Data Center Commissioning Lead — On‑Site & Training

Gilbane Building Company; Charlotte (NC); On-site; USD 130,000 - 205,000; Full time

Job summary

Gilbane Building Company is seeking a Commissioning Manager for a large data center project. The role will oversee the entire commissioning process to ensure that power, cooling, IT and building systems are fully validated before go-live.

You will sit on-site on a large construction project with occasional travel to trainings and meetings. The ideal candidate has 10–12 years of data center commissioning experience, including hyperscale projects, and a bachelor's degree in engineering or related

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or related field.
• 10-12 years of data center commissioning experience.
• Previous hyperscale field construction on data centers is required.
• Or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Responsibilities

• Manages all stages of commissioning from planning to handover.
• Creates commissioning plans, schedules, test procedures and checklists.
• Ensures compliance with design specs, safety standards, and performance requirements.
• Acts as main point of contact between teams, clients, vendors and subcontractors.
• Prepares and manages inspection reports, test results and final certification documents.
• Performs tests (functional, site acceptance) to verify system performance.
• Trains direct reports on processes and daily tasks.
• Manages workload and performance of direct reports.

Skills

Data center systems

Schedule management

Communication skills

Issue resolution

Leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering or related field

Job description

Gilbane Building Company is seeking a Commissioning Manager for a large data center project. The role will oversee the entire commissioning process to ensure that power, cooling, IT and building systems are fully validated before go-live.

You will sit on-site on a large construction project with occasional travel to trainings and meetings. The ideal candidate has 10–12 years of data center commissioning experience, including hyperscale projects, and a bachelor's degree in engineering or related