while managing competing priorities.

• Risk Management: Ability to anticipate staffing, regulatory, and mobilization challenges and develop practical solutions that protect project timelines and operational performance.

• Preferred Certification: Project Management Professional (PMP) certification or equivalent project management experience.

• Travel Requirements: Willingness and ability to travel up to 10% based on business needs.

• Work Authorization: Must be legally authorized to work in the United States. Employment is conditional on successfully completing a drug screening where applicable.