Hiring: Integration Manager (Data Center Construction) Company: Ascendion Location: Mount Pleasant, WI Job Posted Time: 2026-09-10 12:45:04 Employment Type: On-site Target Skills & Keywords : Embedded Systems, Stakeholder Management About the job Experience: •7+ years in data center or mission-critical telecom infrastructure, with direct experience on large-scale construction projects Required Skills: •Our client is seeking a Telecom Integration Manager to represent the owner's telecom interests across a large-scale hyperscale data center campus in Southern Wisconsin. •This is an owner's representative role focused on Layer 1 / physical telecommunications infrastructure — structured cabling, fiber, pathways, spaces, and grounding — from design review through commissioning and handover. •This person will be embedded on site across active project stages including earthwork, foundations, and weather-tight, coordinating the telecom scope alongside general contractors, cabling subcontractors, and other trades. •This is an oversight and coordination role. The successful candidate directs and validates the work; they do not perform installation, terminations, or field labor themselves. •Represent the owner's telecom interests throughout the project lifecycle — design, construction, commissioning, and handover •Review and validate telecom design drawings, shop drawings, and submittals for compliance with owner standards •Coordinate telecom scope across general contractors, low-voltage subcontractors, and trade partners to maintain schedule and sequencing •Oversee installation and testing of structured cabling, fiber, conduit/pathway, cable tray, ladder rack, and telecom rooms without performing hands-on work Qualifications: •Proven experience reviewing telecom construction drawings — this is a firm requirement. •You must be able to speak in detail to specific drawing sets they have reviewed, marked up, or approved •Strong Layer 1 expertise: structured cabling systems, single-mode and multimode fiber, copper backbone, pathways and spaces, telecom room design, grounding and bonding •Solid functional working knowledge of applicable standards (BICSI, TIA/EIA, NEC as it relates to low voltage) •Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills; comfortable holding contractors accountable •Able to work onsite in Mount Pleasant, WI for the duration of the engagement •BICSI RCDD or equivalent certification •Prior experience on hyperscale campuses •Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction Management, IT, or a related field (equivalent experience accepted) •PMP or data center design certification Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don't miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!