Senior Director of Data Center Operational Deployment (Nashville, TN)

Job Overview:

The Senior Director of Data Center Site Deployment is responsible for leading the end-to-end process of operationalizing newly constructed data center facilities with a specialized focus on Mechanical Electrical and Plumbing (MEP) systems and the energization of high-density rack/GPU environments. This executive leader will coordinate cross-functional teams and external partners to ensure seamless safe and efficient transition from construction to fully operational status meeting the highest industry standards for reliability security and scalability.

Key Responsibilities:

• Strategic Leadership & Planning:
  • Provide executive oversight for site deployment across multiple regions/projects.
  • Collaborate with project management construction engineering and design teams to ensure infrastructure readiness and alignment with business objectives.
• MEP & GPU Rack Energization Focus:
  • Direct the energization process including testing commissioning quality assurance and readiness checks for all critical MEP systems and high-density compute infrastructure.
  • Set standards and best practices for safe energization and integration of new technologies (GPUs next-gen hardware).
• Commissioning & Turnover:
  • Partner with commissioning agents to plan execute and review pre-functional and functional commissioning activities.
  • Ensure proper documentation punch-list management and on-time turnover to operations.
• Operational Readiness:
  • Finalize and execute site operating agreements and contracts with third-party vendors or managed services as required.
  • Lead the recruitment and onboarding of site staff including establishing roles responsibilities and organizational structure.
  • Oversee the creation validation and implementation of Emergency Operating Procedures (EOPs) Methods of Procedure (MOPs) and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).
  • Coordinate with the training department to roll out comprehensive training programs for site operations and OEM/vendor teams ensuring knowledge transfer and regulatory compliance.
• Tooling & Systems Readiness:
  • Identify specify and implement operational tooling and software necessary for facility monitoring incident management and preventive maintenance.
• Security Compliance & Safety:
  • Enforce compliance with all local national and global regulations related to facility energization safety and environmental requirements.
  • Champion best practices in workplace safety and continuous improvement of operational processes.
• Stakeholder Management:
  • Serve as main point of contact for internal and external stakeholders during site deployment including engineering commissioning security IT and business leadership.
  • Provide regular updates and post-mortem reports to executive leadership on project delivery status issues risk mitigation and lessons learned.
• Continuous Improvement:
  • Analyze and implement learnings from each deployment cycle to optimize deployment playbooks templates and processes for future sites.

Qualifications:

• 10 years of experience in data center operations delivery or project management with a focus on MEP and high-performance compute environments.
• Proven experience bringing large-scale data centers online post-construction including commissioning staffing procedure development and energization.
• Deep understanding of relevant industry standards (Uptime Institute ASHRAE NFPA etc.).
• Skilled in managing large teams and coordinating with internal/external stakeholders.
• Superior communication organizational and leadership skills.

Preferred:

• Experience with hyperscale or high-density GPU deployments.
• Bachelors in Engineering Facilities Management or related field.
• Professional certifications (e.g. PMP Data Center Energy Practitioner Uptime Accredited Tier Designer).

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