Director Data Center Commissioning and Quality Assurance

Skills

About the Role

You will lead the planning, execution, and documentation of commissioning activities and establish end-to-end quality assurance and quality control programs for data center development projects. You will review designs for commissionability, manage project commissioning schedules, coordinate testing and quality meetings, oversee integrated systems testing, and drive issue resolution. You will establish inspection protocols, audit active sites, maintain reusable test and turnover documentation, and translate lessons learned into improved standards. You will manage handovers to operations, coordinate customer and third-party witness testing, build and mentor an internal team, manage external commissioning and inspection vendors, and report delivery readiness and risks to executive leadership and customers.

Requirements

• 12+ years of experience in commissioning, quality assurance, or critical systems engineering
• At least 7 years of experience in data center or mission-critical facility environments
• 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 for 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

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 and maintain reusable commissioning test scripts, checklists, issue logs, and turnover documentation
• Establish and 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 project 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, specifications, and construction details
• Publish quality and commissioning performance reports
• Own commissioning-to-operations handover, documentation, 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