Senior Commissioning Manager

Job Summary

Responsible for the planning and coordinating of the commissioning for large-scale greenfield data centers and retrofit live data centers. 

Responsibilities

Project Management

• Creates and implements multi-facility, standards-based commissioning plans and schedules

• Provides input and suggestions on new and existing Critical Environment Programs

• Communicates effectively with both business operations and construction managers

• Responsible for regional, short- to medium-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

• 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

• 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

• Follows all commissioning processes and escalates any potential improvements to senior management

• Develops standardized schedules and commissioning scopes based on 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

• Provides input into data analytics/metrics reporting

Vendor Management

• Undertakes quarterly business reviews with vendors to review performance and ways to improve interaction

• 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

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