Position Overview:The Vice President - Facilities Engineering is Fleet's owner for quality and technical governance across the full facility lifecycle, from design intent and construction execution through commissioning, site startup, turnover/acceptance, and steady-state operations.
Key Responsibilities:- Build and run programs that ensure sites are commissioned and turned over to Operations in adherence to a clearly defined, repeatable Fleet standard
- Ensure sites are only accepted when they are fully ready for operations and customer load
- Ensure the portfolio operates consistently to Fleet's specifications and policies
- Lead major infrastructure replacement projects and capital projects outside of construction scope
- Own continuous improvement through audits, field feedback, training, and standards control
- Support safety, security, and availability by building measurable, enforceable, and continuously improving programs
Commissioning Program Ownership:- Own Fleet's commissioning framework and acceptance philosophy, including stage gates from pre-functional through integrated systems testing and turnover
- Define and maintain commissioning requirements, deliverables, and pass/fail acceptance criteria for construction and commissioning partners
- Drive consistent site startup readiness including operational readiness requirements such as spares, tools, procedures, training, documentation, alarm strategy, and escalation paths
- Establish a disciplined punch list and deficiency management process including severity classification, closure verification, and reporting
QA/QC Program Leadership:- Build and run Fleet's QA/QC program including audit plans, inspection points, evidence requirements, and corrective action workflows
- Ensure quality controls exist across vendor work including construction, commissioning, and maintenance vendors
- Identify systemic defects and repeat failures and lead root-cause analysis and corrective and preventive actions
Site Acceptance & Turnover Governance:- Own requirements for post-construction acceptance into operations including technical, documentation, safety, maintainability, and operability readiness
- Lead acceptance reviews and decision-making ensuring sites meet defined standards before handoff
- Define and manage turnover artifacts including as-builts, one-lines, O&M manuals, test reports, sequences of operation, warranty details, parts lists, and asset data standards
Internal Audit & Field Validation Programs:- Build internal audit programs to validate operational design is working in the field and operations are executed per Fleet standards and policies
- Establish audit cadence, sampling methodology, scoring, reporting, and closure verification
- Partner with site leaders to convert audit findings into durable improvements
Standards Management (Control, Revision, Approval):- Own Fleet's standards lifecycle including creation, revision, technical review, approval, publication, and change communication
- Maintain a controlled document system with versioning, effective dates, and applicability across sites
- Lead standards councils and review boards to ensure alignment and updates
Maintenance Governance & Approval:- Own the maintenance management governance framework
- Ensure maintenance procedures, periodicities, and methods align with Fleet standards and equipment requirements
- Establish quality checks for preventive maintenance execution and documentation
Training & Qualification (Technician and Field Engineer):- Build training and qualification programs including competency matrices, onboarding, re-qualification, and continuing education
- Ensure training content aligns with standards and lessons learned
- Implement programs that improve safety, quality, and uptime outcomes
Cross-Functional / Matrix Team Program Administration:- Administer cross-functional program structures including charters, scope, cadence, decision rights, and action tracking
- Facilitate execution across stakeholders to drive closure on multi-team initiatives
Metrics & Continuous Improvement:- Build KPI dashboards for commissioning quality, defect trends, audit results, training completion, maintenance quality, and recurring issues
- Drive continuous improvement through standardization, simplification, automation, and reduction of rework
Required Qualifications:- 10+ years in mission-critical facilities engineering, commissioning, QA/QC, or data center operations or similar infrastructure
- Demonstrated ownership of commissioning standards and acceptance criteria in large-scale or hyperscale environments
- Strong working knowledge of critical MEP infrastructure including power distribution, UPS, generators, switchgear, protection schemes, cooling systems, controls/BMS, and monitoring systems
- Proven experience building audit programs that drive measurable performance improvement
- Ability to translate engineering intent into field-executable standards, procedures, and requirements
- Strong documentation discipline including controlled standards, versioning, and evidence-based acceptance
- Strong cross-functional leadership across construction, operations, vendors, and stakeholders
- Willingness and ability to travel to Fleet sites as needed
Required Traits and Skills:- Integrity and Ethical Standards: Build trust, ensure fairness, and foster long-term relationships
- Effective Communication: Clearly convey expectations and requirements and deliver presentations to leadership
- Emotional Intelligence (EQ): Understand motivations and manage high-pressure interactions effectively
- Strategic Thinking: Align decisions with broader organizational goals
- Critical Thinking Skills: Develop innovative solutions and adapt to challenges
- Analytical Ability: Make data-driven decisions and assess risks and costs
- Influence and Persuasion: Build consensus and secure alignment across stakeholders
- Operational Paranoia: Anticipate risks and proactively prevent disruptions
- Relationship Management: Build strong partnerships and networks
Location and Travel:Work location is flexible to Seattle, WA, Denver, CO, or Alexandria, VA.
Regular travel, as needed, to Fleet offices as well as to on-site visits.
Expected Salary Range: $275,000 - $300,000 + Discretionary Bonus
Fleet Data Centers EmploymentFleet Data Center employees enjoy competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits, including 100% employer-covered medical, dental, and vision insurance, a 401K program, standard paid holidays, and unlimited PTO.
NOTE: This job description is not intended to be all-inclusive. Employees may perform other related duties as assigned to meet the organization's ongoing needs.
