Critical Operations Integration Lead
On-siteSterling, Virginia, United States
Job Summary
Own formal readiness criteria and a risk-based go/no-go register for turnover by conducting pre-turnover checks, site walks, and critical equipment functional performance tests. Verify that submittals, O&M manuals, and CMMS data are complete before handover, ensuring punchlist items have clear ownership and critical spares are in place. Observe across builds to identify thematic patterns in quality issues, translating findings into process-level insights and evidence-backed recommendations for delivery standards and operational playbooks. Partner with Construction and Commissioning to ensure findings flow into downstream standards without adding gates or friction.
Required Qualifications
- 5–8 years in critical infrastructure environments
- meaningful exposure to both the build/Cx side and operations
- Analytical instinct: able to categorize findings, spot patterns, and build structured outputs others can act on
- Hands-on familiarity with commissioning processes, turnover documentation, and BMS/EPMS systems from an operational use perspective
- Working knowledge of construction QA/QC and what good GC execution looks like versus what gets accepted under schedule pressure
- Enough operations experience to know what breaks operators post-handover, and to speak credibly with site teams
- Cross-functional credibility: able to work alongside Construction and Cx as a partner while holding an independent ops-interest perspective
- Builder mindset: this role will create things that don't exist yet, the right candidate is energized by that
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction Management, or related field, or equivalent experience
Desired Qualifications
- Direct data center experience in construction, commissioning, or hyperscale environments
- Familiarity with controls deployment quality: point-to-point testing, logic mapping, alarming, and naming standards
- Experience with CMMS platforms and understanding of how turnover quality affects long-term maintenance performance
- Exposure to quality management systems or reliability-centered methodologies (FMEA, RCM, or equivalent)
- Experience contributing to process improvement at a systems level, not just identifying problems but designing the mechanism that prevents recurrence
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