Commissioning Director

EquinixAshburn, VA

About The Position

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.

Requirements

  • 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 preferred

Responsibilities

  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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

Benefits

  • Employee Assistance Program
  • Health insurance
  • Life insurance
  • Disability insurance
  • Voluntary plans
  • Retirement plan
  • Paid Time Off (PTO)
  • Paid Holidays
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