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.
THE DETAILS:- Location: Dallas, Texas or Chicago, IL
- Travel:20%
- Benefits: Healthcare, Dental Care, Vision Insurance, Life Insurance, Paid Time Off, Paid Leave Programs
- Must be eligible to work in the United States
- Must pass comprehensive background and drug screening
MUST-HAVE QUALIFICATIONS:- 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.
THIS MIGHT BE RIGHT FOR YOU IF:- You are a strong communicator, you are persuasive and clear, blending analytics with experience in decision-making.
- You do not get flustered easily. You can juggle multiple priorities while balancing urgent requests with shifting timelines and deliverables.
- You are a team builder. You take the time to understand and develop the strengths of your resources while formulating long-term plans for the growth and success of the team.
- You are naturally curious and driven toward continual improvement. While you celebrate your successes, you take time to review and analyze campaigns for future learning.
