Director, Data Center Commissioning & Quality Assurance
Keel Infrastructure is a digital and energy infrastructure company.
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About Keel Infrastructure
Keel Infrastructure is an infrastructure-first developer and owner of energy-secured data-center campuses and power assets. Headquartered in New York City, it integrates power, land, and connectivity to support high-performance computing and AI deployments at scale. Its portfolio includes campuses in Washington, Pennsylvania, and Québec, with energized, secured, and expansion capacity across a multi-year development pipeline.
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About the Role
Lead end-to-end commissioning, quality assurance, and quality control for data center development projects, ensuring systems readiness, construction quality, reliable delivery, and successful handover to operations.
Requirements
- 12+ years of experience in commissioning, quality assurance, or critical systems engineering, including at least 7 years in data center or mission-critical facilities
- Experience owning commissioning and quality assurance functions, or deep expertise in one with working knowledge of the other
- Experience leading commissioning programs on hyperscale or colocation projects
- Experience managing third-party commissioning agents, inspection firms, and multi-discipline test teams across concurrent projects and geographies
- Strong working knowledge of data center mechanical and electrical systems
- Familiarity with construction quality requirements across civil, structural, and architectural scopes
- Proficiency with commissioning documentation and issue-tracking platforms
- Working knowledge of ISO 9001, AISC Quality Certification, and ACI inspection standards
- Familiarity with Uptime Institute Tier Standards, TIA-942, ASHRAE TC9.9, and NFPA 70/75/76
- Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related field
- Professional certifications such as CCP, CPMP, or CQE are an asset
Responsibilities
- Develop and continuously improve the commissioning program, including plans, test scripts, acceptance criteria, and documentation requirements
- Establish commissioning standards and procedures for pre-functional, functional performance, integrated systems, and operational acceptance testing
- Build reusable commissioning test scripts, checklists, issue logs, and turnover documentation
- Own the end-to-end QA/QC program across design, procurement, and construction
- Develop quality management plans, inspection and test plans, hold points, witness points, and documentation requirements
- Establish field inspection protocols and audit schedules and oversee quality audits
- Lead commissioning planning and execution across active development projects and manage third-party commissioning agents
- Review drawings and specifications for commissionability during design
- Develop commissioning schedules and flag critical-path risks
- Chair commissioning and QA coordination meetings and drive issue resolution
- Lead or oversee Level 4 and Level 5 integrated systems testing
- Develop lessons-learned processes and update design standards and construction details
- Publish quality and commissioning performance reports
- Own commissioning-to-operations handover, as-built verification, O&M manuals, and operator training coordination
- Coordinate witness testing with customers, auditors, and certification bodies
- Build, mentor, and lead the internal commissioning and QA team
- Manage third-party commissioning agents, testing vendors, and inspection firms
- Define commissioning and QA requirements in contractor and vendor contracts
- Present program status, risks, and delivery readiness reports to executive leadership and customers
Benefits
- Bonus opportunities
- Equity opportunities
- Comprehensive health and wellness benefits
- Retirement savings with company contribution
- Employee referral program
- Remote work on Fridays
