Project Director – Quality & Commissioning Manager Data Center Construction

The Project Manager - Campus Commissioning (Cx) Lead serves as the Owners Representative and the primary management interface between the Client the Commissioning Agent (CxA) and the onsite delivery this capacity the Cx Lead manages coordinates and directs all commissioning activities and stakeholders tied to critical project milestones while providing clear end-to-end reporting on commissioning progress. Responsibilities include identifying risks validating assumptions developing mitigation plans and maintaining alignment across all stakeholders to support successful project delivery.

In addition the Consultant Cx Lead develops the commissioning framework and plan for Levels L1 - L5 in line with the Owners requirements. This framework defines the overall strategy quality procedures activity sequencing stakeholder responsibilities ownership and required tools. The Lead also develops the detailed project-level commissioning schedule and integrates it into the Integrated Master Schedule (IMS) ensuring full alignment between commissioning deliverables and the broader program timeline.

The Consultant Cx Lead then coordinates commissioning activities across contractors equipment manufacturers system integrators General Contractors DC operations and the CxA. Through effective oversight and supervision the Campus Lead ensures that both offsite and onsite commissioning activities are executed in accordance with the Owners requirements supporting a safe compliant and timely path to operational readiness. 

Main Duties & Engagement:

1. Support the Clients Project Management and Engineering teams in successful project delivery by ensuring full compliance with the programs Quality and Commissioning requirements.
2. Coordinate Cx activities across all stakeholders including the General Contractor vendors and the Client while providing leadership and management of the Commissioning Agent and quality teams.
3. Monitor Cx progress and the completion of activities initiating escalation where required and report to Client senior management on the state of readiness for key critical project milestones such as Early Floor Access and Facility Ready etc.
4. Identify document report and escalate any commissioning deviations from program delivery standards and promptly inform the Client team to enable timely corrective action.
5. Provide Cx performance reporting against each critical project milestone as well as overall progress across all phases of the program.
6. Facilitate commissioning Kick off Meeting Daily & weekly  with CxA General Contractors subcontractors and vendors to ensure alignment on project commissioning processes.
7. Localize the client Cx Schedule & provide a list of commissionable assets and activities at local and at global scope.
8. Establish and coordinate both offsite and onsite commissioning activities and attend inspections and testing as required.
9. Establish communicate and coordinate the Operational training requirements and ensure that these are reflected in the schedule.
10. Establish the Quality & Commissioning Framework for  L1-L4 activity tracking.  Establish and communicate the update process. 
11. Monitor the CxA teams resource planning and deployment to ensure effective coverage of commissioning activities and support the General Contractor DC operations QA inspectors with commissioning-related schedule queries.

Qualifications :

• 12 years of experience in construction quality management and commissioning preferably in mission-critical or data center projects.
• Proven ability to lead QA/QC programs and commissioning activities for complex MEP systems.
• Strong knowledge of integrated systems testing performance validation and handover processes.
• Familiarity with commissioning platforms (e.g. Cx Alloy) and QA documentation tools.
• Bachelors degree in Engineering Construction Management or related field (advanced degree preferred).
• Professional certifications such as CxA PMP or PE are highly desirable.
• Expertise in relevant codes and standards (TIA-942 NFPA NEC IBC) and regulatory compliance.
• Excellent leadership communication and problem-solving skills; ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.

Additional Information :

*On-site presence and requirements may change depending on our clients needs.*
 

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Remote Work :

Yes

Employment Type :

Full-time