Director, Data Center Commissioning & Quality Assurance

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.

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

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

Benefits

• Bonus opportunities
• Equity opportunities
• Comprehensive health and wellness benefits
• Retirement savings with company contribution
• Employee referral program
• Remote work on Fridays