Junior Project Manager - Data Center Design

Project Manager – Data Center

Company Description

About Ramboll 

Founded in Denmark, Ramboll is a foundation-owned people company. We have more than 18,000 experts working across our global operations in 35 countries. Our experts are leaders in their fields, developing and delivering innovative solutions in diverse markets including Buildings, Transport, Planning & Urban Design, Water, Environment & Health, Energy, and Management Consulting. We invite you to contribute to a more sustainable future working in an open, collaborative, and empowering company. Combining local experience with global knowledge, we together shape the societies of tomorrow. 

Job Description

Job Location :- Mumbai (Preferred) | Chennai | Bangalore | Hyderabad | Gurgaon | Noida

Role Overview
The Jr. Project Manager will work closely with the Design Manager cum ProjectManager to support the end-to-end delivery of data center Design Services from Site Due Diligence, Master Planning, Concept Design, to Detailed Design up to IFC,ensuring smooth coordination, tracking, reporting, and execution across all disciplines.
This role is not administrative — it is an execution-focused role, acting as the operational backbone of the project, ensuring that deliverables, meetings, schedules, risks, and communications are continuously tracked and driven.
The Jr. Project Manager will play a key role in:• Ensuring nothing falls through the cracks
• Driving day-to-day execution discipline
• Supporting client coordination and internal team alignment

Core Responsibilities
Project Execution Support – Data Center Design projects
• Support the Design/Project Manager in tracking all project deliverables across stages (Concept → SD → DD → IFC)
• Maintain and update:

• Deliverable trackers
•  Design progress dashboards
•  Discipline-wise status sheets
•  Ensure timely follow-up with all disciplines (Mechanical, Electrical, ELV, Architecture, Structural, Civil)
•  Track submission dates vs planned schedule and highlight delays proactively
• You are the execution engine behind the Project Manager

Meeting Coordination & Action Tracking (CRITICAL)

 Schedule and coordinate:

• Weekly Design Team Meetings (DTM)
• Internal coordination meetings
• Client review meetings

 Prepare:

•  Meeting agenda
•  Detailed Minutes of Meeting (MoM)

• Track:

• Action items across all stakeholders
• Closure status and timelines

Ensure decisions are documented and executed

Client Coordination Support

Assist Project Manager in:

• Preparing client presentations
• Tracking client comments and responses

 Maintain:

• Client communication logs
• RFI and query trackers

 Ensure: Timely responses to client queries

Help maintain professional and responsive client engagement

 Schedule & Planning Support

• Support preparation and maintenance of:
• Project schedule (MS Project / Excel)
• Look-ahead plans (weekly / fortnightly)

 Track: Critical milestones Dependencies (inputs required from client or other teams)

• Highlight: Risks to schedule
• Delays and bottlenecks
• Become the early warning system for delays

Design Coordination Support
Assist in:

•  Tracking inter-discipline coordination issues
•  Monitoring clash resolution status (BIM coordination)
•  Maintain logs for: Design issues
•  BOD deviations
•  Coordination conflicts
• Ensure integration across all systems

 Documentation & Reporting
Prepare and maintain:

• Weekly Project Reports
• Progress dashboards
• Risk & issue logs
• Upload and manage documents on:
• Project platforms (ACC / BIM / document management systems)
• Ensure: Version control
• Proper documentation structure

Maintain project transparency and traceability

Risk & Issue Tracking
Maintain: Risk register/ Issue tracker/ Identify:

• Potential risks in delivery, coordination, or scope
•  Escalate:
• Critical issues to Project Manager
• Support proactive problem management

Commercial & Resource Tracking Support

•  Assist in:
• Tracking resource deployment vs plan
•  Monitoring effort vs budget (basic level)
•  Support:
•  Invoice tracking
•  Milestone tracking
• Help maintain project financial discipline (support level)

Construction Support Coordination (When Applicable)
Track:

• RFIs from site
• Design clarifications
•  Ensure: Timely response from design teams

Maintain:

• Site issue logs

Support smooth transition from design to execution

Team Coordination & Support

• Act as a bridge between disciplines
• Follow up continuously with engineers and leads
• Support Project Manager in keeping team aligned
• Ensure no communication gaps within the team

Required Skills & Competencies
Project Coordination Skills

•  Strong ability to:
•  Track multiple tasks
•  Follow up persistently
•  Manage timelines
• Basic Technical Understanding (IMPORTANT)

 Exposure to: HVAC / Electrical / Architecture / Structural basics
Ability to:

• Read drawings (basic level)
•  Understand design stages

Not a designer—but must understand the flow of design

Tools & Systems

• MS Excel (advanced tracking)
• MS Project / Primavera (basic knowledge preferred)
• PowerPoint (for client reporting)
•  BIM exposure (good to have)

Communication (CRITICAL)

• Clear and professional communication

 Ability to:

•  Follow up with senior engineers
• o Interact with client teams (with guidance)

Behavioral Traits
• Highly organized
• Detail-oriented
• Proactive and persistent
• Ownership mindset
This role requires discipline more than brilliance

Qualifications

• BE / BTech (Mechanical / Electrical / Civil / Architecture)
• 2–6 years experience in:
Design projects / project coordination / PMO role
Good to Have
• Experience in:
o Data centers / mission-critical projects
• Exposure to:
o BIM workflows
o Multidisciplinary coordination

This role is critical because:
• Data center projects are highly complex
• Failure usually happens due to poor coordination, not poor design
Therefore, the Jr. Project Manager ensures
• Everything is tracked
• Everyone is aligned
• Every issue is followed up

Additional Information

What we can offer you

• Investment in your development
• Leaders you can count on, guided by our Leadership Principles
• Be valued for the unique person you are.
• Never be short of inspiration from colleagues, clients, and projects.
• The long-term thinking of a foundation-owned company

Work at the heart of sustainable change

Ramboll is a global architecture, engineering, and consultancy company. We believe that the purpose of sustainable change is to create a thriving world for both nature and people. So, that’s where we start – and how we work. At Ramboll, our core strength is our people, and our history is rooted in a clear vision of how a responsible company should act. Being open and curious is a cornerstone of our culture. We embrace an inclusive mindset that looks for fresh, diverse, and innovative perspectives. We respect, embrace, and invite diversity in all forms to actively cultivate an environment where everyone can flourish and realize their full potential.

Equality, diversity, and inclusion are at the heart of what we do

We believe in the strength of diversity and know that unique experiences and perspectives are vital for creating truly sustainable societies. Therefore, we are committed to providing an inclusive and supportive work environment where everyone can flourish and reach their potential. We welcome applications from candidates of all backgrounds and encourage you to contact our recruitment team to discuss any accommodations you need during the application process.
All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.  

Ready to join us?

Please submit your application. Be sure to include all relevant documents including your CV, cover letter, etc.

Thank you for taking the time to apply! We look forward to receiving your application

Experience Level

Mid Level