Director, Coordination and Commissioning

STACK Infrastructure•Dallas, TX

7d•$200,000 - $240,000

About The Position

As the Director, Coordination and Commissioning, you will lead the end-to-end validation of STACK data centers to ensure operational excellence, quality, and readiness for client delivery. This role requires a balance of technical expertise, leadership, and collaboration to transform facilities under construction into world-class, client-ready data centers. Act as a safety leader, fostering a culture of security, compliance, and accountability across all commissioning activities. Drive continuous improvement by enforcing and optimizing the commissioning process—increasing safety, quality, and efficiency while reducing cost and schedule risks. Collaborate with project managers to develop and execute commissioning plans tailored to each project. Develop and oversee acceptance tests and commissioning scripts, including Integrated Systems Testing (IST). Coordinate with cross-functional teams (Development, Construction, Critical Operations, etc.) to deliver high-quality facilities. Manage relationships with off-site pre-fabrication vendors to ensure timely, high-quality equipment delivery. Lead the project closeout process alongside general contractors, architects, and engineers. Capture and integrate lessons learned into STACK’s Basis of Design for future projects. Guide and collaborate with experts across Environmental Health & Safety, Strategy, Technical Operations, IT, Security, Finance, and Construction to bring facilities to Ready For Service (RFS). Standardize, optimize, and automate RFS processes to ensure repeatable success. Review and refine design standards, specifications, and operations procedures for consistency and reliability. Validate and document data center infrastructure assets for turnover to Critical Operations. Provide on-call support for Critical Operations emergencies as needed. Travel domestically to support system assessments, commissioning, factory testing, and turnover activities.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in related technical discipline or applicable experience.
Significant prior experience (5+ years) of critical facility construction, commissioning, and operation.
Ability to handle a multitude of tasks and work well in stressful situations.
Significant prior experience (5+ years) of solving complex critical technical and procedural issues.
Substantial project management experience is preferred with PMP and Cx certification.
Must be eligible to work in the United States
Must pass comprehensive background and drug screening

Responsibilities

Lead the end-to-end validation of STACK data centers to ensure operational excellence, quality, and readiness for client delivery.
Act as a safety leader, fostering a culture of security, compliance, and accountability across all commissioning activities.
Drive continuous improvement by enforcing and optimizing the commissioning process—increasing safety, quality, and efficiency while reducing cost and schedule risks.
Collaborate with project managers to develop and execute commissioning plans tailored to each project.
Develop and oversee acceptance tests and commissioning scripts, including Integrated Systems Testing (IST).
Coordinate with cross-functional teams (Development, Construction, Critical Operations, etc.) to deliver high-quality facilities.
Manage relationships with off-site pre-fabrication vendors to ensure timely, high-quality equipment delivery.
Lead the project closeout process alongside general contractors, architects, and engineers.
Capture and integrate lessons learned into STACK’s Basis of Design for future projects.
Guide and collaborate with experts across Environmental Health & Safety, Strategy, Technical Operations, IT, Security, Finance, and Construction to bring facilities to Ready For Service (RFS).
Standardize, optimize, and automate RFS processes to ensure repeatable success.
Review and refine design standards, specifications, and operations procedures for consistency and reliability.
Validate and document data center infrastructure assets for turnover to Critical Operations.
Provide on-call support for Critical Operations emergencies as needed.
Travel domestically to support system assessments, commissioning, factory testing, and turnover activities.