Commissioning and Quality Program Manager
AI research and deployment company building and deploying frontier AI products, including ChatGPT, Codex, and its API platform.
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About OpenAI
OpenAI’s mission is to ensure artificial general intelligence benefits all of humanity. It consists of the nonprofit OpenAI Foundation and OpenAI Group, a public benefit corporation governed by the Foundation.
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Candidate Availability
Required and preferred rules are kept separate and reflect the wording in the original posting.
About the Role
You will develop and enforce portfolio-level QA/QC standards, inspection protocols, commissioning scope, and acceptance criteria. You will oversee inspections, validate installation and testing quality, track corrective actions, coordinate commissioning readiness, report quality performance, train site teams, and improve standards across future data center projects.
Requirements
- 10+ years managing quality and commissioning for mission-critical, hyperscale, or complex commercial developments
- Technical knowledge of construction methods and quality standards across major trades
- Ability to interpret design documents, specifications, and submittals
- Experience developing and implementing quality management systems at program or portfolio scale
- Ability to communicate findings and recommendations to executives, contractors, and site teams
- Ability to identify quality risks before they affect cost or schedule
- Ability to drive accountability across stakeholders
Responsibilities
- Develop and maintain a portfolio-level QA/QC program for hyperscale data center construction
- Review and approve QA/QC and commissioning plans
- Oversee site inspections across civil, structural, architectural, mechanical, and electrical scopes
- Validate installation quality against drawings, specifications, and manufacturer requirements
- Track punch list items, NCRs, corrective actions, and Method of Procedure work
- Ensure QA/QC documentation supports functional and integrated testing readiness
- Validate functional and integrated systems testing completion
- Maintain quality tracking and reporting dashboards
- Train site teams on quality expectations, inspections, and documentation standards
- Capture lessons learned and update standards for future sites
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance
- Health Savings Account employer contributions
- Health FSA, Dependent Care FSA, and commuter pre-tax accounts
- 401(k) retirement plan with employer match
- Paid parental, medical, and caregiver leave
- Flexible paid time off or up to 15 days annually for non-exempt employees
- Paid company holidays, office closures, and sick or safe time
- Mental health and wellness support
- Employer-paid basic life and disability coverage
- Daily office meals and eligible meal delivery credits
- Relocation support for eligible employees
- Charitable donation matching and wellness stipends