Director, Data Center CSA Engineering
$205,000–$275,000 year
HybridNew York City, New York, United States
Job Summary
Lead commissioning program leadership and quality assurance across all active data center development projects, establishing master plans, test scripts, and acceptance criteria from pre-functional through operational acceptance. Own the end-to-end QA/QC framework, conducting field audits, managing third-party agents, and enforcing design and construction standards to protect schedule and reliability. Chair coordination meetings with engineering, construction, and vendor teams to resolve issues, manage integrated systems testing including loss-of-utility simulations, and drive continuous improvement through lessons-learned processes. Present quality performance reports and delivery readiness status to executive leadership and customers while overseeing the commissioning-to-operations handover and defining ongoing recommissioning protocols.
Required Qualifications
- 12+ years of experience in commissioning, quality assurance, or critical systems engineering
- minimum of 7 years in data center or mission-critical facility environments
- Demonstrated experience owning both commissioning and quality assurance functions
- Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related field
Desired Qualifications
- Experience leading and developing commissioning programs on hyperscale or colocation projects
- Prior experience managing third-party commissioning agents, inspection firms, and multi-discipline test teams across concurrent projects in multiple geographies
- Experience building internal program infrastructure — standards, templates, processes — from the ground up
- Strong working knowledge of data center mechanical and electrical systems
- Familiarity with construction quality requirements across civil, structural, and architectural scopes
- Proficiency in commissioning documentation and issue-tracking platforms
- Working knowledge of quality management frameworks (ISO 9001, AISC Quality Certification, ACI inspection standards)
- Familiarity with Uptime Institute Tier Standards, TIA-942, ASHRAE TC9.9, and NFPA 70/75/76
- Professional certifications (CCP, CPMP, CQE, or similar)
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