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Job Description
Job Summary
Responsible for the planning and coordinating of the commissioning for xScale in large-scale greenfield data centers across multiple campuses in the Americas region. Responsible for the development and creation of best practice documentation globally and reporting.
Responsibilities
Project Management
Creates and implements multi-facility, standards-based commissioning plans and schedules
Assesses, recommends and implements industry best practices into new and existing Critical Environment Programs
Communicates effectively with both business operations and construction managers on a monthly basis
Responsible for regional, long-term pipeline management to inform resource planning
Executes commissioning through a structured, stage‑gated delivery model, using defined commissioning levels and objective readiness criteria to inform decisions and progression.
Liaises with internal construction managers and external general contractors on the planning and execution of all commissioning activities
Develops and maintains commissioning logs, equipment checklist, and other tools to track commissioning projects
Responsible for input into the project budget for all commissioning activities
Reviews electrical and mechanical Functional Performance Test procedures and Factory Witness Test procedures
Customer Interface
Develops and issues customer-facing reports
Interacts with and presents to key customers on progress against commissioning plans and achievement of Ready for Sales (RFS) dates
Acts as point of contact for customer escalations throughout the commissioning process
Process Management
Analyses processes, develop process documentation, and develops commissioning programs and procedures that are globally applicable
Provides feedback to senior management for the continuous improvement of the global commissioning process
Develops standardized schedules and commissioning scopes based on industry best practices and specific customer contract requirements
Reporting
Responsible for all internal and external progress reporting for all projects during the commissioning phase, in coordination with construction director
Prepares commissioning test procedures and reports
Writes comprehensive reports that include recommendations for optimizing building operations, functional checklists, list of deficiencies, equipment operation and maintenance manuals
Responsible for collating historical data regarding specific equipment start-up and testing challenges and reporting back to all Owner Furnished Contractor Installed (OFCI) equipment vendors
Manages internal tools and data analytics/metrics reporting
Vendor Management
Defines the appropriate feedback methodology to implement in order to provide vendors with feedback and opportunities for improvement
Responsible for production of project-specific commissioning RFPs and responding to bid clarifications
Responsible for levelling and recommending commissioning consultant award
Leads and manages external resources
Schedules and directs periodic commissioning meetings
Determines vendor KPIs and conducts lessons learned reviews
Qualifications
10+ years of data center commissioning experience preferred
5+ years leadership experience in a mission-critical environment preferred
Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering / Mechanical Engineering…