Vice President, Quality and Commissioning

Beale Infrastructure•Seattle, WA

3d•$290,000 - $320,000

About The Position

The VP of Quality & Commissioning (VP QCx) is the executive lead responsible for the operational integrity, technical performance, and handover excellence of Beale’s global portfolio. This role is accountable for ensuring that every asset we deliver meets rigorous uptime requirements and is fully optimized from Day 1. The VP provides the high-level strategy and organizational design for the QCx department. You serve as the primary executive-level bridge between tenant technical requirements and field-level commissioning execution. You are responsible for building a world-class internal team and a strategic network of third-party partners to ensure "Right First Time " delivery across all mission-critical projects.

Requirements

Knowledge of ASHRAE commissioning levels and electrical/mechanical redundancy topologies
Proven ability to recruit, retain, and mentor high-performing technical professionals in a hyper-competitive mission critical labor market.
Proven ability to run complex RFPs for technical services and negotiate high-value partner agreements.
Ability to interpret and influence complex tenant lease agreements, specifically regarding technical handover milestones and performance penalties.
Deep technical fluency in the delivery and commissioning of data centers or high-complexity industrial assets ($500M+ portfolio value).
Subject matter expertise in the application of BIM 360, Procore, or specialized Cx platforms to drive project transparency.
Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Electrical Engineering or equivalent combination of technical degree and experience.
15+ years in QCx Leadership or MEP Management, with at least 5 years specifically in Data Center or Mission-Critical environments.
Demonstrated success in building and managing multi- disciplinary technical teams across a diverse geographic region.
Proven experience in the successful management of large-scale commissioning programs for Tier-III or Tier-IV data centers meeting up to 5-9s of reliability.
Direct experience interfacing with Legal, Design, and Tenant Engineering teams.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree or MBA preferred
Professional certifications such as PE (Professional Engineer), CCP (Certified Commissioning Professional), or PMP.

Responsibilities

Define and implement the end-to-end quality and commissioning roadmap, ensuring a seamless transition from initial design through to substantial completion and tenant handover.
Lead the recruitment and development of internal QCx professionals. You are responsible for identifying global talent needs and building a scalable team structure of Quality Directors and Commissioning Managers to meet Beale’s growth demands.
Lead the strategic selection of third-party Commissioning Agents. Own the end-to-end RFP process, including scope definition, commercial negotiation, and performance auditing of external partners.
Act as the primary technical stakeholder for tenant lease negotiations and technical work letters. Ensure that commissioning scripts, quality benchmarks, and handover requirements are operationally feasible and aligned with tenant uptime expectations.
Develop, maintain, and evolve Beale’s global quality standards, technical specifications, and procedural toolsets. Shift the organization toward proactive, data driven Quality Assurance.
Support Design and Pre-Construction teams to ensure "Design-for-Testability" is baked into early-stage plans, reducing field friction and accelerating the project lifecycle.
Act as the primary QCx partner for hyperscale clients’ technical teams. Secure absolute confidence in asset reliability by providing transparent, real-time visibility into commissioning progress and risk mitigation.
Lead the formal feedback loop to ensure field-level deficiencies identified during commissioning are engineered out of future project specifications.
Set the standard for rigorous MEP quality and life-safety systems. Identify macro-level risks such as equipment performance trends or labor skill gaps and develop contingency strategies to protect the critical path.