Director, Commissioning AMERs Region

Plans and directs day to day operations and strategic direction of large, regional construction programs as well as mentor junior team members. Significantly contributes to creating and maintaining best in class policies and procedures. Establishes and maintains supply chain relationships. 

Responsible for the planning and coordinating of the commissioning for large-scale greenfield data centers and retrofit live data centers. 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 
· Responsible for regional, long-term pipeline management to inform resource planning 
· 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 to the construction project manager for input into the project budget for all commissioning activities 
· Develops electrical and mechanical Functional Performance Test procedures and Factory Acceptance 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 

· Analyzes processes, creates process documentation, and develops commissioning procedures that are globally applicable 
· Provides feedback to senior management for the continuous improvement of the global commissioning process 
· Develops process documentation and training materials for global counterparts 
· 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 project manager 
· 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 startup 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 leveling and recommending commissioning consultant award 
· Leads and manages external resources 
· Schedules and directs periodic commissioning meetings 
· Determines vendor KPIs and conducts lessons learned reviews 

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Qualifications 

· 7+ years of data center commissioning experience preferred 
· 3+ years leadership experience in a mission-critical environment preferred 
· Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering / Mechanical Engineering preferred 

***U.S. ONLY - EOE/M/F/Vet/Disability